Purpose

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People

Deborah Calla | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Deborah Calla

Things in life will sometimes come out of nowhere without discrimination of gender, social status, age or our score in the goodness scale.

What if You Were the Chosen One?

Lotta Alsen | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living


Lotta Alsen

What if you were the chosen one? How would that affect every decision you made, and every step you took?

Health Is A Function Of Participation

Jim Selman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Jim Selman

My focus is on working to transform the culture of aging so that our later years in life are as meaningful and filled with possibility as when we were younger.

Are You Making The Most Of Your Career? (VIDEO)

Anne Naylor | Posted 10.10.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

As an employee, you can be fulfilling your own objectives within such an organization -- not just financially but also your personal ethos and values -- the natural drive to make the most of your life.

My Interview With Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh, On Happiness

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Soren Gordhamer

What ties everything together and really helps us achieve our greater purpose is that Zappos is about delivering happiness.

Legacy: A New Vision of Aging

Rachael Freed | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living


Rachael Freed

Older adults are developing new values and new perspectives: redefining self, relationships, and fundamental existential questions like time, space, life, and death.

Striving for Purpose and Meaning

Stacey Radin | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living


Stacey Radin

I just received news that I will be physically fine -- but the learning that came from two months of grappling with life and death was the best education I could have ever received.

Balanced Life -- Why 'Having a Mission' Can Make You Happier

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living


Gretchen Rubin

Recently, I noticed a pattern among activities that people find fun: Have a mission. There's something about having a playful purpose, of trying to achieve something, that makes an activity more fun.

4 Steps To Enrich Your Life

Anne Naylor | Posted 09.15.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you." Oscar Wilde Educati...

Q&A with Robert Wright (Part 1): There Is Some Larger Purpose At Work in the Universe

Terrence McNally | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Terrence McNally

In his new book, The Evolution of God, Robert Wright follows God's changing moods in ancient scripture, to see what circumstances brought out the best and worst in religions.

5 Creative Ways To Pursue Your Passion

Anne Naylor | Posted 09.01.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

"Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self." Erich F...

3 Tips To Awaken Your Life's Passion

Anne Naylor | Posted 08.25.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

"A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means" William Hazlitt Are you living the life...

Part 2: The Rite Of Passage For Today's Twenty-Something Woman

Christine Hassler | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living


Christine Hassler

While it's true that life is an on-going process of evolution and discovery, the twenty-something decade of a woman's life presents a critical time to answer a call from within.

A Dialogue on Leadership in Uncertain Times

Jan Birchfield, Ph.D | Posted 07.07.2009 | Living


Jan Birchfield, Ph.D

How do I revisit an industry that I have known for 20 years, with fresh eyes? How do I transform the fact of having been fired from a major setback, to an opportunity to live my life with greater balance?

Star of Your Own Life

James M. Lynch | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living


James M. Lynch

Playwrights, directors and actors create whole worlds with words, some lights and a few pieces of cloth. Everyone can be a star in their own lives!

How To Find The Thrill In Your Business

Roy Spence and Haley Rushing | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living


Roy Spence and Haley Rushing

Companies with a purpose have a way of seeing a need in the marketplace and conceiving of a never-before-thought-of solution to meet that need.

What Does it Mean To Practice Conscious Capitalism?

Brian Whetten | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living


Brian Whetten

When our conscious self is identified with our spiritual self, both economics and service are about abundance and love. It's what happens as we find our inner conflicts -- and learn to love them.

The New Era Of Purpose

Roy Spence and Haley Rushing | Posted 05.02.2009 | Living


Roy Spence and Haley Rushing

Business leaders today need to get over the belief that principles and profit can't exist in harmony with one another.

Seeking Happiness? Try Pursuing Purpose

Anne Dunev | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living


Anne Dunev

It appears we contemporary Americans may have switched the interpretation of "pursuit of happiness" to "pursuit of pleasure."

Beginning Anew: How To Find A New Direction

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living


Dr. Cara Barker

With the approach of the new year, we may feel, like winter's trees, that we've been stripped bare from what's sustained us in the past.

Sarah Palin Please Stop the Shout Outs, Shut Up and Go Find Your Purpose

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics


Yvonne R. Davis

Palin's personal ambition is a real blind spot. She ignored her team of Governors at the Republican Governor's Association meeting last week.

A Healthy Transformation

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home


Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

The World Health Organization (WHO), since 1948, has defined health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the abs...