Don’t try to think yourself into taking action. Don’t wait until you’re feeling better. The term used in Zimbabwe...
Procrastination
You’re starting with nothing. You sit down to write an essay (or novel) facing a blank screen. You sit...
How Purpose Helps with Pain
It’s been sixteen days since my knee replacement surgery and one of the things I’ve learned about is dealing...
The Building Blocks of Purpose
Gifts: What do you have to offer? You have an interview scheduled, with God or Buddha, or some higher...
Your Thoughts are Not Street Signs
You’re a little lost. You’ve been driving around...
Regrouping: To wander with no particular purpose — or not.
There are moments when we may become aware of the passage of time, or rather, the passage of our...
How Do You Deal With Deadlines?
Dan Ariely is a Duke University professor that conducted an interesting experiment about ten years ago. He set up...
What’s Holding You Back?
What’s Holding You Back? I’m teaching an online course called The Art of Taking Action based on my book...