While self-help is a great concept, it has failed in practice for many. The fact that is it is called self-help is the reason why—it revolves around the self. We can go workshops and retreats, and then we go home (alone) and read books, watch videos, and know exactly what to do and how to [...]
Read More →Last year, I had the honor of speaking at TEDx Brooklyn (video here) and TEDx Midwest (video coming soon). As an avid viewer of 100s of TED Talks, this was an amazing experience. Every morning, I get on my exercise bike, choose a video on TED.com, and start riding and listening as it plays. It’s [...]
Read More →I love playing with language, manipulating words, and even creating words like extra-average. Most dictionaries always have multiple definitions of words but at the end of the day, we give words meaning. When I was younger I used to rap and write poetry—that’s where my relationship to words began. Though I know and use many [...]
Read More →What is wisdom? How do you gain it? Does it come with age and education? Is it synonymous with knowledge? Dictionary Definition wis·dom [ wízdəm ] 1. good sense: the ability to make sensible decisions and judgments based on personal knowledge and experience 2. wise decision: good sense shown in a way of thinking, judgment, [...]
Read More →What is family? Is it biological or broader? How big is your family? Who would you go the extra mile for? What’s the difference between family and friends? How fast can someone become family? Dictionary Definition fam·i·ly [ fámməlee ] 1. group of relatives: a group of people who are closely related by birth, marriage, [...]
Read More →What is luck? Who is lucky? And who isn’t? Is in random? Can we all access it? How can we be more lucky? Dictionary Definition luck [ luk ] good fortune: success that seems to happen by chance chance: the arbitrary distribution of events or outcomes event determined by chance: something that seems to happen [...]
Read More →What is love? Is love an emotion or an action? Does it require two people to generate or can one person have it? Why do we crave it? Dictionary Definition love [ luv ] 1. feel tender affection for somebody: to feel tender affection for somebody such as a close relative or friend, or for [...]
Read More →What is gratitude? Does it require receiving? Does it require giving? When is the best time to be grateful—in times of excess or lack? Dictionary Definition grat·i·tude [ grátti tud ] 1. thanks: a feeling of being thankful to somebody for doing something Jullien’s Definition Gratitude is appreciation for what you already have. To appreciate [...]
Read More →What is wealth? Am I wealthy right now or not? Is there a threshold? Is it a feeling or a finite possession? Is it relative or universal? Is it about how much you give or how much you keep? Dictionary Definition wealth [ welth ] large amount of money: a large amount of money or [...]
Read More →What is diversity? Is it having enough people of color on your staff? Is it ensuring gender equity? Is it actually thought-based and not physical? Dictionary Definition di·ver·si·ty [ di vúrssətee ] 1. variety: a variety of something such as opinion, color, or style 2. social inclusiveness: ethnic variety, as well as socioeconomic and gender [...]
Read More →What is money? Is it limited? What does it represent or stand for? Is it a means or an end? Dictionary Definition mon·ey [ múnnee ] 1. medium of exchange: a medium of exchange issued by a government or other public authority in the form of coins of gold, silver, or other metal, or paper [...]
Read More →What is death? Does it mark the end of the life? Should it be feared or welcomed? Dictionary Definition death [ deth ] 1. end of being alive: the ending of all vital functions or processes in an organism or cell 2. way of dying: a manner of dying 3. somebody’s dying: an instance of [...]
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