There was a time, not so long ago, when a great many people would have jumped at the opportunity to switch places with Britney Spears.  That idea is not nearly as popular today, due to the mess that she's been making of her life.  So where did she go wrong, and how can you avoid the same mistakes? There is a mistake that is common amongst all demographics, when it comes to leading their lives, [...]

  Do you want to have a fantastic relationship?  Do you know how to tell if a relationship has what it takes to be great instead of somewhere between "okay" and "good enough"? Relationships can seem like tricky things, but the basics really aren't that complex.  There are certain things that any really good, great, or fantastic relationship will have.  Some lesser relationships will still have some of these things, but often only on one [...]

What is the real you?  What is it that makes up the true you, what belongs to you and only you?  What do you get when you see past the surface, past the anger and fear, "love" and betrayal, hurt, pain, and even agony?  The real you… the deep you, the you that is beyond what the surface you can even imagine. When you are born, you have no concept of your "self".  As you [...]

The world around us is filled with beauty.  There is some way to look at anything around you and see beauty in it.  Take, for example, the picture above… it's a photograph of an ordinary tree with a few small flowers around its base.  You could easily pass by and not even notice it consciously… it is very ordinary.  Looked at from the right angle, though, it can produce a very interesting picture. Life is [...]

When you look at any large company from the inside, it's easy to see that they usually have at least some people in leadership positions for which they are quite simply unqualified.  Why does this happen?  Why is it so consistent? I'm glad you asked… I've been thinking about this issue for a long time.  There are a few reasons behind this phenomenon that all tie together to make it almost inevitable once a company [...]