Sometimes people think that appreciation is about being “nice.” That is not the case. Appreciation, in my opinion, is about coming from a place of love and truth. In fact, giving people brutally honest feedback is one of the best ways we can appreciate them and let them know we love and care about them. … Read more
Michelle, Samantha, and I attended the memorial service of Anna Luskin today, the twenty year old daughter of my friend Fred Luskin. Fred is an author I respect and admire, and he has become a good friend and a mentor of mine over the past few years. His daughter Anna and their fifteen year old … Read more
A few weeks ago I was in the LAX airport and I saw a “Life is Good” store. You may be familiar with this brand, they make clothes, hats, mugs, and all sorts of products with the words “life is good” on them. I’d seen people wearing this stuff before, but I’d never seen where … Read more
Recently I have been listening to and reading a lot of great material from some of the authors, speakers, and teachers who most inspire me like Wayne Dyer, Richard Carlson, Harv Eker, Ram Dass, Werner Erhard, and others. One theme that I continue to hear through the messages of these and other wonderful teachers is … Read more
Last weekend we were at a birthday party for a seven year old friend of ours in the neighborhood named Dylan. As we were leaving his party, Samantha (our 15 month old daughter) was motioning towards the balloons that were tied to the fence. She wanted one of the balloons. Kerry, our friend and Dylan’s … Read more
Early last week I had a great conversation with my friend Sean. He was sensing some stress, fear, and pressure within me and asked me about it. At first, I was not all that open to the conversation – feeling a little judged and defensive (which for me is usually a sign someone has touched … Read more
Well, I did not post to my blog for a few weeks and here I am making my second post in two days?!? Ah, to be human… I came across a quote when I was writing my book last summer that I love. “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” This was said my the … Read more
Happy May! It has been a few weeks since I last posted to my blog. I have been on the road and life has been filled with lots of wonderful things…hence the delay in posting. One of my recent trips was to Los Angeles for the Milken Institute Global Conference. The Milken Institute is an … Read more
Hello… In light of the recent media frenzy connected to the racist and sexist comments made by radio/television host Dom Imus, I have been thinking a lot about my “shadow.” As you know, our shadows are important aspects of our personalities. And, many of us live our daily lives completely unconscious about our shadows (the … Read more
