If you saw the movie Fight Club, you may remember Brad Pitt as the colorful Tyler Durden, sharing the rules of Fight Club: “The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.” (The second rule, by the way, is “you DO NOT talk about Fight Club.”) Similarly, the first rule […]
If you have ever been on safari in Africa, then you have had an opportunity to see the incredible diversity of life that inhabits our planet. In a lush ecosystem like the Serengeti, there are many different species of animals, all incredibly different from one another, and yet all have adapted specific mechanisms or strengths […]
It was the first week of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology graduate school program at University of Pennsylvania when I met George Vaillant, who would be one of our guest lecturers. I was excited to meet him because, working in the spa industry, I was a big fan of his book “Aging Well,” a […]
Today’s article contains simple but powerful wisdom from Dr. Lynn Johnson, PhD, author of ENJOY LIFE! Healing with Happiness. For a great introduction to Lynn (and his dog Ruby,) visit his website http://enjoylifebook.com/ and watch the one minute video for a brief lesson on happiness. Homer Simpson once said, “If we aren’t supposed to eat animals, why […]
Since having a son 8 months ago, I’ve had a hard time going to the gym. In order to accommodate my newly hectic “daddy” schedule, I decided to change things up a bit. Rather than going to my plush sports club 3 x a week, and spending at least an hour there (more if I do […]
In a previous article (see Confessions of a Carnivore) I wrote about my personal experimentation with vegetarianism. Every year for one month, I abstain from eating meat of any kind (yes, that includes fish.) As I mentioned in the prior article, I do this because I think it is beneficial for my health, beneficial for […]
Last year was a year of focusing on the new social media channels, but it seems we have been more focused on the “media” than we have on the “social.” The buzz for the past year has been on which are the right channels to play in, how to develop your “presence” in social media, […]
Today’s article is by Professor Timothy Sharp, the Chief Happiness Officer of The Happiness Institute, in Sydney, Australia, devoted to enhancing happiness in individuals, families and organizations. His work was recently featured on an Australian reality television series entitled, “House of Food Obsessives.” Having spent many years working with people trying to find happiness (and […]
As we kiss another year good bye it’s time to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions and what we hope to accomplish in the months to come. If you’re like most people, when January rolls around, you spend at least a little time reflecting on your goals for the new year. Maybe you want to […]
In a few days, we will watch the ball drop on another year and say goodbye to 2010. How much meaning you assign to this event is purely an individual decision. As I discussed in a previous article (see The Psychology of Time,) these measures of time are strictly a human invention and only appeared […]
