Why did 620 people show up in Silicon Valley to see and hear founders and leaders of some of our favorite Internet companies talking with well-respected teachers of mindfulness and neurosciences specialists last month? There’s a growing concern and recognition that our brains and minds are on overload these days, and are being investigated with [...]

This is a great piece on Introversion and Extroversion. We can all get along so long as we pay attention to, and appreciate, our differences. Heard on All Things Considered MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, from NPR News. I’m Melissa Block. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: And I’m Audie Cornish. From Gandhi and Joe [...]

There is increasingly obvious evidence that slowing down to a quiet stop on a regular basis increases well being and even happiness. Do we really have to live life with such stress? I don’t think so. We just need to prioritize a little quiet into our days to realize this. Try it. ABOUT a year [...]

While millenials might frustrate some, they bring some beautiful gifts. Here are some wonderful words of wisdom for school and work environments. Let’s practice these. Author Jean Twenge has reported that: “…indicators of self-esteem have risen consistently since the 1980s among middle-school, high-school, and college students. But what starts off as healthy self-esteem, at times [...]

He’s got good points here. What do you think? If you’re an entrepreneur, has your education helped you in your endeavors? Michael Ellsberg is the author of “The Education of Millionaires: It’s Not What You Think and It’s Not Too Late.” I TYPED these words on a computer designed by Apple, co-founded by the college [...]

I always encourage lifelong learning, but now is absolutely the time to stretch out of our comfort zone to embrace the possibilities that this time of change presents. Stepping into change stems from hope…. When you see spontaneous social protests erupting from Tunisia to Tel Aviv to Wall Street, it’s clear that something is happening [...]

Over the years I’ve heard outrageous stories of disfunction in the workplace. Finding a way to create your own happiness at work is key. So how do you do it? The Five Drivers of Happiness at Work I am in a wood-paneled boardroom of a large multinational waiting to make a pitch. My stomach lurches [...]

How Happy Are You at Work? One of the first things I hear from clients, and others, about what they want from work is more meaning and creativity; this article echoes this. How we think about our contribution at work has everything to do with our happiness at work. LABOR DAY is meant to be [...]

I’m Mad As Hell and I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore! As I read the newspapers last weekend I got really angry (remember the all important flick Network?). I didn’t read anything about the under employment or unemployment of thousands of people like you – smart, creative, talented in innumerable ways, yet unable to [...]

Applying to Any Area of Your Life Recommended. Thinking Thoughts No One Has Thunk Charles Darwin did this, slowly and painfully, and so can you. Every day we walk through the world. We look around. We think we see what’s going on, but it is hard to remember how routinized we are as we look, [...]