“Happiness isn’t getting what you want. It’s wanting what you’ve got.”—Garth Brooks (Other people have said it. Garth just happens to be the first one I heard say it.) I think there are three driving forces in being a happy person: In my life, I’ve failed at all three of those—at times, all at once….
From Dissatisfaction to Opportunity The thing you hate most about your life is going to become your greatest opportunity. The thing you hate most is not a curse; it’s a compass. That nagging dissatisfaction, the one that turns the colors gray—that’s where your opportunity lies waiting for you. But when you live a full life,…
Are you a “highly sensitive person”? Am I? “Highly sensitive people” (HSP) feel emotions more strongly and are more easily affected by the world around them. I read an article that described how a highly sensitive person experiences the world, and I related to much of it. Understanding Sensitivity Sometimes my emotions overwhelm me, leading…
My favorite coffee mug has an octopus on the outside, and inside the rim, where a right-handed person will see it every time he takes a sip, is the phrase, “Seize the day.” When people reach milestone ages—usually decade changes (30, 40, 50, 110)—it’s often a time of deep reflection, and for many people a…
Do you want to captivate an audience or group every time you speak? Let’s break into the secrets of using your energy and voice to be a Superstar Speaker! What’s Your Gut Telling You? First, ask yourself: How can your nervous energy—those butterflies in your stomach—become your best ally on stage? Let’s dive into some…
How can someone go from extremely humble beginnings to an extraordinary life? I’m going to go into exactly what I did to manage just that, but I’ll warn you right out the gate: It may not be the cozy advice you’re hoping for. It is a simple yet profound strategy that can elevate every aspect…
Change yourself, change your life. Better yet: Unleash yourself, love your life. People who know me in person are sometimes surprised to learn that I have long struggled with depression and with feelings of negative self worth. Tall, good-looking, worldly, gregarious, funny, insightful, compassionate, eloquent, MC, firedance-in-a-loincloth…and yet also somehow sure that I am wholly…
Don’t let anybody tell you you’re anything but awesome. Especially yourself. You are what you eat. And while the sea slug-looking physical part of your brain eats glucose, your higher level intellectual brain eats words and ideas, because the same is true there: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT! Stop feeding it shit. One of the…
December 31st of last year, I got my walking papers. I am, for the first time in more than two decades—and over ten and a half years in internet advertising—unemployed. And for the first time ever: laid off. It reminded me of an experience I had about twenty years ago, where the owner of the…
“Regret for what you never tried weighs heaviest of all.” Never give up on yourself. You. Will. Fail. You will fall—get back up! Do it differently. Get better. Never stop striving. Never stop. Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never. Boy, I was feeling low. Nothing I was writing or doing seemed to…
