Why Don’t We Teach Children To Be Leaders?

Wealth Beyond Reason - Bob Doyle\'s course on The Law of Attraction

Fear and Predictability

Control is overrated.

Sure, we want the world to work in somewhat predictable ways, but at what cost?

When my kids were little and fighting, sometimes the only thing I thought about was getting control and stopping the fighting.

And for a person or country that’s under [...]

Getting Unstuck, Part III: Buying Your Way Out Of Trouble


We all get stuck. We get stuck in our fears and other feelings, in our pain, and in our choices.

In Part 1, Fear on Ice, we explored feeling trapped in a situation that we want to escape from, where we’re afraid to remain, and afraid to change.

In Part [...]

The Whisper of Death


Worse Than Death?

Have you ever heard the famous statistic that more people are afraid of public speaking than of death?

I remember a time in 4th grade when I stood up in class to give a book report. I was so nervous that I turned white and could hardly speak.  The teacher had pity on [...]

Caution: Shape Shifters at Play


Play As a child I loved to play, and I still do. I’m never so happy as when I’m playing with my children.  When we play together, we let go of many of the rules that pretend to define us and shape us, and leave us free to explore.

When adults use the word [...]

Take Off Your Mask


There are festivals of masks and the hidden in many cultures.  In American culture, Halloween is one of the most dominant festivals of the mask.  Children particularly love dressing up and pretending to be someone else.

For many adults, the images of the hidden that dominate Halloween are the uncertain, frightening, and dark side [...]