Optimization means to enhance the effectiveness of something; to make something function at its best. Optimization is like having your skills and atti...
Karen Kimsey-House | Posted 05.15.2012
Seeking happiness isn't wrong, it's just limiting. It's only one color on the rainbow of human experience.
Isabelle Laurenzi | Posted 03.29.2012
Nothing had really changed. OK, my stuff was gone, but I was still ME. What else mattered? I love myself the way I am, and while I still like having beautiful things, I know that losing all my possessions gave me a greater awareness of the best possession I have -- myself.
Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. | Posted 05.15.2012
If you want to discover a path for yourself as you approach the so-called "golden years," ask yourself the question: Why Am I Here?. Even better, take some time to contemplate the following pair of questions: Why Am I Here? Versus What Do I Want?
Karma Kitaj | Posted 04.10.2012
What does it mean to live a "good life?" For many people, it's defined by affluence and the capacity to buy material things that make our lives easier and more fun. Ironically, many who chase money are not using their hard-earned income to make their life easier, nor to have more fun.
Michael Perman | Posted 04.09.2012
Leave some space for serendipity, novelty and cool things happening that you could not possibly imagine. I tried this last week and had amazing results.
Joe Robinson | Posted 04.18.2012
Fear is momentary; regrets are forever. The reality is that fears that paralyze us today will be long forgotten tomorrow, and we'll be left with the after-effects of opting for safety -- life unexperienced, progress unmade, a truckful of regret.
Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 03.06.2012
I'm letting you off the hook for New Year career resolutions and I give you permission to take small and purposeful steps towards a career that will bring you happiness.
Rod Stryker | Posted 02.10.2012
The truth is that learning to balance spiritual and worldly prosperity is the essential thread in the tapestry of living an extraordinary life.
Rod Stryker | Posted 02.06.2012
The standard definition of fulfillment is attainment-oriented, something you feel whenever you satisfy a want or desire, or reach a goal. The more you've desired something, the more of this kind of fulfillment you are likely to experience when it's finally yours. At least for a while.
HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 12.07.2011
For married couples to stay happy as they grow old together, a healthy and robust sex life is essential, a new study concludes -- and the more sex, th...
Gangaji | Posted 01.21.2012
Free unencumbered curiosity is possible for you now in your life. All that is required is willingness. That willingness is a servant to truth. That is what brought you here.
Christine Hassler | Posted 01.21.2012
My invitation to you is to get brutally honest with yourself about what is truly motivating your desire to work on yourself.
Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 01.01.2012
Making decisions can be difficult, but we make it especially hard when we try to decide from our mind, rather than from our inner experience. The arrogant mind often thinks it can figure out the "right" answer.
Jermaine Spradley | Posted 11.11.2011
It's our turn to fulfill the promise of our generation and be the people we were raised to be. My plan is simple. Quit your day jobs.
Duane Elgin | Posted 08.07.2011
Simplicity creates the opportunity for greater fulfillment in work, meaningful connection with others, feelings of kinship with all life, and awe of a living universe. This is a rich way of life.
Nikki Stone | Posted 08.06.2011
Quite honestly, I would be more scared to think of how unfulfilled my life would be if I hadn't taken the risk. Try asking yourself what you'd risk for a more fulfilled life.
Dr. Ali Binazir | Posted 11.17.2011
I've been living in Los Angeles for some years, and have gone out with enough actresses to know what it's really like. If you're seeking a fulfilling relationship, I present to you why dating an actor is a Bad Idea.
Joe Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011
Being out of control in the service of learning, fun and growth, oddly enough, places you in control of your life, because you are self-determining its content.
Joe Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011
We tend to think of initiative as something that only applies to careers, but it's one of the essential ingredients in life activation.
Karen Maezen Miller | Posted 11.17.2011
Life is like a five-layered been dip. You always get out what you put in. Everything you do well requires these five ingredients. Together, they deliver irresistible goodness and lasting satisfaction.
Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011
Last week, I wrote a Foreword for a friend's new book entitled The Freak Factor. It's a great look at the incredible, outrageous, freakishly wonderful...
Joe Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011
If there's one thing that people around the world agree on, it's that being happy beats being miserable. But what exactly makes us happy?
Tara Sophia Mohr | Posted 11.17.2011
Think of this period as "dating your dream," a courtship period. Take it out. Get to know your dream. Ask it questions and let it speak. Let it be exactly what it is.
Tara Sophia Mohr | Posted 11.17.2011
You know the traditional tasks you've been told to do before embarking on a job search or a career change. Halt. Don't go there. You aren't ready, yet.
Joan Burge | Posted 05.16.2012