The Halo Effect: How We Get Trapped into False Beliefs
From best-selling business books to false prophets, if IT looks too “good” to be true … it is! What is the Halo Effect? The halo effect is a cognitive bias…
Category Self-Improvement
How I Ended Periodic Back Pain for Good!
I accepted lower back pain as a natural consequence of aging. I was wrong! The first “wrong” assumption I made was that since I do 30 plough-pose stretches nearly…
Never Make a Critical Decision “Based” on Intuition
Intuition can be a valuable tool … but only if used in the right order. During my presentation on Decision Making, I often ask: “Who here would consider yourself…
How to Stop Toxic People from Infecting Your Life
You Can’t Escape Them, But You CAN Disarm Their Effect From bosses and fellow employees to random people crossing our path, we’ll never escape incivility — but we can choose how we’ll…
Multitasking: Are You Under the Influence?
We fool ourselves into thinking that we’re magically doing more than one thing at a time. The grand delusion that is known as multitasking can be defined as this: The…
Long-Buried Childhood Trauma and Stress. Surprising Stories of Discovery, Healing, and Redemption
Many of us come from dysfunctional homes. Our memories of those difficulties may have faded, but their lingering influence can remain for a lifetime. I will share a powerful remedy…
Your “Certainty” is the Greatest Obstacle to Making “Good” Decisions
Illusions occur because we unconsciously believe our assumptions, biases and intuitions are accurate. When this belief is left unchecked (and usually is), it leads to endless errors in thinking, reasoning,…
4 Steps to Look and Feel Years Younger in Just a Few Weeks
Nothing Will Make You Look and Feel Young (or Old) Like Your Posture Do you know what I’m doing right now … from a physiological perspective? My forward head…
Are You Living Under the Hypnotic Spell of Big Media?
As a society, we’ve made a Faustian deal with big media, and it’s becoming critical that we understand it or end it. Big Media is enjoying unprecedented profits because, like…
I Finally Found Peace When I Accepted Atheism
Faith: By definition, it can’t be proved, but it can make life’s journey so much easier … and perhaps yours as well. I was raised in a Christian fundamentalist…
BELIEFS: What Would It Take to Change Your Mind?
Waking me up on a Saturday morning is one thing, but waking me up for this … Admittedly, it was after nine, but if you were going to wake…
Beyond the Burn: Unraveling the Exercise Paradox — Why Physical Activity Fails in Weight Loss
Science Claims: Your workouts burn fewer calories than you think! That I could buy. But when science said walking 5 miles burned the same energy as walking 3 miles, I had…
Unmasking the Poor Communication Culprit: From boardrooms to coffee shops
Remember this simple discussion technique, and when it comes to “effective” communication, you’ll stand out from everyone else, like a thinking person at a Donald Trump rally! The great communication…
IF there is such a thing as a SUPER-FOOD, this is it!
Your health is your only tether to staying on this planet. So, here’s a no-brainer way to help make your earthly visit long and healthy. Why You Should Make…
Why I wrote OBESITY … it’s NOT what YOU THINK it is!
All my life, I used to be one of those guys – someone who could eat anything they wanted and never put on a pound. But then, inexplicably, when I hit my…
Why I wrote The Challenge of Choice … how to make a “good” decision when it REALLY matters!
For more than 30 years, I have pursued my passion to unravel the riddle of human behaviour to learn how we can take greater control of the hidden forces that…
Give Someone the “One” Gift They’ll Never Forget
The one downside of this gift is that it’s not easy to give, but there’s an upside- and it’s big- giving this gift won’t cost you a dime, and it…
When it Comes to Your Health, You Don’t Want Any Part of this Majority!
HEALTH … you either take control or you cede control. So what’s it going to be? “If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice …” ~Neil…
Can’t Lose Weight? It’s Because You’re Being Programmed!
The Big Food Companies don’t give a shit about you or your health; their sole raison d’être is “stomach share,” and they will do whatever’s necessary to increase their portion.…
Our Ability to “Think” is What Defines the Human Experience. So Why Don’t We Do it More Often?
“How much time do you schedule each week just for thinking?” Whenever I ask someone that question, I’ll invariably receive a hard look and a furrowed brow followed by a…