I’d like to share some tips on livin’ the good life even in a bad economy. 1. Instead of Take Out…Take In There’s this great outdoor café in Santa Monica called Urth Café. It’s kind of pricey so on Tuesdays and Fridays (when I’m in town), I’ll pack a lunch and enjoy it in Urth [...]
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3 Secrets from the World's Happiest People…Icelanders
Despite its terrible financial problems, Iceland was voted home to the world’s happiest people (according to the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index rankings). Iceland?! Where it’s freezing cold and the sun doesn’t make an appearance for months at a time!? “Wow,” I thought when reading this fact. But I soon discovered there are [...]
3 Ways that Obama's Inauguration will Forever Change Americans
“Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.” Carol Burnett It goes without saying that yesterday’s inauguration was one of the great days in American history. If the times were not so tough and the economy was not so bad, would Barack Obama have won the election? Maybe not. [...]
3 Lessons from the Obama Phenomenon
“I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.” Everett Dirksen Whether you voted for him or not, one could argue that Barack Obama is the most powerful social leader in a looong time. What’s so interesting is that he’s not a rock star [...]
Moral Courage
This past Sunday, I was at Chicago O’Hare airport waiting for my flight back to LA. We boarded the plane and were ready to go before the pilot told everyone they needed to get off the plane so the air conditioning unit could be repaired. As we unhappily waited in the terminal for over an [...]
