A mid-winter break works wonders for peace of mind.
This year, mine was the Grand Canyon with my son, Jack.
I found three treasures for peace of mind.
Continue Reading “Peace of Mind: Three Treasures From a Mid-Winter Break” Wealthy folks know the kind of gift that can be fashioned into maximum reward.
One of the foremost is any skill, plan or investment that multiplies wealth.
But, the affluent also know that material wealth is no barrier to despair.
That’s why intrigue peaks this time of year around the Magi who ventured thousands of miles to the first Christmas.
They found four gifts that add up to prosperity and satisfaction.
Continue Reading “Snatch a Superior Gift That Can Make You Wealthy” I love jazz in the holidays because it soothes suffering while lighting a path to joy.
And yet, the music was born out of sorrow in slavery.
Listening to jazz with slavery in mind recalls the pain of our African American sisters and brothers.
“The foundation of the United States rests on the sweat of my people.” Duke Ellington
But, good jazz makes its way to deliverance.
Five claps take us there.
Continue Reading “How Jazz Music Brightens Holiday Hope in Five Claps” Beethoven used a holiday habit to turn ideas into fruitful rewards.
You can too in three proven steps.
Continue Reading “This Holiday Season: Snare 3 Inspiring Ideas for Great Rewards” A crisis sweeping America is working a job with no sense of purpose.
Satisfaction is reasonable at 65% of U.S. workers (ZIPPIA, 6/28/22).
But passion is low at only 20%.
“Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people to do so.” Bertrand Russell
Many folks are successful at work but struggle without purpose.
Even more, retire without purpose.
Recently, I was fascinated by an artist in the 19th century who struggled with the same thing.
James Tissot painted high-society Paris during the age of Impressionism and mentored well-known artists like Degas. He was immensely talented and successful.
But, something was lacking.
Continue Reading “How to channel purpose beyond a successful career”