Down a long hallway, in a basement somewhere under the Stanford campus an experiment was taking place that would spiral out of control so badly it had to be aborted part way through. On paper it was brilliant - in reality it triggered one of the most sensitive parts of our psyche - losing control. It was 1971 and the designer of the experiment was Phil Zimbardo, Professor of Psychology. The set… Continue reading
How to make your first $1,000 as an expert
You have expertise you want to sell. Maybe you’re a retired executive, or athlete, a savvy leadership expert or you’ve published a book. There’s hundreds of variations, but the bottom line is you know people will pay for your expertise… Continue reading
A most uncommon path to wealth and happiness
Lots has been written about building wealth. All good stuff about investing, saving, taxes and reducing debt. And I bought into all of it for years. When I had lots of debt, my mantra was “Earn more. Earn more. Earn… Continue reading
How to change the world by teaching
Picture this — I’m asked to put together a 2-day workshop for company owners. I was in graduate school and had no idea how to create (let alone teach) a 2-day workshop. So, of course, I said “Yes!” That was… Continue reading
My 10 best articles of 2016
I publish an article on my blog every Sunday. It’s some of the most pleasurable, rewarding work I do all year. And this year I wanted to share my 10 best articles, based on popularity. I found it interesting to… Continue reading
Final Post: My 2017 wish for you
I’m packing it in. Yup, this is my final post…for the year. And I want it not to be about productivity or the speaking business—I want it to be about living. This time of year the drill is to get… Continue reading
In praise of thinking small
I’m sorry, Houston, but we have a problem. Of all the weird wiring society has dumped on us, Go Big or Go Home is the most twisted. And it’s everywhere. Go big in fitness. Go big in business. Go big… Continue reading
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