A Shot Of Optimism

We all have a negative voice in our head. Arianna Huffington calls hers the obnoxious roommate. Willis Harman called it the voice of judgment (VOJ), and I call it the Triple J: the Jury, Judge, [...]

My birthday falls just before Independence Day, and I received countless messages, texts, videos of love, congratulations, funny jokes and more from friends near and far.  I was surprised when I [...]

He’s wrong, I’m right, how could it be otherwise? I have the facts, I have the data. What in the world was he thinking? We become overheated when we feel the other party hasn’t heard us. [...]

Whether in our personal lives or in our business, we’ve all heard the laments. If only I’d… fired/hired that person sooner updated our technology confronted my spouse about her addiction taken [...]

I have a dear friend whose father was part of the Greatest Generation. He had served honorably in World War II, something about which he felt, understandably, an immeasurable amount of pride. [...]

As a business strategist who has helped many entrepreneurs, CEOs and others create success in their businesses and lives, I find that a lot of popular career advice can make us feel good but is [...]

Nashville has finally left the cold weather behind, and on Saturday – a gloriously warm day – I planted coleus, begonias, and creeping Jenny. It was dark before I could get the herbs in the [...]

There are many things we do every day almost without thinking — shower, brush our teeth, eat, sleep. We know that no matter what, they are a predictable baseline rhythm in our lives. While not [...]

Are you an optimist? I am. One of the great (and for the most part positive myths) we believe is that if we are “good” – if we do our homework, are honest, kind, and diligent – good [...]

Over the weekend, I took my grandchildren to the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, home to a staggering variety of vehicles – the blimp-like brushed metal Dymaxion designed by [...]