This series on alternatives to New Year’s resolutions has focused on two central questions. How do you create change that sticks? And how do you amplify the impact of that change by weaving it into your entire year, not just a one-and-done resolution? In this alternative I want to look [...]
When it comes to potential to make positive change in your life, which approach do you think would offer more potential – one that gives you a big hurrah once a year, or one that builds in a dozen focused opportunities throughout the year. This New Year, turn that single-point scarcity into [...]
This year, instead of limiting yourself to one shot at making a wholesale New Year’s change, what if you resolved to make it a year of experiments? The idea is simple. Each month, take something you want to incorporate or explore – say, meditating, or visualization, or cutting out sugar[...]
I love the idea behind new year’s resolutions. A fresh start. A new, improved, more empowered you. But new year’s resolutions themselves? Yeah, not so much. Look back over the years at all the resolutions you have made. How much better is your life today because of them? If you’re [...]
How much do you have to be grateful for? If you made a list of things to be thankful for in your life, how many things do you suppose you would write down? A dozen? Two dozen? A hundred maybe? Whatever the number, I can almost guarantee the list falls far short. Don’t worry, I’m not [...]
One of the things that makes us uniquely human is our ability and desire to create. In this post in this series on how to live a meaningful life, I want to take a look at the numerous forms that creativity can take. Many people have a limited picture of what creativity means, confining it to some [...]
One of the often-overlooked ways to experience a greater sense of meaning is aligning with our core values - the next installment in this series on how to live a meaningful life. When we align our lives with our core values, we by definition feel a greater authenticity and alignment with who we [...]
Happy New Year! ‘Tis the season when our efforts to make positive change have the staying power of a snowflake on a hot griddle. Yep, time for another round of that tragically flawed positive aspiration we call the New Year’s resolution. If you really want to make your life a better [...]
When was the last time you heard someone who makes his living in the personal development realm encouraging people to think small? Well sit back and buckle up, because that's exactly where this post is headed! Since 2001, I have made my living helping people figure out how to change their lives for[...]
When things are less than satisfactory, it's only natural to ask the question, "How can I change my life?" But what if I told you that was exactly the wrong question to be asking? It's not that I have anything against positive change - I make my living helping people change things for the better. [...]