Tuesdays with Morrie
– Mitch Albom
June 20, 2014 By
“Death ends a life, not a relationship.” Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For […]
Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance
– Rosie Molinary
June 12, 2014 By
As a child, you felt comfortable in your skin. Your body was an instrument, an extension of your wholly unique mind and soul. You used it to take you where you were going, to express what you felt, to get things done. The world, for you, was hopeful and certainly not limited by the way you looked. But then, […]
Crazy Sexy Diet
– Kris Carr
June 10, 2014 By
The New York Times bestseller by Kris Carr, author of the best-selling Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips and Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor, takes on the crazy sexy subject of what and how we eat, drink, and think. Infused with Carr’s signature sass, wit and advice-from-the-trenches style, Crazy Sexy Diet is a beautifully illustrated resource that puts you on the fast track to vibrant health, happiness […]
Hungry for Change
June 9, 2014 By
Earlier in the week, as part of my postings about good books for a good life, I wrote about the book on the McDonald’s business which is a great story about a very well constructed business. The BUSINESS, not the junk they produce. Only the business. A reader wrote me saying “Thanks for the MacDonalds recommendation, but […]
Hate Your Job? Here’s help…
June 9, 2014 By
12 Ridiculously Awesome Jobs You Didn’t Even Know Existed! Yes it’s from BuzzFeed… and most jobs probably don’t pay much… But hey, holidays are for dreaming…
Emotional Intelligence
– Daniel Goleman
June 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice there is little we can do to change until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.” Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to monitor one’s […]
Delivering Happiness
– Tony Hsieh
June 5, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Delivering Happiness (2010) is a book by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. It details his life as an entrepreneur, with emphasis on the founding of Link Exchange and Zappos. In 2009, Hsieh began writing Delivering Happiness over Labor Day in Lake Tahoe. He wrote most of the book stream of consciousness, often completing 3,000 word chunks a day that he would send to his editor in New York. While writing […]
Habits of happiness
– Matthieu Ricard
June 3, 2014 By
From TED.com What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment. Sometimes called the “happiest man in the world,” Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk, author and photographer. Why you […]
MAYA ANGELOU
– A Rainbow of Wisdom
May 29, 2014 By
Maya Angelou (/ˈmaɪ.ə ˈændʒəloʊ/; born Marguerite Ann Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American author and poet. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than 50 years. She received dozens of awards and over 30 […]
