I am often asked what's the secret to success? to being an entrepreneur? to getting a goal? to pursuing a dream?

Well, I've come to answer all of these questions with the same answer. Be a woodpecker! Yes, a bird!

Here's how I see it. Woodpeckers are one of the...

There really are only so many excuses we come up with when we are thinking of making a change in our lives.

I'm too old...I'm too young...someone will disapprove...it's too late...I don't have the energy...I don't have the money...someone is going to get hurt...I don't know how to start...it's going...

It was my birthday a few days ago, always a time when I take a moment to think about the year. We're nearly halfway through this one already.

For those of you who've been reading my blog for a while, you know that I am a big fan of picking...

I'd like to offer some advice to graduates on the First 30 Days After Graduating in a No-Job Environment.

1) You don't need to figure out your entire career
Begin by starting with something you want to do. Most 40/50 year olds still haven't figured out what they want...

I did a radio interview with a great guy called Jim Lobaito the other night. He shared with me this list below and I so loved it, I asked him if i could post it on my site.

When we go through change, we desperately try to control things, the...

My paperback is finally out and in celebration I asked my favorite change agents -- folks like Wayne Dyer, Marci Shimoff, Arielle Ford, Jack Canfield, Gary King, Arjuna Ardagh -- to create something exclusive for anyone who purchased a copy. So, today you get 12 FREE gifts in addition to...

I recently spoke to a group of teenagers about everything from being happier, to feeling more confident, to answering their questions about love, sex and being less stressed and overwhelmed. The conversation free-flowed. I hadn't really planned what I was going to say....but I had a friend take some notes...

I've had a few parents ask me recently how to help their kids develop their spiritual essence. I love this question. Kids are naturally spiritual. They live in the present moment. They love unconditionally. They don't believe their minds. They don't compare themselves and think they are unique. They overflow...

I was fortunate to interview Gay and Katy Hendricks last week. We did two interviews, one on his latest book, The Biggest Leap and the other on conscious relationships and conscious loving. Both interviews will be posted on the ChangeNation page at www.first30days.com.

In the meantime, I've been asking people...

Being happy and reaching a place of well-being is a challenge we all face, no matter how great our lives and no matter how tough our obstacles are. With headlines proclaiming our financial institutions near ruin, the divorce rate at an all-time high, job loss an always-present threat, it's hard...

I was fortunate enough to be invited by Heidi Klum and her team to attend the finale of Project Runway last week in NYC.

I was given seat G13, so I thought I was in row G--and proceeded to go up the stairs to the top row. So imagine my...

So, it's only been a week since I returned from the extraordinary, fabulous TED conference [Technology, Entertainment and Design], a gathering of incredible people from all around the world who are committed to creating, executing and spreading big ideas that can change the world! Everyday I spent there was...

I've had a few sweet "miracles" these past few days.

Catching a plane with 25 minutes to go -- I'd confused the departure time -- and having my bag follow me, being here in LA for when my godson Oliver's first tooth came out and witnessing the utter joy from...

My intention for today's blog was very different. Had lots of news to share, exciting things like doing Oprah Radio again, becoming an expert on MSN, my book coming out in Korean! etc....

And then, life reminds you that everything changes, all the time. I got news that a good...

Its been an eventful week. The "Miracle on the Hudson" happened and I found out later that day, that a great friend of mine, Dave Sanderson was the last man off the plane. He helped dozens of people get to safety. Interestingly enough, Dave was not supposed to be on...

Ok, so you think your girlfriend or boyfriend is crazy? You think your boss is a lunatic? You think you yourself are crazy. (And if anyone saw what you really did on weekends, you'd make the News of the World.)

Well, sometimes I think being crazy is...

Sure. I think we all do.

• We say something at work and a colleague never forgives us for it.
• We work 100 hours and then we don't get rewarded or promoted or even noticed.
• We mean something sweet and our partner looks at us with contempt.
• You don't call...

Step One: Don't make your resolutions on January 1st!

It sounds counter to everything you've ever done, but maybe there's a reason we don't succeed at New Year's Resolutions. I hear from so many people who are frustrated because every year is the same. Why can't I lose the weight/quit...

If you're feeling anxious about the changes that will come your way, here are a few things you can do to welcome in the New Year with a sense of peace and calm.

* Write a letter to yourself, and have it come from your Higher Self. Go through...

I've had the opportunity to interview some very interesting people from all walks of life this year on my weekly podcast, Change Nation. It's always exciting to me that no matter what people go through or have been through that they can come out the other side positively, and...