A client of mine has a unique group of friends of about 12 people. She calls them her walking group. Back in college they started a tradition of walking to a certain destination each New Year’s Day, braving the cold Japanese winter. They continued this tradition for many years and have stayed close despite the […]
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A few weeks ago I was talking with a client about a topic that is near and dear to my heart – education. One of the things that amazes me is just how out of touch our education systems are with reality. Schools are meant to give us the foundations with which we can build
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About 20 years ago Michael Crichton became an overnight success with the release of his bestselling book Jurassic Park. I will admit that I didn’t rush out and buy the book, but I was looking forward to seeing the movie as it was directed by Steven Spielberg and had gotten rave reviews for its computer
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About 5 years ago I went out for some drinks with a few clients. As it turned out, one of them happened to live in my neighborhood so we took the same train home. Just as we were about to part ways I remembered that I had a magic trick in my pocket that I
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One word that has a nice ring to it is the word MILLIONAIRE. Many of us have grown up believing that if we could just join this elite group our lives would take on a whole new meaning. Life would be easier, more fun and… Yes, yes…that’s what we all think. But the truth is
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It is truly remarkable what kids can teach us. They give us a perspective on life that may of us seem to have forgotten. They don’t know the meaning of give-up. They find joy in the smallest of things. They live a carefree life. Don’t we wish we did the same? One thing that I
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The other night I was sitting across the table from my 2-year-old son as he played with one of the toys he had been given last X-Mas. It’s one of those educational toys that you push blocks through different-shaped holes on top of a large plastic hippo. Once inside you push down on this plunger
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Greetings from Thailand…what am I doing in Thailand some of you might ask? My parents decided to retire to Thailand, and I for one am mighty grateful. It’s just a short 6 hour flight from Osaka which is doable even with a 2-year old. On our way back from the airport I happened to pick
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In a previous entry I discussed how important it is to have a blueprint available for us to refer to on our journey of self-development. With so many materials available it’s tough to know just where to start. Getting started is often the key as most of us give up before we have even tried.
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When I was young I always hated to read. I figured, why spend hours reading a book when I could just watch the movie? It seems that nothing has changed as students today are still dead-set against reading books. And yet, there are thousands of people out there spending hours upon hours reading up on
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