After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it's better to keep goals secret.

What would it be like to have a really powerful week this week and every week? How could that happen? Well for one, you'd need to be able to "plan for chaos."

I recently caught up with Greg Bassham--a former student of mine at Notre Dame and now a philosophy professor at King's College (PA), as well as an au...

What we can learn from Arnold Schwarzenegger is how important it is to focus on your goals. How many of us have been dissuaded from trying something because of what other people say?

No, there's not really a recognized condition called "the imposter syndrome." But it's a handy label to describe the self-doubt that many people, particularly high achievers, experience.

I coach brilliant women, lots of them. Dedicated, talented, brilliant women. Most of the time, they don't know their brilliance. They are certain th...

Most of my teenage and early adult years I was described as out of control, troubled, difficult and overly-active. Like most kids I had what appeared...

Jack Canfied's recent article in the Huffington Post reminded me of a recent post I submitted on words and actions and how they affect children. All t...

"Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it." ...

Which weighs more on the What Really Matters scale, a life of selfless, loving service to loved ones, or a couple of published books? How do we measure the value of our time?

Sometimes, in welcoming a difficult emotion as a guest in our house, we can approach and explore the feeling that's there with a kind attention. In doing this you may be amazed at what you find.