I ask myself whether “We the people,” the preamble to the US Constitution, is a reality or a big fabrication. The answer is neither. It represents one of the greatest aspirations of the democracy experiment. It’s also a challenge of how far we still have to go in a society…

The “no time for pain” is what the old pain reliever advertisement told us. I sit here with a pinched nerve in my spine with severe arthritis. The pain radiates up and down the right side of my body. All I can think is, “How do you spell relief?” I…

If we were to ask what it means to be “rich,” most of us would immediately think, “money.” But being rich can extend far beyond money. If we define “being rich” as having an abundance of the things we value and connecting our pursuits to those values, we become rich in the deepest sense. “So, ask yourself: What constitutes value in my life?” Maybe it’s a(n): Deep emotional connection A significant contribution to the welfare of others

In a recent interview with actor Tom Hanks host, Ari Melber asked what one factor stood out to Tom about his movie characters. He replied, “A complete lack of cynicism” It’s tough not to get cynical about politics and religion. I know that I fall into that trap again and…

How does one move from a ‘can’t do’ mindset to become a possibility thinker? This is often the case where our inhibition is “all within our head”. The power of our internal narrative can be illustrated by the placebo effect. I was having difficulty sleeping once, and a friend gave…

Many times good things come our way unexpectedly and we attribute their advent to good fortune or luck. Or we may think of the sudden bonus as karma. I’m less inclined to believe in causative factors. …

Self-disclosure is sharing personal life details with people who usually would not be privy to that information. Self-disclosure is generally seen as a “no-go” in business because it can leave the discloser vulnerable vis-à-vis others. However, if used wisely, self-disclosure can have the opposite effect: it can strengthen a leader’s…

Self-awareness is the reflective ability to perceive and understand our underlying motives, strengths, and limitations. “When the seventy-five members of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council were asked to recommend the most important capability for leaders to develop, their answer was nearly unanimous: self-awareness.” …

She’s a highly accomplished 35-year-old professional woman who suddenly died. But that was not the end of her story. After being declared brain dead for a couple of hours, she was resuscitated by her medical team and reported the adventure of her life, a near-death experience (NDE). The most unusual…