It’s hard to stand up for someone you don’t know, including yourself.  The task of defining one’s self gets caught up in our attempts to protect ourselves with a bucket full of defense mechanisms.  This in turn confuses the journey of discovering who you are.  Self-understanding is warped with the image we attempt to project. ...Read More

4 Ways To Use Humor As A Dealer Of Hope “Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.” Ella Wheeler   One of the greatest gifts you can give to others is the gift of humor.  Yet using humor to lift other’s spirits is a little more complicated than at first...Read More

……….And 6 Practices That Will Help   There have been numerous books and articles that expose our irrational thinking.  It tends to make us uncomfortable, but often the truth does.  One of the more popular titles is Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. Science backs up what we’ve always suspected was true. ...Read More

(5 Habits Of Highly Interesting People)   I love “The most interesting man in the world” commercials.  Like — “He would not be afraid to show his feminine side – if he had one.” “His mother has a tattoo that reads…’Son’”. “At museums he’s allowed to touch the art.” “There is a place in Siberia...Read More

Try Nurturing the Abundance Mentality You hear it over and over in different forms, but the mantra is clear: resources seem scarce. Many people worry that we will run out of the necessities such as oil, food, and money-the list goes on and on. This concern can be demoralizing and debilitating. When that attitude takes...Read More

What is the purpose of your organization?  What do you want to be known for—both inside and outside your company?  You might not have a Department Of Culture Development, yet the development of culture should be a clear and compelling goal that saturates your entire organization, whether you are a profit or nonprofit entity. Culture...Read More

Be Wise…..Prioritize! Now we know Santa manages a large staff and produces a huge volume of products.  He is obviously very skilled at producing the right culture and motivating a very large workforce with a variety of talents.  I’m sure he deals with the budgetary constraints that come from running a worldwide enterprise. Yet there...Read More

In Spite Of The Fiscal Cliff Everyone is talking about the looming Fiscal Cliff.  It’s an issue, yet there is another threat that has gone unnoticed by the mainstream media.  An appropriate metaphor would be that of a Demographic Tsunami. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a slowdown in the labor force growth and...Read More

Life has a way of pushing us over if we let it.  One of the main antidotes against being a pushover is to know what we truly want out of life.  This comes down to a decision to choose you.  The most difficult phase of life is not when others do not understand you.  It’s...Read More

Four Ways To Handle Adversity, Anxiety, and Fear Take a look around.  What do you see and hear?  Relentless change, increasing expectations, escalating global confusion, and economic uncertainties create an ample amount of stress and anxiety in our lives. Just think about what keeps you awake at night.  “What if__________”, and you fill in the...Read More