I am always amazed how easy and inexpensive an act of kindness can be.  During the month of August in Las Vegas we had more 100 degree days than we needed.  As I walked past a neighbors home one ‘trash day’ this is what I saw.  What could you do to lift a persons spirit...Read More

Today’s selected BK book is John Izzo’s, The Five Secrets You Must Discover before You Die.  Know that I really pronounced John’s name so very, very wrong.  Thank you to AM AZ for allowing me to feature these great books.  As always, you can purchase this book at Amazon or from BK direct.Read More

I am off to the Berrett-Koehler Co-op Author’s retreat.  I am not a BK author but I am very honored to be a part of this community.  Over the next few days I will be sharing with you some of the books I previewed on AM AZ over the years.  You can purchase any of...Read More

I have always been a advocate of using music to increase your positive emotions.  It is a staple technique in the personal development and self-help communities. During my July Don’t Die with Your Book Inside You workshop, I adapted the technique.  I would introduce a writing exercise, give the directions, then as the participants began to...Read More

PositivityDr. Success Challenge:  As you go about your business day — and the business of your life today — consider sharing joy.  The groundbreaking research of Positivity found ‘joy’ to be an attribute of ‘love’. Before the research was ever conceived, two prominent minds contributed these words of wisdom: “To get the full value of...Read More

There is a lot of folklore about things coming in threes.  Today I received three messages about taking responsibility.  Each message came in a wonderful way. The first was in the daily message from TUT. The next came in the way of a quote printed in my journal which stated you don’t achieve what you...Read More

Oh, it’s that old awareness and perspective thing coming back to haunt us all again. So you want to have kids, yah? Parents beware for what you wish! Harvard researcher, Dr. Daniel Gilbert’s research shows that ‘people with young children living with them are the least happy of all.’ How is that for a Monday...Read More

Dr. Success Challenge thanks to TUT morning message:  Think of an area of your life you feel discomfort.  Things like your lack of follow up and follow through; your vocabulary before a speech; your finances; the condition of your home — either literally, figuratively or both.  Now imagine that area of comfort at 110% of...Read More

I received an email today from my first teacher in the behavioral sciences, Pamela Cole. At the end there was this quote, “Let us be grateful for the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” Marcel Proust Seeds, gardening, planting and transformation have been a part of...Read More

The work of transformation is not about the world getting more peaceful. The work of transformation is about YOU becoming more peaceful regardless of what happens in the world. Then there is the peace of knowing we are all human.  This is what that sounds like: Andrea: You have to describe that story without using shame,...Read More