Want to lose weight? Lots of crash diets out there. Use 'em. Want to stay slim permanently? Ah, that's different. Martha Beck has a great book....

Businesses are getting serious about employee wellness. Every dollar spent on well-designed wellness yields $5.14 in reduced health care costs. This means being more and more directive concerning people’s choices. HR is the new bad guy - but wh

Moving can be hilarious, after the fact. THis move has also taught me some important business truths about real estate, choices, and how tos tay sane in a cratering market

Many of my clients are tackling anxiety issues, as the economy slides into a deeper and deeper recession. Here are some of my favorite techniques

IS that absurd? Yes. But so are some of the other things we tell ourselves about our lives and our careers....

Some specific techiques. Are you grateful for the big things? What about the little disasters, that didn't happen? And what happens to you when you make this shift?

A new tool for dealing with frustrations, resentment, troubles piled on troubles. Low-tech, fast and effective!

I got angry. Then I figured out why. Guess what? It wasn't the reason I thought.

How do you bring more joy to your life, in the midst of changes and perhaps losses? Mindfulness will create deeper and more vivid memories....

While becoming certified to teach CPR last week, I encountered the Chinese symbol for "listen" - which may make sense of some required HR classes. Check this out!

My new book Take Back Your Lost Heart, will re-connect you to your wellsprings, the true desires of your heart. Life in poverty is not fun, but above the poverty level, life is not about stuff, and you know it. How to give yourself your life back..

Buddhist is not about beliefs, concepts, hypotheses or left-brain's rigid way of achieving knowledge. The deepest Knowing required you to let go of teh boxes that constrain your experience of reality, and just Know. Some books, my ideas....

A hero is never scared? What about a hero is scared and does what needs doing anyway? What about a hero sometimes needs to be sad, scared or lost, and can come back to heroic after they have admitted the truth to themselves and one other person...

Try a meditation class! POWERFUL techniques that will save your sanity and boost your career.

As a big fan of intentionality, affirmations and treasure maps, this post may surpise you. But keep reading....

THink you're not accomplishing anything? want a big dramatic weight loss or increase in charm, charisma, career success? Read all about it...

Are you sad as the light fades? COnsider the value of the darkness....

If you ignore it, does it not really exist? A cartoonist asks an important question.

Don't we all get a little cranky - maybe more than a little - and wrapped up in ourselves? This week was an education....

I spend Thanksgiving or the day after in a spiritual retreat. But what about the rest of the year? I consulted my animal medicine cards today and found an uplifting message...

Too much to do? How do you cope? Well, the solution might be to take time out of your busy-busy, overbooked life to deal with something that's not on your list. Before you blow me off, consider my reasoning.....

It's nearly November 11, Veteran's Day and the newspapers are talking about courage. Is it only or primarily soldiers who are courageous, do you think?

Halloween is approaching, the holiday devoted to scaring ourselves, but what is fear all about anyway. Can we stop it from ambushing us?