Self-Flatualization: Would Maslow Have Applauded the Current Recession?
With the waves of negative news bombarding us unrelentingly, I have been searching far and wide to find and write about something positive. It’s time for a healthy dose of good news. My first thought...
View ArticleBad Economy = No Summer Vacation? Not So Fast…
With the economic downturn, everyone is cutting back. But are you also re-prioritizing? This last weekend my wife and I were talking with some close friends about the economy, and how everyone was...
View ArticleLive the Most Interesting Life Possible
This past year, I met a remarkable person. Her name is Jessica Mah, and she is quickly becoming one of the top bloggers on the internet. She is the founder of three companies, a professional speaker...
View ArticleThe Cost of Taking a Year
I was recently in Aspen for a series of meetings. During that time, I struck up conversations with a handful of service professionals, all mid to late twenties (and ALL with impressive college...
View Article2011 and the Death of Happiness
The happiness movement is dying, and I say it’s about time. 9-11 ushered us fearfully into a brave new world. The great recession caused us to question even the most fundamental rules of economics,...
View ArticleAnd Now, For a Little Fun…
The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. My contributions (for not so common...
View ArticlePROCRASTURBATION
Procrasturbation. noun. prə-ˈkras-tər-ˌbā-shən -When delaying the performance of a task feels so good, it results in… euphoria. Why does procrastination feel SOOOO good? We are stressed about a task....
View ArticleGoing to Maine for the Summer
I want to go to Maine with the family for the summer. Well, actually, I don’t really want to go to Maine. I just want to be one of those people who go to Maine for the summer. It’s February, the time...
View ArticleMarch Marathon Update: Get On the Train!
I am running the Big Sur marathon in May to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. If you can, please make a tax-deductible donation to my campaign at this link. Thank you! Back in...
View ArticleIt’s All About Perspective
On Sunday I completed the Big Sur International Marathon in California. After the race, I was lucky enough to bump into Jesus Carlos, the winner of the race. We shared race times (his – 2:20, mine –...
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