An approach to dating and to living — The elusive “match” — in the form of a truly compatible life partner — is something many people yearn for. Some are lucky enough to experience it. I suffered plenty of heartache in my dating and relationship life for a good number of years in search of this very thing…

The true story of how I managed to interview the music legend, and a hero of mine, back in 1996 — The following events occurred in March of 1996. I was 23 years old at the time, had graduated from Penn State nearly two years earlier, and was living in Nashville and pursuing my dream of being a professional singer/songwriter. Billy Joel was 46. His most recent album was River of…

How to shatter limiting beliefs and access your true potential — All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. — Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788–1860) I am willing to bet that at some point in your life you have already achieved the impossible. How am I so…

The continuation of life after the death of my youthful dream — “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” — Joseph Campbell From as far back as I can remember, I was enchanted with music. One of my earliest memories is of circling a portable record…

Self-care strategies to help you endure the indignities of job hunting — Back in 2014, I underwent an unexpectedly brutal job search. Over the course of 9 months, I applied for over 150 different jobs. The majority of these were positions I was well qualified — if not over-qualified — for. After some preliminary screenings (phone interviews and online tests), I was…

Five benefits of making it a regular practice — Imagine the quality of a relationship with a partner, spouse, or significant other in which you rarely check in to see how the other person is doing. Or one in which you rarely let the other person know, honestly, how you are doing. Would you expect such a relationship to…

A path to forgiveness and self-forgiveness — Have you ever noticed it can be far easier to treat other people with kindness than to do the same for yourself? You might be able to hold great compassion in your heart for others as they face life’s difficulties, yet be merciless toward yourself whenever you feel you have…

Your answer might reveal something about your deepest subconscious desires — Part of everyday human experience involves inevitably brushing up against our limitations (real or perceived). But “super powers” — by definition — allow for the glorious possibility of easily transcending those things about which we tend to feel the most powerless. It makes sense that superheroes have such wide appeal…

Boiling it down to the essentials — While on a silent meditation retreat in October 2019, I spent some (non-sitting) time pondering what a “great life” consists of, if broken down to its most essential qualities. Obviously, people have different values and therefore different aspirations for their lives. However, I wanted to distill this down to the…