How I conquered stage fright by reframing fear — I’ll never forget seeing the play “South Pacific“ at my high school in Lombard, Illinois. It was quite a spectacle. What made the biggest impression on me though was not the show itself but after the show when I saw the most moving scene of…

Ever feel like you just don’t belong..? — Though my eyes are closed, I can see the bright green rhythmic blip of light. A jagged climb up a minuscule mountain. A strike of struggling life, trailing methodically across a small screen to disappear. Again, but slower. More deliberate. It is ending. I think of what my eulogy might…

The 7-Step, Fool-proof Guide to Telling a Good Story in Any Conversation — You’re at this terrific party, among the Clever, the Beautiful and the Influential. The conversation begins to flow toward one of your favorite subjects. And you have the perfect story to tell about this. You begin your inspiring/hilarious/mind-blowing/life-changing story. But after just a few sentences, you notice one of…

My 20-year-old Siamese sleeps in my arms each night. We cuddle through unconsciousness, as I hold her tight. I dreamt that she was leaping, wild into the air. Fur in flight, her whiskers white, sharp claws and blue-eyed stare. She caught what I was tossing up, a sparkling sinuous…

Fix your Copywriting with these 4 Mighty Tenets of Marketing In copywriting, as in life, we all want one thing. Your attention. There’s just one problem. We all have a limited number of minutes on earth. We are constantly pulled in every direction by minions of desperately needy emails…

I found Matahari at the Pasadena pound, curled up in a cage, next to another cat. One of the felines looked a bit more perfect than the other, more classically Siamese. I asked to see her. They took her out and placed her at the entrance of a carpet-covered cat-maze…

An Urgent Worldwide Issue Today, over 322 million tons of toxic chemicals are used in the European Union alone. Globally, nearly 13 tons of hazardous chemicals are produced every second. Hazardous wastes cause substantial harm to our health and environment. 12 million people die yearly from diseases caused by pollution, chemical exposures, climate change…

I scraped my soul against jagged walls Hidden pain in palace halls… Through the smoke of dark dens, Across mirrors of blow I’ve swallowed demons I didn’t know… I’ve spread my palms and crossed my sword Given alms to a forbidden Lord… I’ve worshipped shadows and embraced the night I’ve inspired…

Go ahead and “try this at home” You know me. Always looking on the bright side! Well, today I have some serious sunshine to share with you while you’re cooped up at home, yet still punching the clock. Yes, you are now living The Dream. And to prove it…