Note: This is a piece I wrote for a site called The Mindful Globe back in 2016. I made some slight edits for this blog post. When a perso...

Although I'm not a Buddhist, I have extreme reverence for many Buddhist teachings – just as I do for all philosophies and belief systems ...

Note: This was originally a stand-alone piece written on my old site that I first posted back in 2017. I chose to move it to my blog in m...

Note: I first began teaching about owning the impact your behaviors and the energy you put forth in every moment has upon everyone your l...

Most of you know that childhood rhyme, "Sticks and stones may break my bones – but words will never hurt me." Some of you are also famili...

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "There is no object so foul that intense light will not make beautiful." We cannot transcend our own darkness,...

I don't know who came up with the expression, "Denial is not a river in Egypt." I do know people usually chuckle when they hear it, even ...

While of course there are numerous virtues for human beings to aspire to embody, the one we seem to hear most often about is Patience. Ye...

At first glance, it is easy to mistake the concept of impeccability with perfectionism, but they are vastly different in that anyone who ...

IMHO, trust is the most sacred dynamic in every relationship, both personal and professional, and if broken, is often impossible to repai...

Whether it's been about spiritual etiquette, mindfulness, or Ethical Intelligence, at the very heart of all I've taught and written about...

Conscious awareness skills teach how us to become increasingly engaged in the present moment, and not allow distressing past situations o...

One of the hurdles many people struggle with jumping over and moving beyond is one called "secondary gains." Secondary gains are the payo...