Mind Each morning spend a few minutes visualizing 2 or 3 things you want to accomplish that day. Picture yourself having a great workout, a successful meeting, a positive encounter with your children or partner. There is a deep, powerful connection between the brain and the body. Countless studies have shown the benefits to athletes and others when they visualize the outcome they are seeking for a given event. This simple but powerful practice can be put to use for non-at

Mind Take out a piece of paper, think about areas in your life where you are not totally satisfied (your health, work, a relationship), and write down specific goals of what you want to accomplish, change. Be sure to include When (set a specific deadline), How (what changes will you make to accomplish goal?), Who (anyone besides yourself involved in accomplishing the goal?), and especially Why (why is accomplishing this goal important to you? What are the real drivers behin

Mind Make your bed each morning. It is a great way to kick start the day with a simple, 1 – 2 minute positive habit. It also creates a sense of feng shui that can carry over in the form of positive energy throughout the day. This action seems so simple – it is – yet it’s powerful. I started doing this about 2 years ago and experienced a very positive impact. Try it for a week, it will become a ritual thereafter. Nutrition As summer approaches, temperatures are on the rise whi

It is as if not more important to feed the brain good information as it is to provide proper nutrients to the body. There are tens of thousands of books written each year, and every reader’s tastes differ. Here are some books I read in 2016 that might be of interest to you as you pursue the all-important quest of making your mind strong, vibrant and supple. As Bruce Lee said, “…it is not enough to know, you must act.” In the same vein, it is not enough to read, you must retai