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Have you ever had a conversation with a chronic interrupter? It’s infuriating. They insist on correcting your grammar and fact checking your arguments and poking holes in your stories. The problem is, they’re not exactly wrong, it’s just that the small amount their interruptions actually help is outweighed by the massive amount of energy they destroy. Congratulations on sticking a pin the inconsistencies of my story, asshole, but now…

The opposite of judgment isn’t compassion, it’s curiosity. This is our natural human instinct. We are the only species capable of asking the question of why. And that question leads us to discover what lies underneath and beyond the obvious. Specifically, in the interpersonal realm. Only through curiosity can we embrace other people by the whole of who they are, rather than judge them based on a few isolated…

Recently for my birthday, my wife and I performed love songs from my music catalog for all you romantics out there. You can watch the concert from our livestream on Facebook. Thanks to everyone who tuned in, made requests and shared the love on this very special Valentine’s Day. Here was the setlist with some oldies, some recent songs from my last album, and two new tunes from my…

Along our hero’s journey, our story is constantly in flux. New opportunities will flow to us from many unexpected directions, and our great joy along the way is the discovery, the turning of the unknown into the known. This is about as human as people get. It’s no wonder the monomyth is the basic narrative structure found in books and film. Chapelle delivers and inspiring monologue about the sheer…

We don’t need that many people to believe in us. Even the smallest shred of encouragement or validation can create a burst of momentum that fuels us for months, years, or even an entire lifetime. Hell, my whole career hinged upon a conversation with a stranger on a bus. One random guy believed in my idea of wearing a nametag every day, told his journalist wife to do a…

Abundance is less about materiality and more about mindset. It means that we believe that the future will be better than we think. It means that we trust that each year will be marked by new and enriching challenges and opportunities. And it means that we will remain hopeful and optimistic despite obstacles, setbacks or even outright failure. But this mindset cannot coexist with cynicism and negativity. If you’re…

There are some people who have chosen to let negative feelings occupy much of their hearts. They appear to have an endless supply of reasons why each of their successes is really a failure. It seems that not even a whisper of positive emotion is flowing through their veins. Have you met this person? And the thing is, their attitude is not some freak accident. It’s powerful choice within…

Optimists are the way we are because of several factors. An inherited gene, a nurtured skill and a conscious choice. The first factor is biological. Psychology professors reported that based on the variation of our brain’s oxytocin receptor, optimists have more positive responses to stress and greater esteem throughout their lives. We can blame our parents for that one. Genes may not be destiny, but if our folks are…

Our job as as employees is to create marketing campaigns for each other. To be responsive to the requests of team members by honoring what they would like, as opposed to what we think they need. In a world where marketing has degenerated into consumer trickery, not to mention a world where meaning is made, not found, the idea of actually being of service to the people who inhabit…

Solitary confinement is considered the worst possible punishment in maximum security prisons. Multiple psychiatry journals have proven that getting thrown in the hole can cause an array of mental disorders, as well as provoke an already existing mental disorder in a prisoner, causing more trauma and symptoms than criminals would have experienced in general population. In short, people would rather hang out with rapists, drug dealers and murderers than…