Perspective by Bahram Akradi
LATEST STORIES
Finding Ease in Effort
Once you discover the work you were meant to do, you’ll get a whole new lease on life — and a massive reduction in stress.
Rebalancing Act
Take a hard-eyed look at all the commitments you’ve already made, and you may start to question the wisdom of taking on anything new.
And Now, for Something Completely Different…
Take an experimental approach to your New Year’s resolutions and discover some exhilarating new possibilities.
Living Up to Our Promises
A commitment to self-care may be the first step in showing up for others — and in living up to your full potential.
Stronger by the Year
Commit to doing one or more feel-good athletic events annually, and prepare to see your life change for the better.
Minding Our Business
With employers’ medical costs on the rise, the smart money is on supporting healthy change.
Connect Your Dots
Determined to make your ideal life a reality? You probably already have a lot of the pieces you need. Now you just have to put them together.
Align Your Energy
Get your physical, mental and emotional resources all working together, and you’ll be astonished at what you can achieve.
Have It Your Way
Defying convention can be incredibly satisfying. But it can also invite a whole lot of trouble.
What’s Your Passion?
It’s not just a cocktail-party question. It’s the key to discovering a dream life you can start living now.
A Life to Die For
Life is short. The possibilities are endless. Therein lies the rub — and a golden opportunity to get clear about your real priorities.
Race-Brain Retrospective
In the heat of the goal-seeking moment, it’s important not to let larger priorities get lost in the shuffle.
The Path Out of Predictability
Get a little too accustomed to your own comfort zone, and you risk becoming comfortably numb.
Rightsize Your Worries
Life’s too short to spend sweating the small stuff, even when it masquerades as big stuff – which is most of the time.
Opportunity Costs
Every time you commit your energy to one thing, you’re choosing to pull it away from something else. It pays to choose wisely.
The Power of Optimism
Whether you’re determined to achieve a tiny goal or to change your entire life, believing that you can is the first, most important step.
A Path to Progress
Got a goal that’s not going quite as well as you’d like? Try this two-part formula for adjusting your strategy—and your attitude.
Clean Up, Pare Down
Life can be messy. Fortunately, spring is a great time to get on top of clutter, gunk and chaos of all kinds.
A Brilliant Scheme
No matter what you’re trying to accomplish, you need an action plan. Here’s the process I prefer — and that Ocean’s Eleven made famous.