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Jan 30, 2011
Does Fear Cloud Your Intuition? The 5 Gut Instincts You Should Never Ignore
A quirky urge. A quiet murmur in your head. A queasy feeling in your gut. A subtle sense of foreboding. A subtle sense of foreboding or a profound yet explicable knowing that "this feels right". That was the feeling I had soon after I began
Jan 03, 2011
Will 2012 be your year of living boldly? Here's to New Year's Resolve that Sticks!
Happy New Year! You've likely experienced it yourself: You are brimming with resolve on December 31st, and by January 31st it's nowhere to be found. What resolutions? The fact is, if new year’s resolutions were easy to maintain, we’d all be meditating daily, looking hot
Dec 04, 2010
Presents and Presence This Holiday Season
As I look back on the year gone by, the phrase "the best of times and the worst of times" comes to mind. Losing my brother Peter earlier this year to an illness that robbed him of his dreams, confidence and desire to live was the saddest experience of
Nov 19, 2010
It's Beef Tenderloin For Me This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, and the busy holiday season in general, can create a lot of anxiety and stress for many people. While it may be the most festive season of the year, it's also one laden with expectations, idealized images, conflicting demands on our time (and our wallets) and often a
Sep 09, 2010
Burning the Qu'ran: Why righteousness drives people to act like idiots.
You’ve probably heard the furor about the fanatical Florida pastor who wants to burn copies of the Quran to mark the anniversary of 9/11. No wonder he’s only drawn 50 members to join his church. Thankfully most people are too intelligent to listen to this
Jul 09, 2010
The Power of Optimism: 7 Strategies for Becoming a Glass Half-Full Person
Times are tough and many people are struggling to stay optimistic given the state of the economy, the insecurity of their jobs (if they have one), the size of their mortgage and the strain that puts on relationships at home. Maybe you are one of
Jun 21, 2010
Get What You Want: 6 Tips To Make Bold Requests
Think of a situation that’s causing you to feel resentful, frustrated, unappreciated or overwhelmed. We all experience them but often we don’t have the courage to do what it takes to change them. Maybe it’s a boss who has unreasonable expectations; a neighbor or co-worker
May 07, 2010
Find Your Courage: 5 Simple Steps to Stop Fear From Running Your Life
Terrorism, recession, identity theft, melting ice caps, corporate downsizing, child predators, online predators, super bug predators . . . every day the headlines scream at us to batten down the hatches, sanitize our hands, our minds, our voices and avoid any possibility of rocking our
Feb 08, 2010
Life's Interruptions: Are You Making the Most of Them?
Apparently Thomas Jefferson and George Washington experienced a blizzard of similar magnitude to the one we did in Washinton D.C. area last weekend but certainly, it was the biggest recorded dump of snow since official records began. Having come from a place where even a thin
Jan 20, 2010
How to Stay Up When Your Job Search Has You Feeling Down
There are currently more Americans who have been unemployed for more than 6 months than any other time in U.S. history (6.1 million according to the latest figures). And while we hear reports that things are looking up for job seekers, we also have leading
Lessons For Living Bravely
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