Hoarding is getting a lot of attention these last few years. First Oprah had a few people on, and then A&E started a show entirely devoted to hoarding. It’s shocking the way hoarders live. I...

In accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, President Obama invoked the idea of a Just War--or was it the idea of, hey dude, it's just war? From a psychological perspective, if I may say, it is possible...

Most jobs involve some element of writing – whether it’s sending emails to clients, producing reports for the boss, or creating content for the company website. If you’re not...

A fear of failure is one of the most common fears. It can be so scary that some people decide not to try at all in order to avoid failure altogether. In the end this just ends up being another...

Do you take part in office gossip? I don’t like to think of myself as a gossip, but I have to admit I often do it. In my turbulent industry, I justify my behavior – perhaps wrongly — by reasoning that gossip helps me get information and figure out what is going on. Amid a rise in office gossip, researchers are disagreeing over whether it is fundamentally good or bad. Some defend it as a way of building bonds among people and sharing essential information.

It’s the American way sometimes. As we “progress” in life, we want a bigger house, better car, and more stuff. But paring down can be good for the soul. Here are a few reasons why having less can actually be a good thing.

The New Year is fast approaching. Do you have a plan for your business? Do you know what you’re going to do for 2010 to make your business grow and see your income dreams realized? If not, use these guidelines to plan ahead, so you can make 2010 your year of success!

Do you sometimes wish you were fitter? And maybe slimmer? I do. In fact, I’m determined to lose 7 kg in four weeks and get really fit. But how to get fit in a hurry – without spending hours at the gym? One of the fastest ways to get fit is to start running. It can be daunting if you’ve never run before. Especially if you have friends, colleagues or family members who talk casually about how they run 7 miles each morning before breakfast. (Don’t you sometimes want to throttle them?)

I have read hundreds of books and articles on personal development. Through it all I've digested and considered thousands of ideas, so-called best practices, and the always popular lifehacks. While there is no way to distill all of these books, your life, your job, or happiness into a simple list of tips, I am going to pick a handful that I personally view as the most important.

Do you have to be born a creative person? Or will you suffer the fate of being dull and unimaginative for the rest of your life? Can you learn to come up with great ideas or learn to create...

Today the Southern California air is brisk, clean from the rains a few days ago and the sun is shining. Although I have work I need to get done, I took the time today to go for a long walk with...

Christmas is the time for giving and Stacks and Stacks has a great way for anyone to be able to give back this year! Friends of Colombian Orphans, Inc., is a grassroots, non-profit charity...

Imagine that you're driving a car and want to make a right-hand turn. You turn the steering wheel - but nothing happens. The car keeps on traveling straight ahead for another 100 yards or so...

  Tiger Woods had sex with a lot of women while married. So too have hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. But as my Mom used to say, we do not care "two hill's of beans" about...

What a person needs is not a relaxed state, but rather to strive and struggle for a worthy goal. ~ Victor Frankl Most of us want to lead a happy life. That’s natural, because pleasure is more...

My “9 Holiday Depression Busters” are featured in a Beliefnet gallery. You can get to it by clicking here. It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year–but not if negative emotions...

Christmas is traditionally a time of year when we enjoy ourselves, we let our hair down and are a little more relaxed. At least that's the way it's meant to be. For a lot of people however, ...

If you’ve ever struggled with time management (and who hasn’t?), I’d bet you’ve given the advice to prioritize. You make a list of all the things that need to be done...

This is an important day for me – after months of preparation, I can finally announce the launch of our new ebook store and our first title, Back to Basics Productivity! Back to Basics...

I don’t like to take risks. I also haven’t had my own business for very long, so I’ve felt like every penny I made had to be sealed away in a vault for safekeeping in case...