Throughout much of my youth, I struggled with the idea there was only one right way to do things in life and each of us had to learn not only the same things, but also at the same pace. It seemed to me others measured my success and value by how high I scored on [...]
While watching the movie Side Effects, I was struck by a phrase the lead character Dr. Jonathan Banks said: “Depression is an inability to construct a future”. Having dealt with depression in my past, I was immediately moved by the accuracy of that statement. I had once struggled with the crippling sense of despair that [...]
I’ve come to discover that life is really just a series of stepping stones, with an understanding that what once served us eventually will not. Take the word ‘never’ for example. Over the last few centuries, that word has indeed served our world well. We used the notion of things never being done before as [...]
Oh, how many of us wish for that wonderful feeling of a clean slate. If only we could somehow wash away our past and begin anew, there would be so many things we could see and do. So we fantasize about winning the lottery or being offered that dream job, or even dreaming that one [...]
How do we become better leaders in our organizations or better parents to our children? How can we become more honest and open with our friends and family or just simply learn to be a better person? Go to the local bookstore and I’m sure you’ll find hundreds, if not thousands of books that will [...]
When I first began the journey of self-exploration and personal growth, it wasn’t long before I realized that discipline played an important role in that development. Being naturally spontaneous and someone who loathes routine, this concept has been a challenging one for me over the years. I tend to struggle when I feel people are [...]
Our access to information has progressed to heights that are really quite amazing. With the advancements of television networks, search engines and social media, many of us have become quite knowledgeable on a variety of subjects. With all this information, however, we have also created an illusion that we somehow understand the thoughts, feelings and [...]
I recently read an article about an African tribe that does something rather unusual. When an individual does something hurtful and wrong, they take that person to the centre of town and the entire tribe comes and surrounds him. For two days they’ll tell the man every good thing he has ever done. The tribe [...]
A good friend of mine introduced me to someone the other day and as we were getting to know each other, my friend thought to share something about me with this person as a way for us to get better acquainted. “Watch out for this guy” she said jokingly, “He has an answer for everything.” [...]