A couple of days ago I took a break and went to Disneyland. For those of you that have been there, you will recall a prominent sign posted at its entrance. It reads: "Welcome to the happiest place on Earth." I love that sign. It always reminds of my childhood experiences at Dis...

"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." Voltaire There is an idea floating around in my head that is a bit difficult to bring to light. I say it is difficult because it can be taken as controversial. I don't mean to be controversial, I just w...

The thoughts I posted on awareness are a good segue into my thoughts on authenticity. I imagine that by now you have noticed that "authenticity" is one of my favorite subjects to think about and it is one of my favorite leader behaviors to possess. It is one of the few words I have ever kn...

One  of my favorite leader behaviors is that of awareness. It is one of the essential components of leadership because it fosters greater creativity and problem solving skills. In my opinion, it is a two pronged behavior, in that it requires me to be self-aware and aware of others. The ability...

Most of us are familiar with the saying, "What's in it for me?" or WIIFM. I learned this common phrase with I was going to business school. We were discussing the concept of engagement and our instructor told us that this is one of the most important questions we could answer to ensure...

My boys came home from baseball practice yesterday and my 14 year old son Joseph said, "the coach told me that I hit better than Jacob." This naturally caused Jacob, who is 16, to say something like, "no he didn't, I hit the ball way better than you." This started a great con...

"Human life is beset with sorrow until we know how to tune in with the Divine Will, whose 'right course' is often baffling to the egoistic intelligence." Sri Yukteswar I am just finishing a book called The Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda. Yogananda, a Hindu Guru, (I a...

"We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are."  Anais Nin When I was a kid, I had the most wonderfully random head of curly hair. It was a beautiful thing and I loved it. I loved it so much that it became a part of my identity. I never cut it short because I didn'...

"Water, water, everywhere nor any drop to drink" Samuel Taylor Coleridge  This famous line from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner sometimes reminds me of what it is like to be in the world. There are people everywhere, yet many of us value our separateness so much that there is hardly ...

If there is anything virtuous, lovely,  or   of   good   report   or   praiseworthy , we seek after these things.   Joseph Smith I left for my run this morning at 5:30 AM. Here in the desert, at this time of year, it is still dark at that time. With the wide...