Forget About Growth? What? Forget about growth? What? That’s sacrilege! If you grew up with any role model in your life who was the least bit motivated, you learned how to focus on growth. Every coach talks about it. There are a million motivational quotes about...
Do You Have a Best-of-the-Best (BOTB) Lifestyle?Did you know that Charles Dickens and advertising created the modern Christmas? Yep. In Dickens’ day, Christmas was a minor holiday much like Easter today. Some people celebrated and got the day off, but it...
Why Addiction Isn’t About Willpower or Character The recent studies about addiction are stunning! I have to share. Now, maybe you’ve heard about the “rat park” study that came out in 1978? Canadian psychologist Bruce K. Alexander hypothesized...
End-of-the-Year Self-Evaluation? If your mother were rating your performance as a human being, how would you do? Would your scores change if it were done by your child? How about your romantic partner? Best friend? What criteria would they find important? How about...
It’s Time We Talked About the Estranged Family It’s time we talked about the estranged family. Over 43% of people have been estranged from a family member at some point in their lives. In the pre-covid days, 25% of Americans were estranged from their...
Make Your Home a Sanctuary Winter is almost upon us. We’re all spending more time indoors. If that’s not a safe and comfy place, it can be a long winter! So, why not make your home a sanctuary? My home has always been my sanctuary. In this article, I will...
