One of my good friends recently did something that surprised me. She bought a juicer. And not just any juicer — a top-of-the-line $300 cold press juicer. She’s also signed…
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How do you make it happen? Short answer: you don’t.
When I decided I wanted to live in Paris, I started with a few simple steps — watching more French movies, taking French lessons and even getting a duvet cover…
Are you being selfish enough?
“Caring supremely or unduly for one’s self; regarding one’s own comfort, advantage, in disregard, or at the expense, of those of others.” That’s the dictionary definition of selfishness. No wonder…
[PODCAST] Use Quantum Thinking to Become Invincible, with Greg Kuhn
Greg Kuhn is a professional educator and futurist who has a knack for translating the laws of quantum physics into simple and practical techniques that are easy to apply in…
How I’m Breaking My Emotional Addiction
Standing at the crowded coffee bar, I waited patiently to catch the attention of the server frantically busy filling orders. A tall German woman strode up next to me and,…
How To Feel Less Defensive
“Have you ever been incarcerated?” When I was mentoring at Defy Ventures, an organization that trains formerly incarcerated individuals for employment and entrepreneurship, I learned that that was the question…
Why You’re Not Getting What You Want
“What do you want?” I asked my client, who had salvaged a major project for the company and was disappointed that the CEO wasn’t articulating his appreciation for her efforts….
Are You Leveraging the Power of Curiosity?
My dad likes to tell this story from my childhood: I was three years old, we were eating dinner and my mom chastised me for chewing with my mouth open, saying…
My Rules For Making Dreams Real (When I’m Feeling Full of Doubt)
“Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.” Tupac Shakur Yesterday, I woke up feeling a vague sense of dissatisfaction, for no concrete reason. All day, it kept dogging me. So…
The Guaranteed Way to Turbocharge Your Goals
Over the years, I’ve shared a variety of approaches to goal-setting. In 2012, I suggested focusing on creating habits. In 2013, I said, start at the micro level, with micro-goals…