I'm please to announce that Roman & Littlefield has just published my 18th book, Change Your Life's Direction: Break Free from Your Past Inertia and Chart a Better Future. Here's a brief summary: Many people think of inertia as an object at rest will stay at rest unless a force is exerted on it, like a [...]
Is there anything more decidedly American than the pursuit of happiness? It is woven into the very fabric of the American ethos as “inalienable rights” bestowed upon us in the Declaration of Independence (“Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”). Is there anything that we devote more time, effort, and money to than attempting to [...]
I just did an interview on a great podcast called As We Get Older with Bob Pessemier. He's a former firefighter helping guys learn to how to navigate life better. My interview is wide ranging covering topics such as sports, aging, family, emotions, and life.
This is a question that I’ve been asked frequently of late by family, friends, clients, the media, and random people from whom I get emails, calls, and blog post comments: Will the COVID-19 crisis change us for the better? This question is actually far more complex and nuanced than it might initially appear to be. [...]
The COVID-19 crisis is unprecedented in its impact on all of us. It has put the physical and financial lives of billions of people around the world at risk, not only in the short run, but, in all likelihood, for many years to come. The pandemic is truly a once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) experience. Though the crisis [...]
I'm pleased to announce that I've recently signed a contract with Rowman & Littlefield (the publisher of my last three books) to write my second self-help book. The tentative title is: Change Your life-inertia: Break Free from Your Past and Take Control of the Four Forces that Propel Your Life Trajectory. As the title indicates, I [...]
In my last post, I challenged the notion that the COVID-19 crisis (or any crisis, for that matter) is all bad. In fact, I argue that this crisis can actually be an opportunity to better yourself as a person and learn how to respond more positively and constructively to crises you will inevitably encounter in [...]
Let me begin with a question: In what way, shape, or form could the COVID-19 crisis be seen as a personal growth opportunity? At first blush, you would probably say, “Absolutely no way!” I mean, really, the current pandemic has created crises of health and financial markets that are disrupting the lives of almost everyone [...]
The Saturday Evening Post published my latest column, Finding Your Own Personal Greatness. This column explores what it takes to be the best you can be at something. Because true greatness is a statistical long shot, your goal should be to find your own personal greatness. I define that as fully realizing whatever ability you [...]
The Saturday Evening Post published my latest column, Life Inertia: Like an Asteroid Hurtling Through Space. Much like Sir Isaac Newton's Law of Inertia ("A body at rest tends to remain at rest. A body in motion tends to stay in motion. Bodies will continue in their current state, whether at rest or in motion, unless [...]
