Below is my favorite poem, written by Elia Abu Madi. I’ve translated some of my…
Category: Wisdom
You were born into world as a blank canvas. I have done my best in…
A lot of us are good at giving advice. We are good at communicating the…
In the Jewish creation narrative, God spoke the heavens and the earth into existence. In…
When I was a kid, I always identified with the hero in movies. Nothing could…
Opinions are a dime a dozen, and they change at the drop of a hat.…
Sometimes the emotional scars of living become so wrapped up in our identity that we…
Few things determine the course of life more than beliefs programmed at a subconscious level.…
We all stand to gain from greater self-confidence. Self-confidence affects our work, relationships, mental health…
On July 4, 1776, representatives from the 13 American colonies declared their independence from the…
Have you noticed that people tend to pay more attention to those in a relationship?…
The city of God is an imagined place in which everybody lives the way they…
Many cultures across time and space practiced ancestral worship. Some still do today, as we…
One of my favorite Spanish expressions is prefiero morir en el intento (que no intentar)…
Executive business coach Marshall Goldsmith understands the power of a near-death experience. His life flashed…
Imagine the difference it would make if you could totally eliminate anxiety from your life.…
Today I want to share an article I wrote for another blog a few weeks…
If love is the most powerful force for good in the universe, then it may…
Stress kills. You’ve probably heard it 100 times. It’s a fact that stress affects people’s…
Conflict is an inevitable fact of human affairs. A life without interpersonal conflict is no…
Sammy Rangel’s life gave him every reason to be angry, bitter and resentful. And for…
The sequence in the title comes from a famous Bedouin proverb. The Bedouin were militarized…
Most people take for granted that “Love is all you need.” But when it boils…
Most of us have a desire to influence others on some level. Maybe we feel…
Every morning I wake up to the sound of a parakeet serenading the world from…
There are clues for living well everywhere you turn. Many of the same principles that…
Sun Tzu, the famous mind behind the Art of War, studied war throughout his life.…
Jeff Bezos is constantly in the conversation for richest man in the world. In July…
I am a lover of wisdom literature. Nothing gets me going like a good quote.…
I write a lot about love on this site because love is what life is…
Everybody wants to be a warrior. But nobody really knows what that means. Toughness, as…
Growing up in a single-parent home has affected my life in extraordinary ways. I am…
Often what we need to move forward in life isn’t a new or complex discovery,…
Ask 100 people on the street what separates a man from a boy and you…
This article is the fifth of a five-part series of talks delivered by Steve Harvey…
This article is the fourth of a five-part series of talks delivered by Steve Harvey…
This article is the third of a five-part series of talks delivered by Steve Harvey…
This article is the second of a five-part series of talks delivered by Steve Harvey…
What better way to kick off the new year than with a Steve Harvey motivational…
Why does the past dictate the future so royally? When babies are born, they are…
The phoenix in Greek mythology is a bird that periodically died and came back to…
Few things can create instant happiness and serve as a constant token of gratitude better…
Will Smith generates hit movies at a more prolific rate than any other actor in…
How many times have we reacted in the heat of the moment and lived to…
Happiness is a common theme of this blog, because at the end of the day…
I admittedly don’t know a lot about TD Jakes, but I do know he is…
In my last article, I made the case that deep breathing is the ultimate self-control.…
Stress disrupts a physical process as fundamental to life as breathing. When human beings get…
Fear is known to trigger a fight, flight, or freeze response. Fear can lead to…
I define greatness as the joy of self-mastery, which is commonly termed fulfillment. How often…
Mental toughness is critical to achieving anything in life. It determines how well people respond…
It’s only a matter of time before life knocks you down. In fact, some of…
Per his Wikipedia page, Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a professor of…
This is another one of my all-time favorite quotes because it speaks to the most…
Courage is the skill of powering through resistance toward a defined objective. It takes courage…
In 1999, Jordan Belfort pleaded guilty to fraud for stock market manipulation and related crimes…
One of the biggest things that separates human beings from animals is the future. As…
Benjamin Franklin famously quipped, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except…
When Denzel Washington speaks, people listen. Even the characters he plays in movies like American…
Love is vital to the survival and thriving of the human species. Without love, babies…
Forgiveness is powerful medicine, but anyone who has ever been hurt knows how difficult it…
The Gifts of Imperfection is one of my all-time favorite books. And I know I’m…
Imagine a 30-year old man in the US making $13 an hour working a blue…
When I first got a copy of Mark Manson’s bestseller, I was a little put…
