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Have you ever felt unhappy? Duh, right? Of course you have. That’s part of the human experience. We all hit unhappy terrain as we navigate the landscape of life. And when we do, it can be really tempting to condemn…

Happiness. We all want it. Who wouldn’t? It feels good when we’re happy. And there are umpteen bazillion benefits, from better health to better social interactions to greater access to your brain’s resources. Look at any self-help book section, and…

Even if we have never met, I know there is one thing about you that inspires me to no end, and that is your potential to be a mobile point of positive impact. As I have talked about before, we…

You have to create your life. You have to carve it, like a sculpture. – William Shatner Want to know three words that, if you really took them to heart and started living by them each and every day, would…

“I feel guilty spending time on myself. It feels selfish.” I have heard some variation on this theme more times than I can count over the years, especially with people who feel called to make a positive impact in the…

Take a look at your life. How did you get where you are today? No doubt you can put your finger on numerous major turning points that defined the overall arc of your path. What might not be so obvious,…

Have you ever wished life could be a little simpler? A little less noisy? A little more focused? That’s one of the reasons I love models and frameworks. Done well, they create a fantastic simplified container for moving through life.…

This may sound strange coming from someone whose entire career has focused on how to live a more energized, meaningful, fulfilling life, but the advice to “be your best self” drives me nuts. Why? Because I think setting that as…

“At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou What if there was a way to make a difference in your everyday life? And…

You know that marshmallow test they did with a group of kids back in the ‘70s? The one where they tested ability for delayed gratification by saying, “You can have this one marshmallow now, or you can have two if…