Hollye Harrington Jacobs

Nurse, Social Worker, Educator, Author www.TheSilverPen.com

We have two choices about how we handle painful life experiences: from a place of fear or optimism. When I was sick I chose (and it was a very active, decisive choice) optimism in the form of Silver Linings.

Derek Rydall

My lack of integrity was preventing me from holding the energy necessary to manifest my vision. Like a house that lacks structural integrity and collapses under its own weight, my inner house was divided and could not stand.

Ira Israel

Psychotherapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Yoga Therapist

Instructing somebody to meditate -- to release or dis-identify with his or her thoughts -- is like trying to instruct somebody to instantly sneeze, or like telling someone just not to think, when the mind but built to do little else but that.

R. Kay Green

CEO and President, RKG Marketing Solutions

Understand that you can be an inspiration to others, no matter what you feel you have or have not achieved. Even if you feel that you have not yet reached the endpoint, and even if you feel like you have reached a low point, you have the ability to inspire.

Andrea Wachter

Marriage and Family Therapist

Can we find a middle ground here? Maybe not so far back as kicking tumbleweed down Main Street, but at least spending some quality time with the people in our lives and putting down our devices sometimes so we can be present with others and ourselves?

Lisa Earle McLeod

Sales leadership expert; Author, 'Selling with Noble Purpose'

Refusal to compromise is widely considered to be the root cause of political polarization, business battles, and divorce wars. But refusal to compromise isn't actually the cause of these problems. It's merely a symptom. The real problem is unwillingness to tolerate uncertainty.

Brian Penny

Former business analyst turned whistleblower

Many yoga teachers seem to be afraid of imparting all of their knowledge. Kino MacGregor does the opposite, proving both her teaching ability and business savvy by explaining everything in as much detail as possible.

Alvaro Fernandez

Co-author of The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Optimize Brain Health and Performance at Any Age; Named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum

Learning to effectively cope with stress can not only help you feel better on a daily basis, but also protect your brain from the damaging effects of stress to preserve and maintain cognitive function throughout life. Here's how.

Deepak Chopra

Co-author, 'Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny, and The American Dream'; Founder, The Chopra Foundation

As the uniting factor that sets us free, "consciousness" is a term that is repugnant to many scientists -- mostly from an older generation -- and mysterious to all. But that doesn't excuse blindness and neglect.

David Geller

CEO and co-founder, GV Financial Advisors; author, 'Wealth & Happiness: Using Your Wealth to Create a Better Life'

Time is our most precious and scarcest resource. For those dreams that require strength and stamina, remember that a dream delayed might become a dream denied. Instead of lamenting over what you can no longer do, focus on what you can do to add meaning and joy to your life.

Alex Pattakos

Co-founder, OPA! Center for Meaning, Santa Fe, N.M.

The notion of the "good life" can be viewed as the human quest for meaning, a formidable challenge that involves both making a living and making a life that really matters, that has significance.

Donna Henes

Urban shaman, eco-ceremonialist, ritual expert and consultant

When we set aside the quality time and claim the psychic space for ceremony, when we assume the authority to do so, we are able to transform our perceptions, our perspectives, our experiences, and in the process, our reality.

Iram Ganju

President, IKG Global Consultants, LLC

Heck, I was born and raised in Pakistan. To some, that's reason enough to be afraid, but I accept that in a post 9/11 America, my country conjures up all kinds of misconceptions and contradictions. To be fair though, what country is without them?

Dr. Terri Kennedy

President, Power Living Enterprises, Inc.

My mom has certainly been the source of constant inspiration. Anyone who has heard me speak has heard stories about her. Although she is highly educated and accomplished, her advice is usually quite simple yet powerful if applied.