…a conversation with Elizabeth Lesser, co-founder of Omega Institute for Holistic Studies Generally speaking, I am an optimist. My glass is half full, and I truly live in a state of gratitude for all that I do have. I am a happy person, living the rules of happiness. Nevertheless, I am not a happy idiot. […]
Many Boomers plan to travel or write as part of their “new retirement.” I’d like to share several very helpful sites for those of you planning on doing either or both: Let’s say you’d like some publicity/recognition for your expertise, book, or want to collect anecdotes, date, or opinions for a project. Take a look […]
Parents have said to me that they haven\’t taught their children: How to do laundry? How to budget? How to do time management? How to book an airline ticket and get to the airport? How to balance college and social life? How to stay safe? I am sure there are more concerns that would pop […]
Women…the superior species, right? We rule. We rock. We also gripe, snap, whine, and bemoan. Enter the family vacation with mom and the sisters. What was I thinking? Put a bunch of women in a closed car for more than four hours and you\’re asking for trouble. Five and somebody is going to bleed. I\’ve […]
Here are six “ways of being” that all authentic and visionary leaders practice. These are leaders that lead with purpose and are strategically creating positive change in the world. These leaders don\’t have to focus on the bottom line all the time because their results are so powerful that their business bank account just grows […]
The Treatment Model of Psychotherapy This month\’s column is based on a very interesting presenting I heard a year or so ago from Dr. Arthur C. Bohart about what actually makes therapy work. The traditional assumption is that a patient or client presents their problems and the therapist makes a diagnosis. From that diagnosis, the […]
Author: Val Sharpwww.sharpredesigns.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos I hadn\’t really given much thought to the possibility that my furniture wasn\’t living up to it\’s full potential, but maybe it\’s time I do. Val Sharp, author of The Art of Redesign, offers the “five simple steps to no-cost redecorating” that promise to unearth the hidden treasures […]
Author: Doris Roper www.witinstitute.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos If there\’s one thing author Doris Roper knows a thing or two about, it\’s how a nagging pattern of instability can stay firmly rooted when the right issues are not addressed. Surviving infidelity more than one time in her life, she clearly understands how unfavorable circumstances will […]
Author: Suzanne Willis Zoglio, Ph.D.www.tickleyoursoul.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos When it comes to finding “passion, purpose, and peace,” some of us can use all the help we can get. I am a huge fan of materials that assist with this; I am always on the lookout for innovative ways of approaching the subject, maybe through […]
Author: Rivka Tadjerwww.rivkatadjer.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos Elana is compromised in two significant areas: her career and her self-esteem. Getting older and a tad heavier, she wonders if she will ever achieve the success she knows she deserves watching the younger, slimmer, and more polished rise above her. She lives in a slightly futuristic Manhattan, […]
