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  • My Personal and Professional Values: Keys to Collaborative Success

    Shared values and principles are the driving force behind any successful team. I hold certain values dear, not only in my professional life but also in my personal interactions. These are not attributes that I always embody perfectly, but they are principles that I constantly strive to uphold. 5 of My Values Victory Through Unity…

  • Kindness of Strangers: This Time From a Fitness Expert

    Kindness, generosity, and helping others selflessly are human virtues. Some of you have commented on my previous posts about the examples of kindness from strangers I have witnessed in people. Here is another example. A helpful stranger named Marcel Dinkins who is a well-respected fitness training expert saw my kettlebell swings videos on Instagram, and…

  • Why I Joined Thrive Global

    Why I Joined Thrive Global

    Sometimes in life, we reach a new starting line where we sense that everything we have experienced and done so far has been preparing us for this next step. When I met Arianna Huffington and we talked about her new venture, Thrive Global, I immediately knew I wanted Thrive to be the next chapter in…

  • Kindness is Powerful

    Last night in New York City I was walking home, getting soaked in the pouring rain. Along the way I noticed other people’s umbrellas wishing I had brought mine. As the cold water drenched my hair and neck, I hoped I wouldn’t fall sick. Then the unexpected happened. Noticing my plight, a stranger about to…

  • Ray Dalio, Randall Munroe and I Think Alike – Culture of Courage & Candor

    On the matter of bad behavior of complaining against others behind their backs, Ray Dalio, Randall Munroe and I share the same viewpoint. This article starts with Randall’s cartoon, Ray’s and my quotes on the subject and then discusses the causes of and solutions for this problem. Please note that this article is not about ethical…

  • Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Book Review)

    Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is one of the most inspiring books I’ve read in a long time. It is a book about adventures, travels, cultures, customs, ancient wisdom, evolution, anatomy, biology, footwear, anthropology, friendships and human nature. It is also a book about long distance running. Through the stories of his warm characters,…

  • The Kindness of Taxi Drivers

    It happened to me yet again! Another taxi driver refused to take money from me. I don’t fully understand why, but it happens to me every couple of months. Over the past several years, taxi drivers in San Jose, California; Chicago; Philadelphia; New York City and other cities have insisted to me that the ride…

  • Consumers, Confidence & the Economy: What You Can Do to Help

    We individual consumers should, as a community, take steps to support and strengthen the U.S. and global economy. People’s confidence and our actions resulting from it are an important factor in rescuing and rebuilding the economy. Yes, we need to be cautious about spending and should save money during this economic time, but we need…

  • Respect and the American Way

    Respect must be earned and maintained not expected and demanded. Unlike in some other cultures, I believe the American way is to give respect to those and when the respect comes out of my heart. I do not believe in giving respect to people due their being in a position of power, richer, older or…

  • Lessons from martial arts that apply to life

    Interacting with and helping other people Some encounters are not worth the experience. If you spar with Mike Tyson, you will get hurt and have a headache afterwards. Your vulnerabilities get exposed when you do certain things. It is ok to be vulnerable while you are doing what you believe is the right thing. Do…

  • Can multiple contradicting religions all be true? An imaginary discussion between two people

    Cast: Rex, a philosopher. Fanatic, a religious fanatic who believes all other religions are false. Rex: Do you believe in God? Fanatic: Yes. Rex: Do you believe God can do anything? Fanatic: Yes. Rex: Is God above human sciences, logic and reasoning? Fanatic: Yes. Rex: Can God do something that we humans can not understand…

  • On Relationships, Romance & Love

    Q. How long does it take to build a lasting relationship? 6 months? 1 Year? 2 Years? 5 Years? 10 years? A. None of the above. It takes a lifetime of commitment. It is easy, perhaps, to start a romantic relationship. What takes effort, though, is to keep improving it while at the same time,…