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Leave Space Between Everything
Even in my 7th decade, I’m as task-directed, goal-focused, and achievement-oriented as they come. Yet with the passing of the years, I’ve learned to leave…
November 9, 2017
Are You a Stairs Person or an Elevator Person?
I was bounding up three flights of stairs the other day and my young son asked me why we weren’t taking the elevator like some…
November 2, 2017
Metta
Have you ever longed for “peace of mind”? For quiet contentment? To still the monkey chatter in your mind, to quiet your internal critic or…
October 31, 2017
Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?
Sam Zell (founder of two largest American REITs; Equity Office and Equity Residential) was recently interviewed and asked if his children had followed him into…
October 17, 2017
Six Things That Determine How Long You Live
1) Physical Activity: Do you MOVE? 30 to 45 minutes a day of BRISK exercise i.e. does it raise your heart beat? Push your lungs?…
August 3, 2017
Avoiding “Dumsor” Motivation/Energy Levels
Dumsor* (doom-sore) is a Ghanaian phrase used in reference to the frequent power outages and rolling blackouts that are epidemic to the country; it translates loosely…
July 11, 2017
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Our lives, like our closets, tend to get cluttered. We have deep seated aversion to loss; many of us are mild pack rats both of…
May 30, 2017
Solvitur Ambulando
Solvitur ambulando is Latin for “it is solved by walking” and the phrase has dual meanings. Originally “used to refer to a problem which is solved…
May 23, 2017
In Search of Courage to Face the Ordinary Day
In times of crisis we are often energized. Our skills are called upon and we respond to the clear and present danger. The need is…
May 9, 2017
Make Room for Gezellig in Your Life
Gezellig (heh-SELL-ick) is a Dutch word that has no English equivalent and which Wikipedia says is “A perfect example of untranslatability.” This is in…
April 6, 2017
Happy Just Because
Novel Idea: You don’t NEED a REASON to be happy, you can choose to be “Happy Just Because”… you WANT to be happy. Yeah, I…
February 21, 2017