Using a spreadsheet to consider your mortality — When I was in my late teens, the about section on my Facebook profile read, “Live slowly.” It wasn’t a maxim against ambition or drive or seeking accomplishment, it was a simple reminder to savour it all. To notice time as it moved by. But, at some point, I deleted…

Could trying to win an unwinnable game be causing your pain? — Much of life is made up of infinite games— everything from relationships, to parenting, to work, to business. Even life itself is an infinite game. The problem is, we relate to others, parent our kids, go to work, run our businesses, and even lead our lives as if these things…

12 days in Japan taught me to live life with intentionality. — What struck me was the care, the hospitality, the sense of intentionality behind everything. I was experiencing ‘omotenashi’ — the Japanese art of thoughtful hospitality — and I loved it. …

The popular speaker will change how you think about the climate crisis. — Simon Sinek has a way of seeing through an issue and communicating it in a fresh, piercing way. And this time he’s taken on global warming. No, he hasn’t written another book or filmed a viral TED talk. So far he’s just shared a short video where he answers a…

How we overcomplicate what could be exceedingly simple. — I’ve always been “future-oriented.” I naturally find myself thinking about what’s next and, generally, welcoming most change. But sometimes I get paralyzed thinking about the future — especially when I feel I need to figure out what I should do next in life. What career should I pursue? Where should…

A Harvard psychologist’s advice to bust stress — Susan David’s Father died when she was 15 years old. On the outside, she coped by remaining strong like nothing was wrong. She denied the pain of her loss, even to herself. But that couldn’t last forever, of course. The emotion, stuffed down and denied, revealed itself in illness and…

If you like personality tests or psychometric assessments, you’ll want to check this out. Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, who wrote the #1 bestseller, Principles, has just launched a free personality assessment with well-known writer and psychologist Adam Grant, as well as psychologists John Golden and Brian Little. Want…

Open your hands and let everything fall. — If you’re anything like me, you often feel as if you’re at war — trying desperately to find a sense of peace. You breathe. You meditate. You do all the things just to keep some semblance of calm. Sometimes you feel better, sometimes you don’t. Why? Maybe you’re looking for…

How knowing yourself is the key to moving forward. — Before he was sentenced to death, the philosopher Socrates uttered the now-famous line, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” That’s ancient-speak for… “If you live on autopilot like a zombie, you’ll waste your life.” Here’s the deal: lots of us are chasing success like zombies — totally unaware that…