When I was sorting through a load of papers recently, I found an essay I wrote at I'm guessing about thirteen years of age. It was a report from 'Take your daughter to wo...read full story
If we’re honest with ourselves, every one of us can agree that we’re acquainted with the ego part that controls and manages our lives and eagerly attempts to ...read full story
Our early teaching convinces us that who we are is defined by our accomplishments. Our educational system emphasizes accomplishment, reinforcing the idea even more. No go...read full story
Perhaps the greatest lessons of my life have revolved around the slogan of the recovery movement: “Let Go and Let God”—a notion that involves relinquish...read full story
There’s a wonderful Turkish proverb that succinctly relates a message underlying both the movie version of The Shift and the book of the same name. It says, “...read full story
I’ve been engaged for many years in helping people (including myself) reach their highest potential. I have now made almost 70 trips around our sun, and the one thi...read full story
In talking about my new movie The Shift, I’ve had a lot of questions about the nature of ambition. If the shift to a purposeful life is moving from ambition to mean...read full story
In her debut novel, Andrea Adler introduces us to Sandra Billings—a struggling actress who is about to take an unforgettable spiritual quest all because of an impul...read full story
We are never fully in control of the circumstances that surround us, but we are in control of our responses, and therefore have more power over our destinies than we thin...read full story