Whatever you are, be a good one.        Abraham Lincoln   Are you stuck in a self-defeating pattern? When what you want and what you are doing are in conflict, you may be in Civil War with yourself. When a person is divided on itself, the harm is coming from within.   A Harvard...Read More

  You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.  – Jim Rohn  (1930-2009)  Author, The 12 Pillars of Success  When it comes to relationships, we are greatly influenced — whether we like it or not — by those closest to us.  Relationships affect our ways of thinking, our self-esteem, and...Read More

Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing Quincy Jones Play to your strengths.  New research from the field of positive psychology and beyond has been providing the scientific underpinnings for why this matters and the benefits...Read More

Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.                     Thomas Edison When a designer attempts to solve a problem, they first offer up several options and experiment. They know that the solution to any problem can be solved in...Read More

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by.  And that has made all the difference.                             Robert Frost 1874-1963 Recently, a man in my community was struck with pancreatic cancer. He fought it mightily and then...Read More

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. George Washington A client recently experienced a potent solution to a problem that had plagued her for years. Similar to many colleagues I know, she cares deeply about people and is a highly competent nurse practitioner.   When her elderly father fell ill,...Read More

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.                                    Anne Frank Late one night, a client of mine was called by...Read More

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.      Anais Nin Wearing a too-small-shoe is painful, being in a life that is too small also hurts.   A repot is needed when a lack of growth and nutrients form a...Read More

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.       Socrates I was astounded to come across Burnout Research, a journal on the psychological response to chronic job stressors.  People experiencing burnout lose the capacity to meaningfully engage in their work or...Read More

What you don’t do determines what you can do. Tim Ferriss Feel like you are treading water to stay afloat? Are demands on your life leaving you feeling besieged and depleted? One remedy is the ‘Don’t List’.  Most of us need to say NO more (however, there are some of us who need to say Yes more. I highly recommend a TED talk on...Read More