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J.D. Vance, unlikely graduate of Yale Law School, has written a best-seller, Hillbilly Elegy.  It’s unlikely that J.D. would have graduated from the likes of Yale Law School because he grew up in [...]

Don’t let the bastards grind you down. This Latin phrase, popularized during WWII, always draws chuckles and after the chuckle, the head nodding.  Yep good advice, I gotta remember that. But [...]

Last week in Vancouver, I was having dinner with a friend who is considering some big changes in his life.  He described how he had spent a lot of energy worrying and then one day decided to just [...]

Over the years, I’ve helped hundreds of people branch out into new territory to discover their YIPPEE.  They’ve started new businesses, switched careers, learned to love their old jobs, sold [...]

What really drives us to action? What is really running our lives?  Beliefs.  Beliefs we may not even know we have. Our beliefs decide: who we hire who we marry how we raise our kids how much [...]

You and I both lead busy lives with frequently over scheduled days.  The litany for many is: I never got around to that, or I just haven’t had a minute!  So when an appointment is cancelled, a [...]

Do you ever find yourself saying If Only? If Only I lived in… If Only I had a different degree… If Only I were older, younger, single, married, thinner, richer… Teresa came to our [...]

Are you waiting for someone to finally recognize your talent?  The special connection with that powerful person who can promote you and your project?  The perfect mentor? The Waiting Game Part of [...]

If I ask you what rules you follow, you might say: Don’t lie, cheat or steal. Be kind to old people, children and animals. Obey the golden rule and the Ten Commandments, All good rules to follow. [...]

Is there a tender, hurt place in your chest?  A steely determination in your gut?  A sense of not being enough?  A feeling of well-being and possibility?  Most of us have some or all! In helping [...]