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“How can I balance work and life?” Ah, the perennial issue for among high-performing adults. At first glance, the dilemma makes sense. The “balance” question is the plaintiff cry of working folks who care about their career and their family (or their lives away from work). But it requires more t...
The phrase, “transformation wizard” is actually redundant. The word “wizard” is first recorded in use in the 1400s and was used to denote a wise person who could “see” the future. (Psychic abilities aside, the best way to see what the future holds is to change your thoughts and actions such that ...
There is a spectrum of health that begins in our most ethereal, subtle bodies and extends into our material, physical selves. This knowledge is borne from decades of experience. I have seen this spectrum in my work in medivac helicopters and psychotherapy sessions; in my research in labs and c...
Existential mindfulness is a technique and discipline that I have taught for many years. I developed it to bring a sense of immediacy and urgency to your mindfulness practice. Mindfulness is a mental state that allows you to be intentionally aware of the present moment. Â The task appears to be...
Do you remember who you are? Who you really are, at your core: what excites you, what you stand for, what you want from your life? Many of the people I see have a distinct sense that they are emotionally adrift. They report that they have lost the joy and purpose of living. These folks are very ...
Two things scale proportionately with the level of your personal freedom: The opportunities you have to create a fulfilling life, and the anxiety you experience. Everyone wants personal freedom, and with good reason: who wants to be told what to do? We like to think of ourselves as autonomous an...
There have always been variations on the theme of a Letter to a Younger Me. Irrespective of region and genre, writers have long expressed the desire to give earlier versions of themselves the benefit of their hard-won learning and life experience. We tend to be self-centered in our youth, focus...
You’re in between jobs or somebody got sick or you can’t afford to move but in any case, you’re stuck. Maybe you’re in the military or maybe you’re in jail but you can’t just pickup and go; you can’t yet turn to the next page in the story of your life. These are hard times. If you’re a restle...
As long as you’re alive, you will breathe and eat and sleep and perform a whole host of other relatively mindless behaviors. A good part of your waking life does not require extensive planning or commitment. Here’s the part that nobody told me (and it’s possible that no one told you either): Yo...
I love to drive. I think nothing of driving six hours each way for a weekend jaunt, or 22 hours round-trip to spend a few days with family three states away. My last “long” excursion was a six-month, 13-state trip in the Intermountain West that covered more than 30,000 miles. When I got back, ...
