In the Sunday, 4/26 Washington Post, is the story of how Kraft is taking artificial colors and preservatives out of their macaroni and cheese, which is a really a great thing, good for them. Since Linda Bonvie and I wrote Chemical Free Kids in 2002, we have been pounding the drum on artificial colors and
This week, I am working with an organization where I’m facing a performance issue for the entire team. I’ve been coaching the CEO behind the scenes, and he’s really struggling. He’s trying to find a way to address a performance issue. He’s confronted the Senior Manager of the team, but it didn’t go well. Many times,
Yesterday I attended the Earth Day, Earth Fair in San Diego’s Balboa Park. It was the 25th anniversary and it felt like the entire city had come out to celebrate. Although getting into the parking lot was challenging, once there, it proved to be quite an enjoyable Zen- type scene. While roaming around, I couldn’t
The other day I had the great pleasure of sitting with a famous painter from Sicily known as Sebastian (his business card just says Sebastian, Painter). He speaks in very broken English and understanding him requires having to pay close attention. But you don’t have to see his absolutely stunning work to get a sense
Lately, I have been hosting gatherings of the incredible and extraordinary. Yes, the incredible and extraordinary. The goal is to bring an eclectic group of entrepreneurs, former CEOs, musicians and artist, of all ages, together with the only objective being to bring people together. No real purpose at all, not even better understanding or even
Do you realize how important your own voice is in every single circumstance? Just think about this incredible body and mind you have — that is uniquely processing every thought stimulus and word around you. And, also absolutely incredible — there is no one else on the planet that is processing the data in the
Today, I went on a hike. Not really thinking about anything other than how a couple of people in the gym light up my day whenever they are there. They have great energy. One is an extraordinary chef and the other, an incredible parent just getting the last one through college. But they have no