For most of us our library of self-help material represents a growing list of great advice that we’ll act upon sometime in the future....

Similar to our physical energy getting depleted, the implication with decision fatigue is that the quality of our decision-making...

I’ve consumed a ton of material on mindfulness, including my three favorite books written by a Buddhist, a Neuroscientist, and a...

[Today’s is a guest post from my friend Rohan’s blog] For whatever it is I have to accomplish: 1. What is in my control? 2. How can I...

Social networks amplify our personalities, and allow us to connect with far more people.  Whether you’re prone to illegal/questionable...

Despite our noble quest to stick with the perfect diet, time management practice, morning routine, or any new habit, most endeavors end...

Often we pose questions to ourselves that are not useful to ask or answer. (“Why do bad things always happen to me?”) Your subconscious...

A few years ago I made a New Years’ Resolution that I still practice: I never keep an honest compliment to myself.  I promised myself...

I hold the optimistic belief that in any kind of relationship, both parties should be better off because of the relationship than they...

A ringing phone is urgent in the sense that you’ll miss the call if you don’t answer.  But that doesn’t make it important. Planting a...

Multiple books since Mars and Venus highlight that men tend to be problem-solvers, and women often seek validation in communication. This...

Too often people who want to acquire a skill seek out teachers because they have expertise in that skill. Seems logical. The gymnast...

Communicating effectively may be one of the most important skills. Interesting that our education system trains us in only 3 of the 4...

If we are the average of the 5-10 people you associated with most, then our health, success and happiness partially depends on: –...

Better is better.  Period. Often, our tendency when we compose a speech, sales pitch, TV interview, or any kind of performance, is to...

I’ll be happy as soon as I… Get married/get divorced Get a job/leave this job Buy a new house… Don’t make your happiness contingent on...

I continue to notice that the smartest, healthiest, most successful and well-adjusted people have a consistent  habit: they focus on the...

In economics and business, sunk cost refers to a cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered.  We sometimes make...

“Analysis paralysis” happens when we are faced with so many options we can’t make a decision.  Even when we finally do make a decision,...

Whenever I’m faced with a business or marketing problem, social dilemma, or any other challenge, I always picture a person I admire...