Make Life Magic!

Do you want to enjoy a new life? Implementing significant changes necessitates a measure of risk. There’s bound to be side effects. Or failures. But if you shy from adversity, you’ll end up a stick in the mud. Status quo will be your middle name. If you want a change in lifestyle, you must be [...]

Feelings are darned important. The problem is, we tend to shuffle them under a carpet because we are afraid of being judged. That’s something I wondered about. Since when does society have the right to say you can feel this way or that? You are the absolute master of your emotions. You choose when to [...]

It’s been a lousy day. Everyone woke up late. You were stuck at gridlock for two hours. Coffee spilt on your Armani suit at the drive thru. Then, at office, the Board shows up and you’re unprepared. Fortunately your secretary calls that she’ll be absent, so you plot ahead how to take over her responsibilities. [...]

People like those who are like themselves. People believe those whom they like. Don’t believe me? Describe your best friend. Chances are, he or she is a mirror image of yourself.  You want rapport? Then always mine for similar attitudes, likes, dislikes, cultural backgrounds, virtues, experiences, career objectives, and values. Highlight the commonalities in your conversation [...]

Stop right this minute. Get out a sheet of paper and a mongol number 2. What you’re gonna do is gonna give you a better life. Trust me. It’s empowerment to the max. Ready? I want you to write down 20 words that best describe you. Don’t stop until you finish writing. Take as long [...]

Flashback 2001. While I didn’t look as bouncy as Mr. Canine here, I certainly felt just as  bloated as he looked.  The reason? I was about 10 pounds overweight. My dietician blamed a slow metabolism. I simply blamed Ronald McDonald for setting up shop next door. I felt lousy when guys in muscle shirts strode past. [...]

Fighting is actually healthy. Remember the last debate you indulged in? It helped you and your spouse air issues and reach compromises. Sure there was a bit of yelling and sobbing- but that’s better than keeping quiet and boiling in resentment.

“Im too young!” “I’m too old!” I hear that excuse a hundred times a month when someone’s faced with a seemingly indomitable endeavor. That leaves me wondering… what precisely about age hinders you from getting what you want? It’s just a darned number after all!

My cousin has a desk with stuff that literally blocks his view. It’s full of procrastinated paperwork. He says “I’ll do it tommorow” each time we meet. Then a few days ago he had a relapse from anxiety and stress from the backlog. Poor fella. He doesn’t know the secret to getting things done asap.

Jesus Christ was the ultimate self-help guru. He may not have worn the flashiest robe nor ridden a high horsepower donkey, but he did amazing things. Who else in man’s history healed the blind, turned water into wine, and gave us the Golden Rule which revolutionized the way we treat each other.  Remember that sublime piece of wisdom, [...]