Russell Bishop

My experience in working with thousands of individuals over the past 30 years leads me to believe there is very little correlation between material world success and happiness or fulfillment.

As difficult as things may be, there's almost always something we can do to improve...Fundamentally, the most important choice any of us can make when confronted with life challenges is how we respond.

You can sit there and hope, pray, project, imagine, fantasize, visualize, make up great affirmations and just about any other kind of positive thinking idea you can imagine, and not much will change - at least not without actually getting involved, without taking some form of action towards what you want more of in your life.

Many people feel trapped by their circumstances. The main problem we need to address when feeling trapped, is the feeling of being trapped - not the circumstances, per se, but what we tell ourselves when we find ourselves in that trapped set of feelings.

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

The key to thriving in the new economy is understanding why we do things, not just knowing how to do them. That was one of the takeaways of a panel l...

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Russell Bishop, currently Senior Editor-at-Large for the Huffington Post. I'm glad that my husband Eric did...

If ever there were a time for empowerment, this would be it. It sure seems like events are conspiring to dis-empower us as we transition through thes...

Have you noticed an increasing amount of stress in your life? Sure, there are plenty of things to be concerned about, not the least of which is the e...

Of course you have multiple things to do. That's a good thing. In fact, if you didn't have multiple things to do you might be coming near the end of...

People multitask everywhere these days, thinking they are being productive - Blackberrying away while walking down the street, texting while driving,...

Are you hearing people talk about how uncomfortable they are these days? Kind of makes sense given all the uncomfortable changes accompanying this fi...

When will we ever see a return to stability? If stability is what you are looking for, well, good luck! Stability is just as much a myth as the co...

Last week, we talked about the myth of control and how the pursuit of control prevents people from making real choices. We built on the timeless advi...

"Some favorite expressions of small children: "It's not my fault. . . They made me do it. . . I forgot." Some favorite expressions of adults: "It...

In my work over the years with individuals as well as corporate leadership teams, I often bump into the same phenomenon: many of us seem to prefer li...

Very little of what gets done matters in terms of producing something meaningful, productive, or in alignment with critical goals.

Last week, we examined a way to expand during the current economic contraction. The tip had to do with taking stock of all the "stuff" you have at ho...

While this economic mess continues to unwind, here's a small tip about something you can do to expand even while things appear to be contracting aroun...

"I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast." -- Victor Frankl, ...

What's all this fuss I hear about Service lately? I mean, who cares, really? Perhaps that's the real question: Who cares? Do you care? Having rea...

A month ago, we began the process of making 2009 your best year yet. If you are just joining us, you may find it useful to read some earlier posts wh...

Three weeks ago, we began the process of making 2009 your best year yet. If you are just joining us, you may find it useful to read two earlier posts...

Two weeks ago, we began the process of making 2009 your best year yet. If you are just joining us, you may find it useful to read two earlier posts w...

Last week, we began the process of imagining 2009 as your best year yet. If you are just joining us, you may find it useful to read an earlier post w...