Technology has been a boon for writers. We can research any topic we want without having to travel to libraries, publish our books without a…
Have you ever felt that dragging, unfocused, exhausted feeling on the last day of the workweek? Of course you have. Anyone who has ever worked…
If you’re a traveller, chances are you also love the planet and have come to realize that it must be protected. For every glorious natural…
Though ‘success’ is a relative term, depending on your particular goals, most of us would agree that the mere act of striving and achieving something…
“Less is more.” We’ve all heard this saying before, but usually in the context of design rules, not personal productivity. When we are told that…
2017 marked a year of big life events, according to my Facebook feed. Not a single day—and I do mean not one—went by without one…
What are some of the most common behaviours that keep us in unhappy relationships? According to psychologists, it’s the fear of being alone and a hunger…
We could say that every individual human being lives in a world of their own, so to speak. Some people live in a world where…
“The hero is the man of self achieved submission.” ~ Joseph Campbell The Zen Master Hakuin lived in a small town in Japan, and was…
“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything,…
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run…
Lawrence Hart was angry and cold and ready to go home. He and the other younger Cheyenne were waiting while the elders consulted about how…
“Why should we love our enemies? The first reason is fairly obvious. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already…
Do you ever get that warm fuzzy feeling when you do something nice for someone? It is a zillion times more satisfying than when you…
Oh, the blissful innocence of childhood. Kids come into this world fully armed with perspective, vulnerability, curiosity, joy, humor, and innate wisdom. And it’s these…
If you’re striving for success — independently or through employment with a company you’d like to move up in — a few things should be…
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon…
In a society pushed by the expectation of productivity, daydreaming tends to have a negative reputation. Anyone who watched after school specials as a child…
Ok, so lets start this off by stating that you are, most likely, already a clever, wise and informed person. Of course you are! You’re you.…
Have you ever been berated for possessing ‘bad’ qualities? Who decides what is good and what is bad? Not only do these definitions change from…
“Emotional intelligence, more than any other factor, more than I.Q. or expertise, accounts for 85% to 90% of success at work… I.Q. is a threshold…
The inner saboteur. Whether you realize it or not you’ve had your dealings with him/her. Everyone has. Self sabotage due to the shadow side is…
The practice of book-banning (not to mention book-burning) is one of the ugliest forms of censorship known to us, and, as history has repeatedly shown,…
All humans experience stress, no matter who they are. There are a million and one things that can set you off every single day. And…
As you make your way to the gym for your daily, weekly – or for some of us, monthly – workout, take a moment to…
Did you know that there’s an “ideal” career waiting for you out there? Regardless of what many detractors against the “made for” theory might say,…
It seems nearly impossible these days to login to any of our chosen social media accounts without seeing a bombardment of inspirational quotes across our…
The dark side within us has long been a subject of much discussion, debate, and fear. No human being is entirely “good-natured”, or entirely “bad”.…
Self control is delaying short-term gratification in favour of long-term outcomes. It is the investment of cognitive, emotional and behavioural resources to achieve a desired…
“Aspire to be wise – wisdom is the ultimate path of your life, and it knows no limits other than those you impose on yourself.”…