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  • The Best Human Skill

    We humans are driven by our emotions far more than our thoughts. Learning to differentiate between…

  • TBT: Find Your Stop Sign

    We are all busy beyond measure in these modern times, I know. If it’s not the office demanding your attention, it’s the laundry, or…

  • Listen to Ben

    Okay, let’s be honest: Franklin did NOT follow his own advice. He was apt…

  • TBT: Separately Together

    As a kid, I was fascinated by conjoined (“Siameze”) twins. I read stories in the Guinness record book, and I watched TV specials on the courageous families…

  • Trust Yourself Less

    One of the most startling things we’re learning about the brain is…

  • Hooked on a Feeling…

    After meeting their basic needs in a decent way, people don’t really want more…

  • The Opposite of Influence is…

    Some people, and indeed some cultures, equate leadership with force, the ability to make others do anything. These people admire the strong personality of someone…

  • Leading a ScreenSmart Home

    All week we’ve looked at the power of screens in our lives; here are some guidelines. You’ll see more of these in…

  • Becoming Ordinary

    Our culture is obsessed with celebrities, turning sports players and singers and actors into heroes…all the while dismissing quiet, ordinary, hardworking women and men. Often, we equate ordinary…

  • Above All, Be Brief

    There is one cardinal rule for public speaking: Leave ’em wanting more. This may frustrate a few folks, but it is…