Mindful management is not about floating your way through your day. It's about being aware of the here and now, so that you can focus on what needs to be done to reach your goals. Because when you stay awake and aware, you can maintain your focus on what is...

When a relationship becomes a one-way way street, it ends up at a dead end sooner or later. Learn to keep the traffic flowing both ways with conversation, forgiveness and mindful awareness to keep your relationship growing well into the future. It all starts with that inner conversation you have...

Stress is a part of life. It is a natural response to the pressures of the world around you. It is the modern outcome of your brain's ancient fight-or-flight answer to the threats of the world, your brain's way of protecting you. The adrenaline rush that once helped you get...

Years ago, I sought out a teacher I had heard about to study meditation. It all seemed simple enough. We sat, we meditated, we spoke of my experiences while meditating. But things just did not seem quite right. There was an edge, or an attitude, an arrogance that was palpable,...

What is it that you are looking for? Is it love? Is it to find "the one" who will fill your life with joy and happiness? Is it a better job and a higher salary that will give you a greater sense of security? Or is it having a title...

How many of you are frustrated because you have had to put your dreams on hold through no fault of your own? How many of you have "put something on the backburner" knowing that it's never come to the front burner again? Whether it's finding love or a life partner,...

The simple truth is that the NRA does not represent America's gun owners, let alone the interests of non-gun owning Americans. They are an amazing public relations machine, endowed with a large budget from America's gun manufacturers -- but that is all they are, a very well endowed group seeking...

Compassion Is Found in a 4,000-Year-Old Grave

All too often we are hit with acts of violence so startling that we cannot help but wonder where the world is heading. They seem incongruous to our idea of civilization, and yet there they are, again and again, glaring wounds in the...

The economy may not exactly be exploding right now, but it is heating up. Even if companies are doing so on the cautious side, they are starting to hire again. Headhunters are shuffling resumes and more people are being called in for interviews. What's different is that fewer people are...

You've probably thought about a retirement strategy or a career strategy at some point in your life. You may have created a workout plan for yourself or started a new diet to look good for the summer; but how many of you have created a strategy for your happiness?

Yes,...

When was the last time you thought about those New Year's resolutions you made so long ago? All but forgotten, right? Traded for the "bathing suit shape-up in May," and soon to be entirely lost to the back-to-school/back-to-work rush of August and the holiday rush of the fall. Before you...

Every day someone tells me how great they feel when they practice yoga. They feel whole and complete and relaxed and alert -- all at the same time. Yet no sooner than they leave the yoga studio does the old stress and worry start to seep back into their life,...

The last time we observed an evolutionary shift in humans was roughly 40,000 years ago. That was the point when our ancestors started to do more than just fight for survival. They started to create art and search for a higher purpose. Items like musical instruments and

Let's face it: Being fifty is nothing like it used to be. We're more active, more capable and far more youthful than our parents ever were. We have to be. Today's world is far more complicated than ever before and we have to cope with it. Mobile phones, world recessions,...