Stressing over the holidays is like burning a winning lottery ticket. We've got so much to celebrate, but heightened expectations and conflicting emotions often make us forget all we have to be grateful for.

Holiday stress is normal. But just because it's normal doesn't mean it's natural.

There's...

I'll be honest: I didn't even bother to watch the final round of the 2009 PGA Tournament at Hazeltine. Tiger Woods was leading after 54 holes, and Tiger was 14-0 after leading going into the final round of a major. I figured the Wannamaker Trophy was on its way to...

Believe in yourself. You've heard that the secret to success is to "believe in yourself." But have you ever noticed that no one ever tells you how to believe in yourself?

Today, more and more people believe in themselves less and less. That's because we've lost so much (money,...

Tom Watson did not choke at the 2009 British Open.

Tom Watson is 53 days shy of his 60th birthday.

Tom Watson is 30 years past his best playing days.

Tom Watson shouldn't have been leading the Open Championship after 71 holes in the first place (he was given...

My most vivid Michael Jackson memory was his 1993 Oprah Winfrey interview. I remember watching the show and thinking two things:

1. This is the most talented person I've ever seen.
2. This person has the lowest self-esteem of anyone I've ever seen.

Here was this supremely gifted,...

According to the mainstream media, the only thing more elusive than a crowd at a pig roast these days is success. We hear story after story of failure in every sector of the economy. Yet, despite the gloom and doom, millions of hard-working men and women are succeeding every day,...

If there's one thing mothers have always been great at, it's multi-tasking. Since hunter-gatherer days, moms have been expected to do everything and do it well. And they generally do. Mine did a great job, despite some pretty heavy obstacles.

But I'd like to clear up one thing on this...

Today's reactions to reports of the swine flu virus include: school closings, threats of borders closing, people being told to stay off planes and trains, high school sporting events canceled.

The natural response to fear is to contract. This contracting behavior shows up in all types of animal species, from...

Right now, many of us are questioning ourselves: "Am I doing the right thing? What happened to my 401K? Will I have any money left by next year?"

Me too. And about a billion other people.

These questions are perfectly natural in times like this. The good news and bad...

Believe in yourself. Traditional success teachers have told us for decades that the key to success is to "believe in yourself." But have you ever noticed that they never tell you HOW to believe in yourself?

When I asked a dear friend, who leads one of the fastest-growing direct...

Here's a quote from US News and World Report:

If you've recently been laid off, you've probably had someone tap you on the shoulder and tell you something like: "Out of crisis comes opportunity," or "When one door closes, another opens." It probably feels a little pat,...

I feel sorry for Kenny Perry.

Not because he choked in the biggest tournament of his life - The Masters, which was won in a sudden death playoff by Angel Cabrera.

Not because he would have been the oldest Masters champion (at age 48).

Not even because he'll...

Let's face facts: everyone on the planet knows that in order to lose weight, all you have to do is eat right and exercise. But as reported in Huffington Post and NPR, a new diet book appears on the bestseller lists about as often as Hollywood releases a...

Saying "don't let money affect your relationships" is like saying "don't let oxygen affect your breathing."

If you don't have one, it's awfully hard to have the other.

What I tell my coaching clients who come to me with money worries is that money doesn't change anything; it...