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I once heard that Jesuit priests are encouraged to question their faith constantly, to be sure they’re fully in touch with God, and committed to their mission. When I first heard about this [...]

Today I am at UCLA’s Royce Hall, to see Oprah Winfrey, Tony Robbins, Gabrielle Bernstein and a bunch of other speakers. It’s the LA stop on Oprah’s Super Soul Seasions tour. If [...]

Since I last posted, several people have written to tell me that they, too, are engaged in a career change – or at least are thinking about it. Many of them are terrified by the prospect. I [...]

In June of 2016, I decided to make a change in my life and write a novel. It meant quitting my job and taking a flyer: up to now all I’ve written (or had published) is non-fiction, and [...]

My writing practice has always been to write for five minutes every day. Sometimes that means just five minutes and no more; sometimes it turns into five hours. But it’s important to get [...]