The Brain Process That Can Build or Destroy Resilience
You may not realize it, but there is a very sophisticated factory in your brain, and it has the ability to help build your resilience … or even destroy it. I’m going to attempt to …
The Philosopher’s Stone and the Alchemy of Resilience
Despite the fantastical title, this is NOT an episode about an upcoming Harry Potter or other fantasy-related book. This episode is about resilience, plain and simple. But it is also a peek inside the overlapping …
Sometimes Life Kicks You When You’re Down
I have a story you NEED to hear. But I also need to warn you: You aren’t going to believe that it’s true. You will feel compelled to research it yourself, to try and “fact-check” …
An Important Life Lesson from the Characters in Cobra Kai
For the past 3 1/2 years, friends have been telling me that I *REALLY* should watch the new Cobra Kai series, so I finally decided to give it a go. Yeah, the 80s music is …
The 5 Principles of Growth That You Shouldn’t Ignore
Question: Is our ability to change, grow, and improve governed by any specific, recognizable laws or principles? More specifically, are there BIOLOGICAL principles of growth that can at least hint at or even point us …
Synchronize Your Clocks … Your Future Depends On It!
Happy New Year! Are you ready for the FUTURE? No, not the future that requires 1.21 gigawatts of power and a DeLorean time machine running 88mph. I’m talking about the future you RESOLVE to embrace! …
Christmas Encounters of the Angelic Kind, Part 3
Do you remember where you were and what you were doing the moment you first learned about: The 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001? Hurricane Katrina in 2005? The deaths of Osama bin Laden and Steve …
Christmas Encounters of the Angelic Kind, Part 2
We’re in the midst of a three-part miniseries titled “Close Encounters of the Angelic Kind.” In the previous episode we looked at the first of three angelic encounters mentioned by the Gospel of Luke—all of …
Christmas Encounters of the Angelic Kind, Part 1
In the late 1970’s Steven Spielberg introduced the world to a cinematic portrayal of one man’s obsession with UFOs. In Close Encounters of the Third Kind, electrician Roy Neary (played by Richard Dreyfuss) is prepared …
The Remarkable Story of the Real Santa Claus
Santa Claus is surely one of the most beloved figures of modern times. But did you know that he was perhaps even more beloved long before he acquired a fur-trimmed red suit, a big round …