When you get married, it is a whirlwind of a week. Usually, you are still young, or at least young...
Parenting
As part of my Have a Daughter series, check out this speech by Reshma Saujani at TED. I have written...
I believe expectations are a surprisingly important factor in success, no matter if the context is sports, business, politics, or...
If you are a frequent reader of OptimismMan.com, chances are you already realize that I believe there is a significant...
There has been a lot of debate in recent years about the "relative value" of a college education, especially in...
Hollywood says that it portrays better equality in the movies, but in truth, they are handily flunking the test. The message...
Do you prefer to be told what to do, or sold on the wisdom of doing something? Imagine that your doctor...
Hindsight is 20/20. When I was asked recently for my best advice to a struggling college student (see previous post),...
The effects of stress take their toll on us. One of the aspects about stress that is very obvious, however, is...
There are two gifts we should give our children. The one is roots. The other is wings. Johann Wolfgang...
Nike has sold billions of dollars of shoes and apparel with its brilliant Just Do It campaign. The problem is...
Teenage and young adult years are tough on kids, and particularly tough on girls. Peer pressure is as high as...
Most commercials offer little value. Once in a while, however, Madison Ave manages to capture an idea brilliantly in just 30...
I have two teenage daughters so I'm truly conscious of how difficult it is to grow up in America's totally...
I think all of us, at one time, had our trust betrayed. When that happens -- when someone breaks their...
Most people realize the importance of this quote: You never get a second chance to make a good first impression....
There is a lot more to success and happiness than simply having a God-given great computational noggin. It is easy...
When I ask people what they would wish for if they had one magic wish, many wish for good health...
Leadership is a topic many people analyze and write about. There are many different styles of leaders but too many...
My weekly readers realize that I believe one's daily optimism is directly correlated to the level of one's success in...
