In an age when so many of us spend hours, if not full days, with our heads bent over an electronic device - reading emails, laughing at videos,...

In my last blogpost about The Wisdom of Negative Thinking, I wrote about balancing optimism and positive thinking with a dose of negative...

We often knock negative thinking, encouraging ourselves to replace those undesirable feelings and beliefs with happy, positive thoughts. And there...

I read a lot of great books this year, including a few Pulitzer Prize winners.  Thanks again to my reading friends that make regular...

OK, I read and / or listened to 55 books last year.  This could be a new record and exceeds my goal of one book per week on average.  I...

Having witnessed first-hand the major drop off in attendance that occurs every year at the gym – a true metaphor for the failure of New...

In the northern hemisphere, today is the shortest day or the year, with the least light and the most darkness. It signals the beginning of winter,...

In the day-to-day crush of life and work, few of us take time to pause and reflect.  Mindful reflection helps you to think through your...

How does the mood of the leader matter? I often ask this question in a leadership development session. As leaders reflect, there is recognition...

Wow, it looks like I took the whole month of October off from writing!

I got a little over-committed, over-extended, and overwhelmed.  Does...

When things are changing and evolving rapidly, it is especially important for leaders to be centered and flexible.  Whenever people are...

What if you dropped all expectations of everyone, including yourself?  What would happen if you did that?

I was recently asked to contemplate...