We all face incredible challenges in our lives. Difficult people. Ruthless competition. Time constraints. But so many of us succumb to an imaginary and impotent demon that...
Jeremy Rifkin’s thinking about how to build a clean-energy powered, automation-filled future is inspiring major infrastructure plans in Europe and China. Can his new Vice...
My Aikido martial arts academy attracts a lot of high-powered students in Washington, D.C. I have State Department employees studying with me, FBI and CIA agents,...
Two people are determined to jump from a high cliff into the water. One has no problem with it, loves heights, the adrenaline and that empty feeling in the stomach. The other...
It’s finally spring. Here in Chicago the trees are starting to blossom. So why do I have Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on the brain?
I realize this post might feel a...
Ahh…ninja season. Though fans of American Ninja Warrior don’t get to see their beloved competition air until late May or early June, for the ninja competitor, the arrival of...
The news of a 69-year-old physician being forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight has shocked the world and captured headlines around the clock. Millions have now watched...
“Get so stoked on life that you’re just about to burst.”
It was just a wave, one of millions that have washed up on this unnamed beach. This one, I’m watching through my...
A conversation with Michael Finkelauthor of THE STRANGER IN THE WOODS
Q: How did you verify the hermit’s story? What kinds of fact-checking did you do to confirm the details...
We've all experienced deja vu, looking at an unfamiliar situation and feeling like we've seen it before. It turns out the most successful and creative people flip this around...