Our self-talk can have a huge impact on the kind of life we live. And from what I have experienced and observed, most of these inner conversations are not positive. For some reason it seems the average person defaults to a negative mindset when they talk to themselves. What percentage of the time do you…

In a recent Esquire interview, comedian and actor Ricky Gervais offered this simple gem: “You should bring something into the world that wasn’t in the world before. It doesn’t matter what that is. It doesn’t matter if it’s a table or a film or gardening—everyone should create. You should do something, then sit back and…

When was the last time you set forth a plan and worked to accomplish it? It is probably more recent and more often than you think. Did you set your alarm to wake up on time this morning? Did you pick matching socks to wear? We all successfully complete a myriad of things each day…

This is the question Seth Godin asks in his latest book, The Icarus Deception. As the Greek myth goes, a young Icarus is given a pair of wax wings by his inventor father Daedalus with the express instruction to not fly too close to the sun. Our hero, of course, immediately flies towards the sun,…

As part of my new blog, I thought it would be fun to start a regular series about something near and dear to my heart: kung pao chicken. Okay, let me clarify. On most Fridays I like to “ring in the weekend” by treating myself to lunch at one of my favorite local Chinese restaurants….