I read an article in USA Today this week that stated that we are “entering the dawn of the super-stress era.” I guess it’s a bit like super-sizing. We’re not content with just being stressed, we’re now super-stressed. According to the article by Bruce Horowitz, seven out of 10 Americans said they suffer physical symptoms […]

It’s August, which is the height of the summer in Virginia. Like most people during this time of year, I like to seek refuge from the heat near the water. Fortunately, I can still visit the house I grew up in, and that house sits about 30 yards from a little saltwater creek that’s one […]

I have an idea. I actually have a ton of them; all the time. Some I seize and others I file away. Often forgotten, but occasionally resurrected. Anyone who knows me and the work that I do, knows that I’m a bit of a self-improvement junkie. I’m captivated by our human struggle to grow and […]

I’ll never forget the conversation I had with Will (my business partner) last year when he found out I was a sci-fi geek! He had no idea I was so passionate about all things Star Wars, (and I was equally dumbfounded that he wasn’t). After watching one of the six franchise installments for the 1000th time, […]

Last week, I wrote an article about living without regrets. I chose to focus on the relationships that are meaningful to us and how to cultivate them, since it’s all too easy to fall into an “I’ll do that later when I have more time” mindset. The thought was prompted by a friend who had […]

I was recently reading a section in Success Magazine that featured a piece on what successful people do in the first hours of the day.  There were some great tips that included meditation and waking up at the crack of dawn and jotting down your most creative ideas while sitting in a beautiful study or […]

I just read a post on facebook from a friend who had lost a friend over the weekend. He posted that he had been busy over the past few years, as we all are, and now he wished he had reached out more to his friend. We’ve all been there. Loss is so hard, and […]