Treat Yourself to More Time and HappinessApril 10, 2018 If you’re thinking about improvements you want to make in your life, there is never a bad time to put those goals into motion. Think about the changes you want to make and put together a to-do list that includes activities and products that…
Want to Live Your Dream? 5 Keys to Changing CourseMarch 20, 2018Over my 23 years here at Changing Course, I’ve heard from a lot of people at various junctures along the road to right livelihood. Some are at the very beginning… still trying to figure out which path is right for them. Others have happily reached…
Survey Uncovers Our Biggest Regrets – This One May Surprise YouFebruary 28, 2018Regrets are an inevitable part of life. Fortunately, not all regrets are created equal. Some regrets are minor. You regret buying those too tight shoes just because they were on sale…. Or picking up the phone as you were trying to leave the office…. Or ordering the…
The 7 Fears Keeping You From What You WantFebruary 26, 2018Fear often stands between us and our ability to make decisions, take actions, ask for what we want—even to know what we really want. It is the gatekeeper of our comfort zone. But as poet-philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “He has not learned the lesson…
4 Simple Steps to Work at What You LoveFebruary 8, 2018Years ago Studs Terkel traveled the country conducting interviews for his book Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do. Among them was a worker named Nora Watson who said, something I never forgot… “I think…
Take the Purpose QuizJanuary 24, 2018Thomas Carlyle wrote, “The person without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.” Considering Carlyle was a philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, translator, historian, mathematician, and teacher – I’d say he had lots of rudders! What about you? Do you love what you do…
6 Simple Steps to Grow Your DreamDecember 16, 2017The late British gardening author Mirabel Osler wrote, “There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling.” Not everyone smiles at the same work. Personally, I discovered long…
A Letter from a Fellow Traveler on the Road to Changing CourseNovember 16, 2017It’s hard to believe it’s been 23 years since I ditched my 90-mile-a-day commute to become the Dreamer in Residence here at Changing Course. In that time I’ve received scores of letters from change seekers just like you. Some had recently taken the leap to…
3 Fab New Biz Ideas You Can StealNovember 7, 2017I’ve been on a bit of a yoga kick these days. If you caught the last two newsletters, you know I’ve been using examples of yoga related businesses as a way to get your own creative juices going. And I’m going to do it one…
Steal This Idea Part 2October 4, 2017A few weeks back I shared some very cool ways people are cashing in on the enormous popularity of yoga. Well, I’ve dug up some more neat business ideas. These too, happen to be in the yoga space. WARNING: If you think this article is…
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