Don’t Chase Money Allow it to come into your life We live in turbulent times and anxiety is on the rise. America was supposed a stable country and the world is rubbing its eyes in astonishment to see the economic upheaval and political turmoil convulsing the nation. And I have not even …
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Podcast Chat with Michael Neill: “Might Help, Can’t Hurt! Conversations with Leaders, Doers, and Friends”
Hello Friend! Hope you enjoy this conversation with my friend, Michael Neill, host of the podcast, "Might Help, Can't Hurt! Conversations with Leaders, Doers, and Friends", a series of impromptu “private conversations made public” with people who inspire me about life in the pandemic, reimagining …
You Can Have Anything You Want (You Can Also Be Anything You Want)
You Can Have Anything You Want You can also be anything you want America is very much a ‘can do’ society. Or it likes to think it is. No matter how humble your beginnings are, you can hustle and use your smarts to achieve the ‘American Dream’. There is a dark side to this, and it is …
Why Getting What You Want Will Not Make You Happy
Why Getting What You Want Will Not Make You Happy Look for that instant when joy arises Someone recently reached out to me for personal coaching. He is very well known in his professional circle and wealthy beyond the dreams of avarice. He has most certainly arrived. He had accomplished …
Cultivate Good Heart, Not Clever Mind
Cultivate Good Heart, Not Clever Mind Why the economists get it wrong. Dr. Robert Thurman was professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University and I believe he was the first Westerner to be ordained a monk by the Dalai Lama. Subsequently, he left monk-hood but continued to …
Only a Toaster Oven But Oh! What A Lesson I Learned
Only a Toaster Oven But Oh! What A Lesson I Learned It’s Holiday Season. Try this exercise. It’s Holiday Season – or soon will be – and I am permitted to ramble. If not the season, then my years give me that privilege. Bear with me. I have an important lesson for you and I can give it to …
Your Left Little Finger Can Teach You a Powerful Lesson
Your Left Little Finger Can Teach You a Powerful Lesson The question is, “Are you ready to listen?” Sometimes, in my public speeches, I pick on a member of the audience and ask her – or him – how often she has thought about her left little finger in the last twenty-four hours. Invariably …
It is Better to Travel Hopefully … (Than to Arrive!)
The quote “It is better to travel hopefully, than to arrive” is attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson. And the other part of the quote is “And the true success is to labour.” The Buddha is quoted as having said “It is better to travel well than to arrive” though some believe this is a fake quote …
More on the Downside of Hope (But then, what is the point of life?)
More on the Downside of Hope (But then, what is the point of life?) I received a ton of feedback after my last post on why hope may be over-rated and the downside it has. It is here. I narrated the story of Kapil who was by most standards utterly destitute but who still found joy in his …