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Are You Excellent at Running Meetings?

Meetings can be horrible wastes of time. And even if they're not, decisions made at meetings tend to be lowest-common-denominator---the tepid plan everyone can agree to.

My PsychologyToday.com article today offers a 15-item self-assessment to help you identify how you might better run meetings. HERE is the link.

Should You Retire? Ten questions to help you decide.

My PsychologyToday.com article today: Should You Retire? Ten questions to help you decide. HERE is the link. 

Seven Ways to Make Yourself Follow Through

When we're facing a big, hairy task, it's tempting to procrastinate until the last minute, at which point, you only have time to do a marginal job. 

My PsychologyToday.com article today lists the tactics my clients have found most useful in helping them follow through.

HERE is the link.

Six Ways to Make Yourself Follow Through

When we're facing a big, hairy task, it's tempting to procrastinate until the last minute, at which point, you only have time to do a marginal job. 

My PsychologyToday.com article today lists the tactics my clients have found my most useful in helping them follow through.

HERE is the link.

What Would You Like at Your Memorial: Planning your own funeral can be rewarding

In the wake of my mom's recent death, my PsychologyToday.com article today is on planning your own funeral or that of someone you love who's no longer able to do so.

I believe that planning your memorial is worth doing even if you're a long time away.  HERE is the link.

Dying Well: Suggestions for an Easier Death and More Rewarding Life

After seven months in hospice, my mom died last week, peacefully. 

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I revised an earlier article I wrote on dying well. HERE is the link.

How You Can Live Better Than a Millionaire on $20,000 a Year (Really)

My PsychologyToday.com article today is the latest iteration of my article on how one can live well on $20,000 a year. 

In this version, I'm more audacious: I assert that one might be happier on $20,000 a year than are many millionaires because living on less gives you the freedom to choose a career you might enjoy much more--for example, helping people versus being a bond trader. HERE is the link.

My Nine Favorite Purchases

My PsychologyToday.com article today describes my nine favorite purchases and invited readers to list theirs.

I wrote that article not just to turn readers on to some wonderful products but because looking at one's list of favorite purchases can be revealing of who you are. HERE is the link.

13 Metaphors and Analogies to Help Your Career

Metaphor often helps us understand better. In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer 13 metaphors and analogies that have helped my career counseling clients. HERE is the link.

What if School Didn't Exist: A thought experiment

What if school didn't exist? I wrote a little fiction story that explores that as today's PsychologyToday.com article. HERE is the link.