Somewhere in the middle of a 14-hour train ride from Haridwar, India to Agra my daughter and I killed time watching a downloaded copy of the comedy “We are the Millers.” It’s about bungling drug dealer David Clark (Jason Sudeikis) who enlists three others (including...
“I'm starting with the man in the mirror. I'm asking him to change his ways.” Man in the mirror, Michael Jackson What are you worth? If you parcel up your most valuable organs (heart, lungs, kidney…) apparently you can fetch upwards of $2M on the black market. A...
I have a surprising discovery for you. And it’s a three letter word. Before I get to that…let’s talk about difficult conversations. In high stakes conversations I often choke. My nervous system goes into fight or flight mode, blood drains from my brain, pupils dilate,...
Oscar winner, Natalie Portman recently said her highly-prized statuette was a “false idol.” The reality is we all have our false idols. Some good, some not so. When it comes to other people, I don’t care who you are - someone is doing it better. There are better...
In past years I promised to take it easy and really enjoy my summer, only to see the days frittered away with furtive trips to the office and nagging lists of what needs to get done. I stumbled into Fall not quite rested and full of regrets. We need seasons. The...
I recently posted a fun slide show on SlideShare. Over 10,000 people viewed it in the first five days. So, I thought it would be fun to post it again, this time in my blog. Before I get to that, a word about habits. I used to have two misconceptions about habits...
I’ve got a dirty secret for you. Maybe it’s one of the best kept secrets of uber-successful people - I don’t know - I just know it works like a damn. It’s called completion. You might be thinking: here we go with more mother and apple-pie advice that’s too simplistic...