Beyond the Rhetoric

I just need to get away. It’s a feeling that is very common among, well, pretty much everyone. We’ve grown so accustomed to our daily routines, going through the same kinds of motions each and every day, and this can make life a tad on the boring side. At the same time, most of us [...]

Inevitably, you’re going to make a lot of decisions in your life. Some of them will be of the “do you want fries with that?” variety, while others will have far greater ramifications that extend well beyond the lunch hour. Looking back at my own life, I’ve made several of these kinds of choices, but [...]

As you may have heard, I’m currently in Las Vegas for CES. I’ll be surrounded by the techie types for the next few days, but that doesn’t mean that the rest of the blogosphere revolves around tablets and 3D TVs. Sometimes, it’s just better to savour life’s little pleasures. Courtney Carver starts off this week’s [...]

“Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.” You might think that a quote like the one above would come from someone who is a well-noted philanthropist. You might think that the quote comes from a children’s author, more than enthusiastic about sharing treasured stories with young [...]

Asking any number of different life and career coaches out there, a sizable proportion will likely tell you to unearth your true passions and interests, finding a way that parlay them into careers. Those who enjoy artistic creation, for example, can make a very comfortable living as graphic designers. Those who enjoy throwing parties might [...]