I know that dating may seem to be passé, but whether you call it hanging out, “Netflix and chilling” or dating, it’s pretty much the same thing. I hear over-and-over from my single clients: “How do I get to know a potential partner?” One client put...
I have just finished reading "Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose" by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, Inc. It is really a fascinating book. For anyone like myself who has an entrepreneurial side, I highly recommend it....
Love is more easily experienced than defined. Google said that the question: “What is love?” is one of its most popular searches. I like how philosopher Julian Baggini defines love: “Love is not one thing. Love for parents, partners, children, neighbor, God and so on all have...
I rarely mention movies on this website, but, recently, I saw two very powerful movies that I heartily recommend: "Youth" is an amazing, somewhat surreal movie set at a health spa for wealthy people. Jane Fonda, Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel and Paul Dano give wonderful performances....
What happens when you meet someone through a sexual experience and then discover that there might be more...
Lots of people make New Year’s Resolutions. I don’t recommend them. Usually, they are impossible to keep and make us feel worse about ourselves when we “break” them. Instead, why not ask yourself: What is it I really want in the coming year? For many of us,...
Dear Michael: I don’t seem to be very good at making – or keeping – friends. I’m kind of a loner and always have been, but I’d like a friend to hang around with, especially at this time of year. I’ve not been a very good...
Recently, I was asked to co-facilitate a workshop with the above title. I wasn’t sure I really wanted to do it. After all, I thought, what’s so great about silence? So, I did some research and was surprised at what I found. I discovered that silence...
Over the years, I’ve been compiling a list of ways to lower stress. These are personal observations, great ideas from other people and tips I’ve gained from colleagues at professional conferences. My list is pretty long: it has over 70 items! So I’ve narrowed it down...
It’s so hard not to compare ourselves to other people. No matter how hard we try, somebody else always seems to have a better life than we do, a better partner, job, car, home or body. This comparison thing also extends to sex. We imagine...