July 23, 2015

The light and dark forces of optimism [podcast]

Optimism: that way of seeing the bright side, the silver lining, the half-full cup, the light at the end of the tunnel, the lemonade you can make from lemons. If you’re an optimist, there’s no shortage of material from ...

July 9, 2015

How to set personal boundaries [podcast]

Saying ‘no’ doesn’t come easy for me. For most of my life I’ve wanted to please people. I needed their approval to feel good about myself. Learning how to set personal boundaries hasn’t been easy but it’s been critical ...

April 30, 2015

The choice between legend or legacy [podcast]

Lily Tomlin once quipped, “All my life, I’ve always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.” Why wait until your near the end of your life to decide your legacy? In our most ...

April 23, 2015

Four ways to grow your emotional intelligence [podcast]

“Act your age—not your shoe-size.” You’ve heard that said before. You may have even said it yourself. While our feet may have stopped growing, our emotional intelligence doesn’t need to. In our most recent episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, ...

April 16, 2015

What is emotional intelligence (EQ)? [podcast]

I once heard someone say, tongue in cheek, “Business would be good if it weren’t for the people.” No matter what venture you are pursuing, dealing with people can be one of the greatest challenges. And the most rewarding, ...

March 27, 2015

The four temptations of a disruptive day

Disruptive days are annoying. An event occurs that suddenly rearranges everything else you had planned. Here's how to navigate the four temptations of a disruptive day:

March 26, 2015

How to beat the need for approval [podcast]

Stop worrying about what other people think. Easier said than done because we all like to receive approval. Our craving of it, however, can lead us off our path. In the latest episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, my co-host Armin Assadi ...

March 12, 2015

How to turn envy into inspiration [podcast]

“Envy is ignorance,” Emerson wrote. He’s on to something. It’s so much easier to find fault in other’s successes than it is to celebrate them. And that very act of envy robs us of the inspiration we may need ...

March 5, 2015

The value of setbacks [podcast]

Setbacks are inevitable in any pursuit. And their greatest value is in how it shapes what we do next, provided we “don’t let the failure from outside get inside you,” as John Maxwell put it. In the latest episode of ...

February 24, 2015

5 habits to think more intentionally about your future

Where do you want to go with your life? And what’s keeping you from getting there? These are the Thomas Merton questions that we seldom ask of another. Or ourselves. For good reason. It’s hard work. It requires slow thinking. ...

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