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We’re in tough economic times, and I get so many questions-and by the way, it’s not just me. I’m tuned into what my colleagues, associates and cohorts are doing and what they’re getting, too, and it’s, “How do I survive during the current economic crisis?”
By the way, a lot of times this is from people […]

Spiritual power has been known long before the start of Sumer, the cradle of civilization.
Yet the history of humanity has been a miserable story.
What has prevented us from living a life full of hope, harmony, and flourishing success?
It is the loss of our comprehension of our real nature through the domination of the ego.
Western Civilization, […]

I went to bed late last night.You know, I’m working very hard during this economic recession.
That’s a joke, of course. The truth is, as an author, I like to work different hours, odd hours. So I did go to bed late last night, and was thinking nothing about the morning.
I had a few appointments, […]

Personal goal setting prevents you from simply drifting through your life. Without it, the days, weeks, months, and years will fly by and you will not even remember how the time passed.
How would you like your life to be five years from now? Will it have momentum, or will it be a variation of […]

This concept of specialized knowledge, comes up frequently. And one of the biggest tics I have is that, “You don’t understand it.”
Hmmph. “That’s my thing-humor me”, I say.
But it’s true - the majority of people who read the chapter 4 on “Specialized Knowledge” straight through, including some pretty heaver hitters on the seminar circuit, flat […]

Let’s talk about getting outside your comfort zone.
I have a good friend, Marshall Sylver, who says, “When you’ve been doing something wrong for so long, doing it the right way is actually what feels uncomfortable.” And he’s got a solid, rock-on, right-on point. You’ve got to get outside your comfort zone, because your comfort […]

Boy, these are hard times. You’re hearing it everywhere you go-and it’s gotten to a point where these talk shows are teaching people how to survive, just like they might be teaching them how to improve their golf swing, or their tennis swing, or how to safely put their babies in daycare while they’re working […]

Senator Ted Kennedy was the last of the Kennedy brothers whose power, challenges and triumphs dominated a generation of politics. He was eulogized as an inspiration to his family and to those in public service. His body of work toward progressive causes in the U.S. Senate was proof that he understood how policies affected people. […]

Recently, my friend Wendy Robbins asked me how I would advise someone who had just been faced with a difficult obstacle. For example, what if you’ve been laid off, or you’ve just had a parent die? Whatever the circumstance might be, how do you regain confidence so you can move forward again?
Well, honest to goodness, […]

What do you do when you’re in what you perceive to be a bad situation? Well, of course there are a number of different strategies you can use. Number one, reframe it; make it a challenge, make it an opportunity, make it something that in fact grows you and betters you and moves you further […]