For a few years, I believed that what we often call “the rational mind” was my enemy.  I have a powerful rational mind, and most people would see this as a plus, but to me that was part of the problem.  I thought all the analysis, judgment and criticism my mind did was holding me [...]

As some of you know, I recently released a book called Inner Productivity: A Mindful Path to Efficiency and Enjoyment in Your Work.  While most productivity books are about techniques for rearranging your outer circumstances, like making to-do lists and organizing your inbox, Inner Productivity is about dealing with obstacles to getting work done that [...]

I’m excited to announce that my new book, Inner Productivity: A Mindful Path to Efficiency and Enjoyment in Your Work, is now available in both paperback and Kindle format.
The book is a compilation of the techniques and perspectives I’ve successfully used to help people find—you guessed it—efficiency and enjoyment in their work.   The book approaches productivity [...]

 
One reason many of us are holding back from doing what we really want, in our work and elsewhere, is our desire to be “modest”—to avoid boasting, taking up too much space, and demanding too much attention.  Modesty is usually seen as a virtue—no one likes a bragger, and blessed are the meek, right?
But there’s [...]

 
One thing I’ve learned about blogging is that, whenever I tell myself I “have to” write another blog post, that’s basically a surefire guarantee that I won’t finish one that day.  Or, maybe I’ll end up churning out something that feels second-rate to me.  Whatever happens, I probably won’t be happy with the end result.
I [...]

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” – C.G. Jung
There’s a lot of personal development writing about how it’s important to avoid “toxic people” and “energy vampires”—people who criticize us, make fun of us, tell us we can’t achieve our goals, and so on.  I actually have the [...]

I’m excited to share with you my recent interview with life coach, author and speaker Tess Marshall.  Tess is the author of Flying By The Seat Of My Soul and the inspiring blog The Bold Life.
In this interview, you’ll learn:
* The amazing story of Tess’s journey from being a teenage mother selling dried flowers to [...]

I’m pleased to share my interview with Evan Hadkins, author of the book “Living Authentically” and the blog WellBeingAndHealth.net.  Evan is a counselor and acupuncturist in Canberra, Australia, and his book offers an approach to wellness based on a unique blend of Gestalt therapy and traditional Chinese medicine.  I think the conversation has both depth and plenty [...]

In my last post, I talked about a few of the challenges we often face when trying to fully bring our minds and hearts to listening to another person.  In this post, I’ll discuss a style of communication we can use to express our empathy with the people we listen to and deepen our connection [...]

I recently wrote a piece at The Change Blog about the basic elements of what I call “inner productivity”—the ideal mental and emotional state for peak productivity and creating our best-quality work.  In this article, I take a deeper look at the common ways of thinking that keep us from developing inner productivity, and offer [...]