Why Is It That When We Are Mindful, We Are at Peace— as Opposed to the Constant “Pinball Game” That Goes through Our Mind When We Are on Automatic Pilot Listening to the Voice in Our Head?

Yesterday I was in an important negotiation meeting and reminded myself that I must “let go of my attachment to my point of view, listen to what the other side is suggesting, and be open to possibility!” In other words, I was telling myself to be mindful. Being mindful means actually being in the

27 Feb, 2014
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My Recommendation for a Great Book about the Future

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by scientist and futurist Ray Kurzweil is one of the most important books I’ve read in years. I was in my 30s when I read Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock and The Third Wave, and they were epiphanies for me. Toffler discussed the physical, psychological, and social

20 Feb, 2014
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Being a Frog in Hot Water

When I was a kid one of my teachers explained that if a frog was placed in a pan of lukewarm water that was put on the stove with the flame on simmer, the frog would acclimate as the temperature rose and would eventually perish when the water got too hot. The story stuck

13 Feb, 2014
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I Thought She Was Mysterious But Actually She Was Just Depressed

We are all reaction machines. Something happens and we react. In fact, we can’t not react; our only choice is how we react. Each of us reacts in our own unique way, based on our individual interpretation of “what just happened”—and we all may see it differently. That’s why, no matter how close we feel

6 Feb, 2014
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An Inspiring Book I Just Read: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

A new business colleague read an advance copy of my new book, Your Mind Is What Your Brain Does for a Living, and sent me a sweet note along with a copy of his favorite book, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, which he said he thought I would like. I was intrigued and then found the

30 Jan, 2014
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