The Essence of the YES.

I’m reading a really great book, entitled The Yes Man, by Danny Wallace.  Like many of us, Danny’s gone through life avoiding things.  Unconsciously, of course.  Or at least that’s what he’ll have you believe.  The basic premise is that Danny’s miserable.  Avoids going for a beer with his “mates,” let’s the voicemail or caller-id kick into [...]

Listening to the Universe

Sometimes it takes a loud speaker, like the other night. I grabbed a salad and kept hearing “Assistance needed in the greeting card aisle.” “Manager needed in the Greeting Card isle.” And then it hit me, after four messages from the “universe” I need to pick up a birthday card for my brother [...]

Sabotaged by Success?

Is it possible that too much success can actually sabotage the results you are looking for?  Think about it, you start exercising, dieting, curtailing the booze.  The pounds start to drop away.  Great.  Then you try to figure out the “break-even” point of how of much can I cheat in order to still succeed.  The [...]