The Honesty Dividend

No matter how uncomfortable telling the truth might feel, it almost always aligns us with what promotes our greater happiness and well-being. Trying to manipulate others or push our agendas to create what we want won’t serve us in the end. When we’re...

Illusive Objectivity

The so-called ‘news’ reported by the media is highly subjective and riddled with bias. Because all news is skewed by the conditioning of the writers and their networks, it can’t be the objective ‘truth’. Believing that any of it is...

Internal Dissonance

When we act out of alignment with our own beliefs, we threaten our psychological, emotional and physical health. Even though society offers plenty of instructions for proper behavior, nothing matters as much as our own compass. When we act inconsistently with our...

All in Your Head

Your experience of life really is all in your head! When you consider that what you actually perceive is such a miniscule portion of ‘reality’ and every bit of that is filtered through your highly customized lens, it’s easy to understand why people...

Don’t Like That Man?

“I don’t like that man, I must get to know him better.” ~ Abraham Lincoln Do you sometimes make critical snap judgments about others only to find out later that you were way off the mark? That happens because the problems we see in others are often...

Maybe Means No

It’s normal to occasionally be unsure about whether or not you care to do something. But delaying your response to others is like leading them on. Suggesting you might be a ‘yes’ when you’re probably a ‘no’ actually isn’t...