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The Inner Game (of Everything, Especially Aging): How quieting our inner critic may unlock vitality, wisdom, and joy
Both Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King used these phrases ("playing out of one's mind," or "over one's head") to describe their...
Aug 195 min read


How Practicing “the Virtues” Heals Us
The good life is found in the small practice of universal virtues that align the body, mind, and spirit. After talking to several people...
Jun 76 min read


How the Theory of Buckets and Dippers (and Lids) Works: 3 Rules for Happiness and a Test of Donald O. Clifton's Ideas
Relationships help us to define who we are and what we can become. Most of us can trace our successes to pivotal relationships. Dr....
Oct 19, 20247 min read


Cultivating Our Unshakable Core, Connecting With Our "Inner Yoda" (and don't bet against humanity)
I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. Invictus, William Ernest Henley Yesterday my brain felt like a ping pong ball was...
Jun 19, 20248 min read


Stop! Don't Stifle That Gift - Go To Aristotle
“Virtue is the golden mean between two vices, the one of excess and the other of deficiency.” Aristotle When we have trouble...
Aug 30, 20236 min read


Could The Problem Be a Stifled "Gift"?
“The meaning of life is to find your gift...." Pablo Picasso A couple of days ago, we shared one strength with each other in our...
Aug 26, 20236 min read
Asking Questions That Connect Us and Bring Us Alive
"Simply altering the way in which you frame a situation and the questions you ask will change any interaction and the outcome." Cheri...
Oct 13, 20224 min read
Oops, Did I Just Go Over The Line?
“You will excel only by maximizing your strengths, never by fixing your weaknesses.” Marcus Buckingham, author, business consultant...
May 7, 20224 min read
What Are Your Strengths - What's Good About You?
“The purpose of life is to discover your gift; the work of life is to develop it; and the meaning of life is to give your gift away.” —...
May 3, 20224 min read
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