1: Jennifer’s father was ill.
“The two things that he could do to improve his physical condition most significantly are to eat better and exercise,” she tells Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram, who write in their book The 5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There is Never Enough Time.
And, “the two things he refuses to do are eat better and exercise,” she says.
Jennifer … continue reading
1: What if you could feel better anytime, anyplace, no matter what?
And not only that, but you could also live ten years longer.
Sounds good, right?
How do you do this? The answer is found in an unexpected place, Jane McGonigal writes in her book SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully.
Chances are, if you are a gamer, you know about power-ups.
“They’re the bonus items that … continue reading
“One of my clients had candles spread all over her house, in every room,” Diane Button, an end-of-life doula, writes in her book What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living.
“They were on nightstands and dressers, surrounding her bathtub, and even along the walkway of the woodsy entrance into her house,” Diane notes.
“There were dozens of them, and they were beautiful, but not one … continue reading
1: It was November of 1988, and Terry Looper was on his way to Las Vegas.
Terry owned 10 percent of the company that was about to be sold.
“Once the papers were signed, I should’ve been on top of the world,” he writes in his book Sacred Pace: Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself With His Will.
“I was not just a millionaire as I’d always … continue reading
1: Ready for an interesting fact about games?
When we play them, we almost never feel hopeless.
“It’s true,” Jane McGonigal writes in her book SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully.
“Psychologists have studied the top emotions during game play, and genuine anxiety and pessimism are extremely rare,” Jane notes. “Even when we’re losing or struggling, we’re vastly more likely to feel determined and optimistic than panicked or powerless.”… continue reading
1: “Our conversations started out funny and just got funnier,” Diane Button writes in her wonderful book What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living.
Diane and Franck Battelli, both end-of-life doulas, were meeting with Greg, 53, who was dying from ALS.
Before proceeding, Greg wanted to make sure it would be a good fit.
“He let us know in a very serious tone of voice that … continue reading
1: Randall was frustrated.
“Everyone wants to know how I’m doing, if I’m sleeping, and what treatments I’m having,” Diane Button writes in her wonderful book What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living.
“Don’t they understand this is the this is the last think in the world I want to talk about?” Randall said.
“I want to talk about life, and love, and how everyone is … continue reading
1: The global wellness economy is $4.4 trillion.
Wowza.
“With each new fitness gadget promising perfect abs and each new miracle health food promising youthful vigor, we are forced into a silent battle against the overwhelmingly strong and savvy energy of the world’s best marketers,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth.
“Their jobs depend on convincing us that we need all of it to … continue reading
1: In her book Imaginable, New York Times bestselling author Jane McGonigal takes her readers through what she calls “futures thinking” that “inspires us to take actions today that set us up for future happiness and success.”
The guided exercise has us imagine our future self in great detail.
Imagine that it is our 80th birthday…
“What are we wearing? Where are we? What’s around us? Who is around … continue reading
1: Diane Button had been living in Nashville for only a year when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
“Whether it was divine providence or sheer luck, during a time when our family truly needed help,” Diane writes in her book What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living, “people showed up from almost everywhere.”
One afternoon, while recovering from surgery and starting chemotherapy, Diane heard … continue reading
