Thirteen years ago, when I was seventeen years old, I was clinically depressed and suicidal. I wrote about this experience on the popular Tiny Buddha site in an article called How to Move Forward When You Feel Like Your Life Is Over – feel free to check it out if you’re interested. The article has … Read More!
Authentic Leadership in the Workplace: Blunt Feedback From a CEO
I was at a seminar the other day and I had lunch with a CEO I met. He was a blunt guy and very direct. I appreciate people who are willing to give direct feedback, whether or not I agree with them. He said to me, “Jeff — your work on authentic leadership is good. But you’re … Read More!
The 9-to-5 Workday Is Outdated (Change Management & Work-Life Balance)
The 9-to-5 workday and 2 weeks of vacation each year is an outdated model. This way of operating used to work, but it’s no longer sufficient. Type into Google “9 to 5 workday is not healthy” and you’ll quickly see what I mean. There are a lot of studies that show 9-to-5 workdays are slowly … Read More!
Modeling The Monks In Bhutan (Self-Awareness)
There are monks in Bhutan who spend their whole days meditating. They are far more enlightened than myself and most people. They own a few articles of clothing and live in huts. They don’t own any technological devices and aren’t connected to the internet. They spend their days going down to the water, meditating, and … Read More!
We Are All One (Spirituality)
There’s No Separation Between You and Another Right now you may be rolling your eyes or feeling skeptical. Why do I say that? Because that’s the reaction some of my friends give me when I tell them this quote from Dr. Wayne Dyer: We are all One. There is only love. But if I tell … Read More!