October is my favorite month for so many reasons. Beyond the near perfect weather in the five states I have lived and even the many places I have visited domestically and around the world, October is a month I have always claimed as my “new beginning.” It is often around this month in Jewish communities […]
Solipsism is the philosophy that only self matters. It is the extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one’s feelings, desires, etc. It is egoistic self-absorption. I submit – our culture is swimming in self and the uber majority of us actually think we are floating above the surface of such selfishness when we actively participate […]
As your Personal Excellence Drill Sergeant, I will always give you tips, tricks, techniques to BE your most excellent self. When it comes to increasing your overall success, peace, health, wealth – HAPPINESS – focusing on the health of your temple/body is critical to gain success and happiness in all other areas. This video is […]
Have you ever said this to someone? Have you ever had someone say this to you? If you want to be a better version of yourself, if you desire to be “the” change in the world, if you truly “care” about your fellow man and woman, you will invest the time to LISTEN as I […]
Social media is the most abundant research tool the world has ever seen. We willingly tell others who we think we are and what we value. It is not so much the specific words chosen to caption a photo or an article which reveal one’s victor or victim identity but, rather, the PATTERN of what […]
Have you ever been formally trained in the art of debate? Have you ever been to a marriage counselor because you and your spouse could not communicate and were on the brink of the Big D? In both situations, you learn it is necessary to limit speech when words become drivel…vitriol…violence…vomit. The world, the people […]
Your “true” self is always on display. No matter how much spin or smoke and mirrors it might be possible to create, no matter how many “filters” you use, in spite of your perfectly crafted word choices or skillfully staged images, patterns emerge and Truths speak beyond the words and images. If you could see […]
Most folks talk. Those who are excellent take steps. We walk the talk. We put one foot in front of the other, one day at a time, to move forward along the path of success. Those who are excellent understand you never “arrive” even when you win the trophy, get the promotion, retire; each achievement […]
“Our desire to hold identity-consistent beliefs often far outweigh our goals to hold accurate beliefs. This may be because being a part of a political party or social group fulfills fundamental needs, like the need for belonging, which supersede our need to search for the truth.”* The desire for human bonding and connection is part of our DNA. We […]
To arrive at a place of undeniable, inexplicable, mind-blowing peace, love, freedom – HAPPINESS – is a work of The Divine. After one has accepted that s/he must seek and learn (IQ) and then take actions to grow, improve, change, get better (EQ), s/he then realizes she must let go of the outcome (GQ) for […]