People can get so knotted up dealing with crowded heads that sometimes they lose track of Marie Kondo's advice concerning material possessions: de-clutter. Head noise often involves a suitable dose of anxiety or remorse. Whenever your head gets … [Read more...]
Wisdom & Loneliness
According to recent published research, loneliness is increasing. Despite technology’s instant access to everyone everywhere, researchers have identified three periods of adulthood when moderate-to-severe feelings of loneliness tend to spike: … [Read more...]
Devotion: An Exquisite Element of Life
Devotion. When it comes to important elements of life, do you have it or is it lacking? Devotion comes with strong emotional bonds, which help determine who you are, the choices you make, and the personal brand you exhibit. Definition:“A keen, … [Read more...]
The Pursuit of Happiness
Do you buy this hypothesis or not? Last month Fast Company magazine published an on-line book promotion piece that claimed most of our beliefs about how to pursue happiness are wrong. If you take a look at this list and have a moment to let me know … [Read more...]
Mondays: Hard or Easy to Engage?
The recent uptick in #MondayMotivation social mediaposts triggers four questions: Are Mondays truly a downer for a majority of workers? Do people need – and crave – a pick-me-up when reentering their professional lives after the freedom of … [Read more...]
2019: Four New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! Here are four resolutions you might want to chew on as you finalize yours for 2019. The year just ended was too loud, raucous, and tumultuous, so I look forward to sneaking quietly and politely into what proves to be a much happier … [Read more...]
Story: The Powerhouse of Modern Selling
The ever-rising tide of flooding content has caused a heightened sense of urgency for companies seeking to secure and engage audiences. Traditional methods of advertising, marketing, and opinion-shaping have been washed over. Audiences today seek … [Read more...]
“FEAR” by Bob Woodward
There is a reason Bob Woodward is one of the most highly respected journalists covering American politics and his latest book, "FEAR," is proof why: "FEAR" is a thoroughly researched, fact-based work that pulls back the curtain on the disorganized … [Read more...]
Pete, Sparky, and How to Manage People
I shared a two-and-a-half hour plane ride yesterday with tarnished baseball legend Pete Rose. We talked at length about friends we share, baseball, horses and horse racing, life in Las Vegas, and Cabo San Lucas. Pete's baseball knowledge and recall … [Read more...]
How to Argue on Social Media
As social media wastes increasing amounts of time and cloud memory, those that engage soon come to realize that interfacing with others is not the happy, genteel arena it was originally designed to be. The sites have devolved into spit pits of often … [Read more...]