This piece is the fifth post in a series on the “The 6Ps for Profound and Positive Living". You can find all writings on the subject by searching 6Ps in the search bar. Our world desperately needs leaders of character who embody clear principles of integrity, selflessness, and courage and who are willing and able to put the needs of those they lead and serve above their own in order to help their organizations serve a bigger purpose. Such leadership requires great dedication

This piece is the fourth post in a series on the “The 6Ps for Profound and Positive Living". You can find all writings on the subject by searching 6Ps in the search bar. One big question I love to ask clients regarding their clarity of purpose is: “What do you want people to honestly say about you when you’re gone?” While some may think this is a bit morbid for reflection, I find that it often engages others to truly take the long view of their lives. I have found that by wri

This piece is the third post in a series on the “The 6Ps for Profound and Positive Living". You can find all writings on the subject by searching 6Ps in the search bar. When I meet a client for the first time, I love for them to share their “story” about how they came to be in front of me to include the early choices they made in their lives regarding education, friends, hobbies, and skills, as well as the factors that influenced their lives such as where they lived, their pa

Yesterday, I turned 60 and was blown away by how many people connected with me to wish me a happy birthday.  I felt amazingly blessed and deeply grateful for this gift of appreciation. I have thought a lot about this particular birthday. As a young boy, I thought anyone turning 60 was really old . . . and now I have officially arrived! But instead of focusing on this idea of feeling 'old', my dominant thought has been that about 2/3 of my life is behind me and that realistica

The following is a sermon I delivered at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Congregation Good morning. It is a great privilege to speak today about this wonderful concept of “Beloved Community.” Of course my title opens up with a question-Can Beloved Community Heal a Fractured World? And, I certainly hope I can be convincing enough for you to believe that Beloved Community is in indeed an antidote for a fractured and hurting world while also affirming that the more each of us bu

The following sermon was delivered to the Emerson Unitarian Universalist Congregation. The Poet Mary Oliver wrote these beautiful words, “Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields...Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness”. Good Morning Emerson! For a good portion of my adolescence, young and even middle adulthood, I lived from a place of frequent moodiness, loneliness and worthlessness. I am not sure where I got all

The following is a sermon I delivered at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Congregation. What a blessing and joy to have this great opportunity to share a sermon with you. The Poet Mary Oliver wrote these beautiful words, “Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields...Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness” What a wonderful way to begin a sermon on the Spirituality of Happiness! We don’t see the world as it is but as we

I have spent most of my adult life studying this concept called leadership and know within every fiber of my being that effective and healthy leadership, while elusive for many of us, is so incredibly essential to the vitality and success of an organization, team, church or even family for that matter. Equally important is the concept of resiliency. Resiliency is the ability to grow and thrive in the face of challenges and while bouncing back from adversity, even flourish in

This piece is the second part of a series on the “The 6Ps for Profound and Positive Living". You can find all writings on the subject by searching 6Ps in the search bar. Today, I want to touch on the first principle P1-Purpose, more specifically, how to find and maintain your purpose. Some of the world’s ‘greatest’ companies (as defined by Jim Collins in ‘Good to Great’) are led by individuals who possessed a great sense of collective purpose for their organization and an imm