My journaling FAQ
At luncheon gathering of CEOs this week in San Diego, I gave a talk about the importance of creating an offensive game plan for their life. During the Q&A session, one of the executives asked about how to best ...
Category Archives: Reflecting
The one thing your dream requires of you
The dream God put within you demands something: a look inside. It won’t come alive until you do. And until you face some important questions: What am I willing to do without to make room for what is to ...
Is your advice better than a fortune cookie?
Recently, I had lunch at a Chinese restaurant with a friend. As is customary, we both opened our fortune cookies. The absurdity of taking advice from a cookie was immediately evident. His promised an “exotic trip to a foreign ...
Four reasons to stretch your vision
What’s the vision for your life? How could you make it bigger? Those questions may irk you. Perhaps because you don’t know how to answer them. Or perhaps because you think a big vision means self-promotion or world domination. ...
Ten (zany) ideas to ignite discovery of your interests [podcast]
I often hear a common complaint among young adults (and sometimes older adults too): I don’t know what I’m good at. It’s the wrong focus and belies a mistaken belief that we are made to do what comes naturally ...
Another reason to journal longhand
Ever since I gave journaling another try, I’ve done it longhand—writing three pages, non-stop, the old fashioned way with pen and ink. Despite the many excellent programs on the market to keep a journal, such as Day One or ...
The results of my vacation experiment in acceptance
My family and I just returned from our summer vacation together. For the few days leading up to our time away I had been journaling about my desire to be more accepting of others. I have long been inspired ...
Why now is the best time to start journaling [podcast]
Taking up the habit of journaling has been the most productive habit I’ve acquired as an adult. I only wish I had learned the approach I presently use when I first attempted to journal 30 years ago—and many times ...
What I learned from my shadow
I saw my shadow today. It had the shape of independence. Often, when my inner critic speaks, I get an earful about my penchant for acting alone. Perhaps my inner critic is merely echoing what someone told another about ...
Are you hosting makeup conversations?
Recently, I was waiting to meet a friend at a casual dining restaurant. Seated a table or so away from me were four women engaged in in a very lively conversation—about makeup. I couldn’t help but overhear them talk about ...
