A podcaster and I were emailing about the possibility of doing an interview. He said his podcast was mostly health related. As I summarized for him my health-related activities, I felt that what I was writing would summarize well here, so wrote it more comprehensively than I normally would have. I like sharing these practices. Note that they are things anyone can do. I mean, if you’re wheelchair bound, you[…] Keep reading →

Christina Canters of The C Method podcast posted her interview of me today. We had a fun, open conversation. I think you’ll like listening. We talked about authenticity and how to achieve a lot by knowing how to focus on one thing by knowing what you want, not wondering, among other topics. Many people hold back from devoting or committing themselves to one thing, afraid of regretting losing what they[…] Keep reading →

Welcome aboard my mailing list! In my online leadership course, I teach people a core skill to leadership useful in many situations: how to create a meaningful connection with anyone at any time—a technique I call Meaningful Connection. It’s useful in Networking Being interviewed Interviewing others Getting your team to work more closely, and so on. You can use it with People you just met People you’ve known a long[…] Keep reading →

Walking home this afternoon I noticed some pumpkins an apartment building was displaying for Halloween, which was yesterday. They were like these, only uncarved. Just plain pumpkins. Suspecting they wouldn’t use the fruit after the holiday, I acted on a whim and asked the doorman what they did with them. He said I could come by tomorrow to pick them up. Learning to cook from fresh fruits and vegetables doesn’t[…] Keep reading →

Continuing my Saturday series on posting my answers to questions from Quora, here are my next questions answered: Why don’t we build a classic space station? Was there time before the universe was created? How would I write a character who has no emotions, or who has alexithymia? What happens if one does burpees in a moving elevator? Can 100 burpees everyday build running speed or just stamina? Q: Why[…] Keep reading →

People look at my bio or hear about the things I do and ask how I do them—visiting North Korea (twice), running marathons, working with Nobel Prize winners, getting a PhD, getting an MBA, starting companies, and so on. I finally figured out the answer. Here’s how I do all those things: I do them. That’s it. If you want to go to to North Korea, here’s how you do[…] Keep reading →

Not sure how interesting this post will be to others since it’s not about helping or insight. Just reflecting on my childhood. On the other hand, I suspect people have a morbid fascination about reading about crime and personal stories. Talking to my sister recently about her comparing this generation growing up and our growing up, she commented on how our childhoods seemed normal to us but that they weren’t[…] Keep reading →