I was asked to review Dr. Brad Swift’s book, Life on Purpose: Six Passages to an Inspired Life, as part of his “blog book tour”. Swift was a former veterinarian who looked outwardly successful but was burned out. This book as a culmination of his personal experience of self-discovery and delineation of his own life [...]

Every Tuesday evening, I go through the same feelings of anxiety and dread as I had experienced for many Tuesday evenings. I go to a beginner comedy improv class. If you think I have a bad case of the nerves now, you can imagine the cold sweat and nausea I had last semester. You may [...]

We’re all familiar with the physical currency of money. This is a measurable and tangible form of money, for example, how much we have in your bank accounts, how much cash we have in our wallet (note: credit cards don’t count!). We sometimes transform this physical currency into material goods, which may convey a status. [...]

If you are like how I used to be, you have the mind of a well-trained, obedient Asian child trapped in the body of an adult (“Adult Child”). You probably did really well in school and/or went to a really great college and/or have a respectable career (Traditional Asian favorites: Doctor, Lawyer, or Engineer.) You [...]