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Seinfeld was once asked how he felt about death. His response was: Dying is going to be fantastic! Think of all things you’re done with. What a beautiful, liberating concept. Because is there any sweeter sensation than being done with things? It’s the best. You just feel so light and free and complete. Note, for my usage of the word done, it’s not the classic definition of finishing something…

Here’s a statistic that blows my mind. Fifty percent of people cannot touch their toes. Isn’t that sad? The hilarious part is, the person who commissioned that research study is the chairman of a global fitness franchise, so the data might be a bit biased. Nevertheless, the issue of flexibility, or lack thereof, is a critical one to discuss. Not only because it can lead to life threatening circulatory…

Some people can’t follow directions, and some people can’t function without them. The first camp describes me perfectly. It’s not a learning disability or a cognitive impairment, it’s just the way my brain works. Linear thinking simply isn’t my thing. What’s more, my rebellious and independent nature doesn’t want or need to be told what to do, and so, traveling without a map is most likely my default mode….

Gallup has been the doomsday sayer of employee disengagement for the past two decades. Every year, there’s some new study about how seventy percent of employees nationwide are actively disengaged at work. And how leaders and managers should make caring for their best assets a higher priority, transforming for their workplace into a fulfilling and motivating experience. But what about the employees? Is it not their responsibility to meet…

More information isn’t always the answer. Sometimes we simply need to remember. Trusting that we already know what we need to know, and that if we reconnect with that part of ourselves, we’ll be able to move forward. After all, the word remember derives from the term memorari, which means, to be mindful of. That’s all we’re doing here. Bringing perspective into our awareness to soothe ourselves. Cognitive behavioral…

Oftentimes the thing that inspires moral outrage in others is when we choose not to do something. Sobriety has historically been my version of this. Drinking or doing drugs never had any appeal to me. And no judgments to those who imbibed, it simply wasn’t my thing. But in a college setting, I was definitely the freak at the table. Because when you disrupt that flow, there’s clearly something…

The thing about your wedding is, no matter how much you may dislike being the center of attention, there’s no stopping the indescribable experience of receiving that much love in such a short period of time. It’s sweet, raw, pure and unstoppable. And it’s particularly difficult if you’re a giver. Anytime there’s a prodigious amount of love energy coming back to us, we can’t help but get overwhelmed at…

Rebels aren’t necessarily energized by flouting the rules. What really motivates us is our desire to determine our own course of action. To view our choices as expressions of our identity. Whereas rebelling for rebellion’s sake can be overreactive, immature and potentially reckless. It’s the moral equivalent to cutting off your nose to spite your face. And there’s a ton of nuance here. Rebellion is all about mindset, intention,…

Because you don’t want to. Those five words should be reason enough not to do something. But that isn’t enough for certain people. They don’t agree that the word no is a complete sentence. They’re always asking us to convince them that our desires are okay. Demanding that we justify our choices in a way that makes sense to their worldview. Does this interaction infuriate you? If so, you’re…

The monomyth includes a phase called the belly of the beast. It’s that formative time in which the hero doubts themselves and wishes the journey had never begun. Skywalker famously gets stranded in a subzero wasteland in his journey. And the only protection from certain death in the freezing climate is for his best friend to slit open a dead tauntaun and help him rest inside the stinking but…