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Millions of people have bought Rhonda Byrne’s book The Secret. If you don’t have a copy, I suggest you pick one up. I have never met Rhonda and I’m not affiliated with her...
Who are you?
It’s the hardest question of all and the most important, especially for creative types.
We want the things we create to be noticed, to be of use to someone. For that to happen,...
Why are humans are hardwired to create?
We – as a species – have been inveterate creators from the earliest cave paintings to cutting-edge technological innovations. We invent, we...
Everyone benefits from the things that creative people produce. But the heart of creation – the fragile dance of emotion and cognition that every creator knows – is rarely discussed....
Success is the mindset, clarity and vibratory energy that allows you to pursue the highest good of which you can conceive.
This is a short summary of a long discussion. I explore this most...
You are likely familiar with burnout; a state of mental, emotional and often physical exhaustion brought about by prolonged periods of stress. Let’s take a slightly different look at the...
If you follow my Instagram or Twitter accounts, you will know that I use #HardcoreHappiness as a tag to organize my posts and those of like-minded others. Happiness is obviously desirable, but why...
“Full send,” “Go for it,” “Be all you can be.” What does it really mean to give 100 percent?
The concept is as old as human ambition, and has been co-opted by...
Have you ever stopped to consider how lucky you are?
If you are reading this, it is almost certainly because you can access the Internet. The ‘Net is – by far – the most powerful...
Existential mindfulness is a technique and discipline that I have taught for many years. I developed it to bring a sense of immediacy and urgency to your mindfulness practice.
Mindfulness is a...
Do you remember who you are? Who you really are, at your core: what excites you, what you stand for, what you want from your life?
Many of the people I see have a distinct sense that they are...
Two things scale proportionately with the level of your personal freedom: The opportunities you have to create a fulfilling life, and the anxiety you experience.
Everyone wants personal freedom,...
There have always been variations on the theme of a Letter to a Younger Me.
Irrespective of region and genre, writers have long expressed the desire to give earlier versions of themselves the...
You’re in between jobs or somebody got sick or you can’t afford to move but in any case, you’re stuck. Maybe you’re in the military or maybe you’re in jail but you...