"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Why is it that “SuperAgers” possess brains as sharp as people 20 or 30 years younger?

At 7 a.m. yesterday, I received my first text of the day. Getting early-morning communication isn’t that unusual in my business, but I don’t usually get texts from 100-year-olds. This one was from Connie, a client of mine now turned good friend.

When I first met Peter Drucker, I had been a fan for half my life. He was the brilliant thinker who shaped modern management around the world, influencing thousands of executives and corporations, changing businesses forever.

In “American Beauty,” Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who finds himself in the middle of a midlife crisis. At 42 years old, life has been a frustrating mixture of lost opportunity, frustrated longing, and oppressive social constraint.

I have such an affection for my spiritual brother, Saul, who moved to Baja around the same time I did seven years ago.

“A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.” - Abraham Lincoln

Why do I love my dog Jamie so much? Oh, let me count the ways.

What if you were to imagine your life as a Hero’s Journey? This could be due to a change of career or where you live, a divorce and starting to date for the first time in 30 years, going back to get a masters in midlife, or exploring a new spiritual path.

Every industry devoted to personal growth defines January as “New Year, New You.” I understand the sentiment. It’s the time of year when we try to pay off our New Year’s resolutions. It’s also a natural time for ritual, given the new year.