I have a magnet on my fridge with Ralph Waldo Emmerson’s quote, “Life’s a journey, not a destination”.

A family member bought it for me years ago (I believe it was quiet recognition that I was seemi...

In earlier years, we did 50% of our business in promotional marketing in the last two months of the year.  Why?  Recognition and appreciation. 

Many clients ordered personalized Christmas cards, purc...

Have you ever recited Murphy’s Law: “Whatever can go wrong, will” ?

And its cousin, “When it rains it pours.”?

Both are pure anticipation – more accurately, expectation – that things will go a...

We rarely choose disruption.  Why would we? We don’t wake up thinking, “Today feels like a good day for a breakdown, a diagnosis, a financial scare.” … not!

But disruption comes anyway—precisely beca...

Could the stories you're telling yourself making you ill?

We’ve all done it.
Replayed the conversation.

Rehashed the comment. Re-explained the unfair policy, the bad experience, or the moment someone...

What do you do when the storm hits? 

I mean the storm in terms of adversity, challenge, disappointment, set-back, failure or rejection.
Most people take it as a sign they’re off track and abort their ...

Are you hooked on real-time tracking of your health performance?

We’ve normalized strapping technology to our bodies under the banner of “health - step counters, sleep monitors, heart rate trackers—a...

How is your decision-making power?  Are you one to decide quickly or someone who sits on the fence until either it’s too late or someone makes he decision for you?

Indecision isn’t always about the c...

Ever sit down to create something meaningful … and draw a complete blank?  Writers block … ugh.

That was me this morning.  The page: empty. My mind: cluttered. The to-do list: impatient.

It would be...

How do you know if what you’re trusting is the right thing?

Ever felt frustrated working hard, depositing into acclaimed financial institutions yet your grocery bill continues to climb and your portf...

What are you putting off?

Is there a business you want to start, a book you want to write or a trip you want to take that you just haven’t found the time or energy for?

What about the small stuff...

Ever caught yourself daydreaming about that winning lottery ticket solving everything?  (maybe just a little?)

It’s kind of funny how we, as grown adults, still hold out hope for that magical solutio...