Marianne Williamson has said plenty of wise things, but one especially stuck with me. She pointed out that people who are involved in solving enormous problems tend to feel less helpless than those who don’t participate. I thought of those words last night listening to President Obama’s speech. Earlier in the day, callers on public [...]

Last week, one of the nightly news programs did a story about a woman who left her career as a therapist to sell Mary Kay Cosmetics. It seemed to be a good decision for her. Not only did she love her new business, she was exceeding her previous income and expected she’d soon double her [...]

It’s been a crazy week at World Headquarters in Las Vegas. Thought I killed my laptop (I didn’t), was working frantically to finish up new material for Making a Living Without a Job, and had a fun Better Than Brainstorming teleclass with Alice Barry. I still managed to collect some resources and ideas worth passing [...]

 In her delightful book Educating Alice, author Alice Steinbach writes that as a child her family remembers her pestering them with questions. She explains it this way: “Given my insatiable curiosity and intense admiration for Nancy Drew, my future plans hinged on entering the detective profession. I saw myself as Nancy Drew aging into Miss [...]

There’s a woman who goes walking in my neighborhood every day. What’s so noticeable about her is that she always looks furious. I have been tempted to holler at her and ask, “Doesn’t your body produce endorphins?” I know that wouldn’t be well received, however. She’s taken a strong position as one of the perpetually [...]

Excellent results are never accidental. Without commitment, our creative powers are scattered and our ability to attract support and resources dries up. Of course, it’s possible, as millions of people demonstrate, to go through life getting by without ever committing deeply to anything much at all. 
In their insightful book, Money Drunk, Money Sober, Julia Cameron [...]

Trader Joe’s was in a festive mood this morning. There were balloons and flowers everywhere and the employees were in costume. Alas, I arrived too early to sample the chocolate-dipped strawberries. I’m a raving TJ’s fan and not just because I love their food: I’m fascinated by the atmosphere. The other day, I was checking [...]

My editor asked me to add a new chapter to the updated Making a Living Without a Job to talk about the current economy. I finished the first draft today and as I was working on it,  thought about the response I’d received after I sent out a mailing over the weekend called The Security [...]

I was busily working on my book revisions when a call came in on Skype from my daughter.  Jennie called to ask me to settle a mother/daughter dispute. It seems that Jennie had told 4 1/2 year old Zoe that when she was a little girl she’d made books and went door to door selling [...]

During times of change and confusion, many of us dream about getting a clear directive. Perhaps a tape will mysteriously show up in the mail that bears the message, “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…”
Finding purpose in life that leads to a fullfilling mission is the single most difficult task facing most of [...]