Yin and Yang is a Chinese philosophical concept that describes how opposites may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent on one another.  The battle between good and evil is constant and complicated. In his book The Gulag Archipelago,...

My purpose in writing this is not to change your opinion, or to bring you around to my way of thinking. I’m not trying to tell you what to think.  What I am interested in doing is helping you think better. A big part of succeeding at life involves constantly...

“The trouble is, you think you have time.” - Jack Kornfield  Too many of us are waiting.  We’re waiting for the right time, the right opportunity, the right person, etc.  We’re waiting to be noticed, chosen, or given permission.  We’re waiting for...

Recently, I read about how a pair of Mahatma Gandhi’s glasses were sold at auction for $340,000. While I don’t have an opinion as to whether or not that’s the correct price for his actual glasses, I wondered what the value of his perspective would be.  ...

“The doctor of the future is you,” said Dr. John Kim when I interviewed him on the LifeBlood podcast.  We were talking about how to have great health for life, and how so much of it is about taking personal responsibility.  He spoke of the importance of...

Thanks to today’s new at-home business environment, more people than ever are starting their own part-time or side-gig businesses. Previously, people who were home with small children or people who needed better workplace access found employment opportunities...

How do you teach a kid to ride a bike?  Do you tell them how to do it? Do you read them a book, maybe the user’s manual? Do you watch a video? No, of course not. You show them how to do it.  How do you teach a kid about money?  Do you tell them how to...

I want to help my kids be good with money.  It seems obvious, but here are my reasons: I want them to have financial independence and to earn a great livingI want them to have great lives, and to be able to pursue whatever they’re passionate aboutI want them to...

A picture is worth a thousand words.  Simply put, a picture can convey an idea more quickly and effectively than the written word.  Here are some of the most iconic images: Proverbs and rules-of-thumb are extremely effective at expressing ideas.  Here...