The Intelligent Optimist’s Guide to Life is condensed enough for me to call it a “must read”. As a reader, you will not get bogged down in a lot of detail as to why it is better for you to re-frame your thinking from negative to positive.  You will experience an organized argument supporting  that...Read More

New Beginnings is an excellent example of the possibility for moment-by-moment life reframing. Throughout Jada’s piece she expresses signs of Values in Action such as creativity and love of learning.  Jada is using self-reflection as a road to self-awareness — which leads her directly to the paramount importance of social connections to personal well-being.  Memories...Read More

Do you hope or believe the power of one person could shift an entire situation from failure to success, from terror to cooperation, from isolation to inclusion?  In 1999, I listened as Mike Milken extolled the value shift in the Chicago Bulls basketball team pre-Michael Jordon and post and the Boston Celtics basketball team pre-Larry...Read More

And other door opens…and many times there are many years between the door closing and the door opening. Have you ever been told that part? Hope is maintaining the state of knowing — not just believing — but knowing — the door will open. Don’t die waiting for it to open.  Remember to live a don’t die...Read More

Come join me this Wednesday for a free webinar discussing tools and technicques that get results if what you are saving is your ability to create a successful life. Just as Stew Gibbon’s photo — even the darkest of skies has rays of sun behind them. Please pass this link around. It’s free, it’s Wednesday...Read More

My last post about how to simplify the legal system can easily apply to the reporting of news. For my next three monthly segments on AM Arizona which airs from Prescott, Arizona on cable channel 27, hosts Tonya Mock and Lew Rese and I will focus on specific things you can do to reverse the...Read More