I try to teach my children that being successful isn’t necessarily about performing a specific task, being in a certain occupation, or living in a particular locati...read full story
I had never heard the word yurt before, but within minutes I realized it was exactly what I’d been looking for. At the time, I was at lunch listening to my friend d...read full story
My two dogs, Mishka and Abby, have very different personalities. Mishka is bored unless engaged in her favorite game, which, as you might imagine for a dog, is “fet...read full story
When you go to your doctor with a medical problem, you’re prepared to answer questions designed to help him or her determine what’s going on and what treatmen...read full story
When I lived in Paris in my 30s, I had a friend who was in her early 80s and lived in a studio with two blind dogs and a cat with three legs. In her youth she had acted i...read full story
No matter what service you’d love to provide for the world, there is a way for you to be paid to do it. Any service. To maximize the potential you have to serve fro...read full story
I began keeping a journey journal, my Power Notes, six years ago when I left my job with the NAACP. My dear friend, Stephanie, was a journal fanatic. I don’t know a...read full story
The first time I heard the concept of having an overall life purpose, I was more than a little skeptical. I sniffed around the subject for a while and did all the work ne...read full story
In 2009, I purchased a copy of Inc. magazine with a very specific goal. This particular issue outlined the Inc. 500, which is a list of the 500 fastest-growing private co...read full story
The fastest way I know to prosperity, happiness, and success is to commit to a principle I call “be the goal.” Despite daily practice, I am still not good at ...read full story
