

Be on a Merry Mission this holiday
One of my favorite words in the English language is Merry. Which is not to be confused with the two other words that sound exactly the...


Powerfully wrap up your 2015: Celebrate!
Not once, not twice, but three times in the last day I asked someone what were their proudest moments of 2015. And each time, the person...


Choose to have a great Thanksgiving
If you are like many people, you love many things about Thanksgiving: being surrounded by family and friends, eating great vittles, and...


The Power of Persistence: How to Get What You Want
I want to inspire you with a story about Elon Musk’s first date with his first wife, Justine. In an interview with Marie-Claire, Justine...


Get Out of Your Career Quicksand and Into Action
If you are not currently in your dream job, you probably wish that it would just appear in your inbox one day. The thing is, finding the...


Pain and Suffering: Friend or Foe?
Let’s face it: we all hate emotional pain. And yet, pain is a crucial part of staying alive. Take physical pain, for example. If you step...


To free yourself from anxiety, deconstruct it
If you are like many high-achievers out there, you suffer from occasional, or perhaps more-than-occasional, bouts of anxiety. You feel...


How to get out of your rut at work
Summer is over, and your job is back in full swing. For some of us, that is a thrilling prospect. For others, it’s a bit of a groan. If...


Think you need to be “in control” to have the life you want? Think again.
The other day, I saw a scene from a TV show in which a therapist told her client: “You are in control of your life. Go out and claim it!"...


How to brave up and make a career change
Ok, so you know you want a career that you love. And that your current career just isn’t cutting it. You have expounded upon this fact at...