To make a long story short, here's what I want you to do tomorrow: If you’re in college, introduce yourself to someone in your dorm or in one of your classes. If you're in high school, introduce yourself to a classmate you haven’t spoken with before. If you’re at work,…
Two weeks ago, I was the keynote speaker for a wonderful conference for educators run by AdvanceED Illinois. You can read about it here. The conference was in Champaign, Illinois. The day before the speech, I had a super easy, smooth, on-time flight into Chicago’s O’Hare airport from Newark (New…
I'm pleased to have had a post I wrote published yesterday on one of my favorite blogs, the Tiny Buddha web site. Helping others' happiness is clearly a nice thing to do, and it will help you to be happier as well. Here's the first part of the piece, with…
I was pleased to have a blog I wrote published on the wonderful Tiny Buddha web site last week. Here's the first part of the piece, with a link to the rest... Thirty-plus years ago, when I was applying to college, one of my friends used to say regularly, “We’ve…
In my book, I mention numerous books that have been important to my personal development. I've also provided (affiliate) links to many of those books on this page on my site. Within the parenting genre, these are a few of my favorites: 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 Protecting…
One of my favorite bloggers is Ken Wert. The posts on his blog, Meant to be Happy, are regularly among the most enjoyable ones that I read. I love the name of his site because I agree with its beautiful sentiment, that we are all meant to be happy. And…
As we come upon the end of the college selection process for the current group of high school seniors (two of whom live in my house), I was reflecting on the part of the process where teens build up their “resumes.” I recall, thirty years ago, when I was applying…
Last week, I was fortunate to have a blog I wrote published on the wonderful Tiny Buddha web site. Here's the first part of the piece, with a link to the rest... A person I work with recently left me an article about the unproductiveness of multitasking. On it was…
Something my teenage daughters told me they say, to themselves, and to others, to help move on from arguments and other unhappy incidents. I asked the one who brought it to our family (from a soccer camp she attended) to explain exactly what it means and she said, in a…
If you’ve read my book or my blog posts, you know about my emphasis on slowing down to make changes. I’ve been thinking about the many ways that slowing down is beneficial. Below are six slowing down habits for you to consider (presented within the framework of Six Simple Rules…
I am pleased to feature Tiny Buddha, Simple Wisdom for Life's Hard Questions by Lori Deschene as this site’s inaugural book review. Lori is my favorite blogger. Her posts on Tiny Buddha are simple yet deep, practical yet not obvious, and plentiful yet not overwhelming. She is a gifted writer. Her words…
Someone asked me recently if my book, and specifically, the “Be Happy” chapter, covers the “big stuff”, such as dealing with death of a loved one. It doesn’t — and at one point in talks I give about the book, when I suggest letting go of negative thoughts, I specifically…