I’ve written in my book, and in blog posts, that my definition of a leader is not limited to presidents, CEOs, and heroic figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi. I’ve explained that the leadership I write about includes making the world a better place – even in…
This is a guest post by Myra Sabel. Myra is mentioned twice in Six Simple Rules for a Better Life, including her story about how smiles helped her during the extremely difficult year when her husband, Ed, underwent three surgeries. ----- Many years ago a friend asked me to attend…
I was pleased to recently have a piece I wrote published on the Pick the Brain web site. Pick the Brain publishes a lot of terrific articles and I highly recommend that you check it out. Here's an introduction to the piece I wrote, and a link to the full article…
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…
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…
Being present, having an awareness of our surroundings and the day-to-day happenings in our lives, and being grateful for what we have are some of the thoughts that come to me as I read this guest post by Kevin Clarke. Kevin is a writer for America Magazine and this piece…