One Of A Kind

Given the abundance of spiritual authors, teachers, speakers, and others, marketing their take on things, it can sometimes feel easier to avoid the genre than to figure out who is worth listening to.  What if there was someone who could sift through all of these gurus, teachers, and marketers and point you in the direction [...]

While sustainability, corporate values, and organic, are modern marketing buzz terms, creating and building a brand that is so closely aligned with values like honesty and transparency might seem like the ultimate business risk. However, after spending time with Seth Goldman, CEO and founder of Honest Tea, you realize there wasn’t much of a choice, it’s [...]

Barton Brooks has to have one of the best jobs in the world.  He travels the world helping people  build libraries, schools, latrines, chicken coops, and buy school supplies and land.  He founded Global Colors, an organization that is focused on creating immediate change – while teaching individuals, families, and travelers how to do the same [...]

Michael Carroll has been studying Tibetan Buddhism for over 30 years.  He is a meditation teacher in the lineage of meditation master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder of Shambhala and a leader in bringing Buddhism to the west.  Carroll has lectured at Wharton Business School, Columbia University, Swarthmore College, and The Omega Institute with Pema Chodron.  His 25 [...]

On a continent where over 20 countries still consider being gay a crime,  in a country riddled with poverty, strifed with political turmoil, in 2007 Nepal’s Supreme Court ordered the government to extend equal protection to LGBT and interesexed people. This is due in a large part to the efforts of Nepal’s first openly gay [...]

Stephen Pollan has had considerable success as an author, attorney, coach, financial advisor, and consultant.  He has appeared on Oprah, CNBC ABC, The Today Show, and written over 20 books, and 60 articles for publications, such as U.S. News & World Report, Money, Worth, and New York Magazine. Stephen is well-suited to start off this conversation. [...]

We can work for a fat wallet, we can try to impress others, we can play it safe, we can become a hostage to what your friends, neighbors, and peers think, and we can fulfill our parents dreams.    If this describes you, this blog is not for you. I am on a mission to meet [...]