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An old friend just died, and his funeral is few states away. You’re thinking about going, but the ...

Emotions have gotten a bad rap these days. We’re frequently told we should mistrust them, ignore ...

Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette coined the phrase “High Chair Tyrant” to describe a ...

When we seek an example of great leadership, one man who often comes to mind is Winston Churchill -- the ...

Several myths abound around the subject of men and emotion. One is that the traditional quality of ...

Over ten years ago, I read the book Getting Things Done by David Allen. I've been using the ...

When Paul Kalanathi was 36 years old, he was on the cusp of finishing a decade's worth of training to ...

Quick, name the president who's on the dime. Or think about the letters and numbers on your license plate. ...

Every Sunday I plan out my upcoming week. I write down all the things I need to get done, and then plot a ...

In an effort to get more done and be our best selves, many of us have turned to "life hacks" that we find ...

On the path to self-improvement, we often first look to addressing our flaws. We try to eradicate the ...

Editor's note: The following excerpt comes from a September 1874 entry in the personal journals of John ...

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius was one of the last Stoic philosophers and today is arguably the best known. ...

When it’s your birthday, you’re thoroughly aware of this fact. It’s at the forefront ...

Self-help gurus, life coaches, and business consultants love to tell us that we must strive for constant ...

Though something of an iconoclast himself, Fr. Richard Rohr argues that “it is much easier to begin ...

If you're like most people these days, you probably rely on the turn-by-turn directions given by a ...

Many of our goals in life -- from losing weight to saving more money -- require willpower. But what is ...

You may have heard the story, often attributed to the Cherokees, in which a grandfather tells his grandson ...

You've probably experienced a few aha moments in your life. Moments where an idea for a new business or ...