Many people I interviewed during my Year by the Water told me, rather wistfully, that they hoped, planned, dreamed of doing something similar … someday. When I asked why they weren’t doing it now, they gave a lot of reasons including that they felt they were “too old” and had “missed their chance.” Too old? Missed their chance? I shared… Read more →
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. You have to trust the dots will somehow connect in your future.” – Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was brilliant. And I disagree with him on this. I think we can connect the dots looking forward and backwards. And we can do more than trust the dots… Read more →
Did you know a Harris Poll reports only 31% of Americans say they’re happy? An exhausted business owner told me yesterday, “I’m too busy to be happy.” I told him, “Please rethink that. Happiness doesn’t take TIME, it takes ATTENTION.” How about you? Would you say you’re happy? I’ve discovered something surprising – and saddening – in my interviews with… Read more →
One reason I’m calling my new book SOMEDAY is not a Day in the Week is because it’s sad to see how many people are working themselves to death. I’m not making that up. A 2015 Atlantic article reports that job-related stress is the #5 killer in the U.S, causing more deaths than Alzheimer’s and diabetes. People keep thinking they’ll… Read more →
“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” – Bertrand Russell Several years ago, I had breakfast with Dr. Ivan Misner and his wife Beth. Ivan founded BNI, one of the world’s largest networking organizations. His wife Beth is author of Healing Begins in the Kitchen. While getting caught up,… Read more →
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