Listen to David McCormick’s thoughts on the importance of clearing your inbox daily.
Day of rest
We’re Jewish and observe the day of rest concept of the Sabbath. One day a week we completely tune out from our busy lives including cell phones and email. The opportunity to decompress and recharge every week is amazingly beneficial — personally, professionally, and psychologically.
Alone time
It’s really important to have alone time for yourself and nobody else. Playing music, letting thoughts clear themselves naturally, feeling my intuitions about things in life. Just having space physically is needed; sometimes it’s hard to achieve even around the people we love most.
Dealing with negative thoughts
We all have bad/negative thoughts. Sometimes they have to run their course. Other times you have to recognize that there is no good end to them and shut them down as if you’re having a bad dream and make yourself wake up to stop it.
Being independent and keeping it real
Go against what is accepted and known from time to time. Even just for the sake of sanity. The world feeds people plenty of lies and traps about all topics from health to politics to religion to people. I’ve decided that political correctness for the sake of people’s feelings is as close to willful lying […]
Having good relations
We all have our own level of struggles there. I’ve had my fair share. Probably just trying to make each person’s role in their family and own life as defined and honest as possible through communication…and fighting sometimes! Ha. When I am open, hopeful and helpful things are always on the upswing.
Exercise Rituals
I’m not a ritual person but I definitely spend a lot of time stretching. Physically, it’s good to tune in to your body and learn something every once in a while you didn’t know about function and health and apply that. That is ongoing and never stops.
Helping Others for Sake of Helping
The world is a small place and you never know where an acquaintance or favor you’ve done for someone is going to come back and repay you; or bite you in the ass if you burned someone along the way. Definitely some things just come my way because of recognition but generally I work and […]
Robert Kennedy on Measuring Quality of Life
“The gross national product (of a country) does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. […]
The Hero’s Journey (On Living in the World) by Joseph Campbell
I hadn’t read Joseph Campbell in awhile. When I came across this essay last week, I got sucked in. This is inspiration. Please share. The Hero’s Journey (On Living in the World) by Joseph Campbell The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. What you have to do, you do with play. Life […]
Quality of Life Perspectives: Mike Krzyzewski Talks about Associating with Good People
I had the immense opportunity to interview Mike Krzyzewski at the Milken Conference earlier this year. Coach K is one of the most successful coaches in any sport on any level. However, Mike is probably even more respected today for his role as a leadership expert, a motivational speaker and a philanthropist. You can view […]
Essay by Norman Lear, More Reflections on the Meaning of Life
I came across this essay that Norman Lear wrote in Life magazine in 1992. It is great. I mean really great. For those of you that have not heard of Norman Lear he is a hugely talented entrepreneur and humanitarian. Best known for creating All in the Family and The Jeffersons. He’s also the founder […]
Gary Vaynerchuk Shares His Views on Quality of Life
I’m sure you have heard of Gary by now. He is a gutsy, charismatic, hard working, gifted entrepreneur who owns the wine category online through his site WineLibrary.TV. He is best known as one of the world’s experts in social media and online marketing. However, as he continues to draw audiences, he is now just […]
Quality of Life Perspectives: Eric Bibb Talks About Gratitude
As many of you know, I’m a huge fan of the musician Eric Bibb. He is one of the great performers living today. He is a Grammy-nominated blues musician who despite his accomplishments may still be one of the best-kept secrets in music. Eric’s guitar work and lyrics are incredible; however it’s something about his […]
Top Ten Quality of Life Contributors by Gil Gerstein
Quality of life to me is living and loving consciously, embracing life’s experiences, making small yet attainable goals and enjoying all the little moments that life brings. 1. Think Positive I believe that people are inherently good, things are always getting better and all challenges can be turned into accomplishments. By embracing struggle as a […]
Quality of Life Perspectives: Sidney Harman Cites Death of a Salesman
Sidney Harman epitomizes the term “wise man.” When he was 25, he was way ahead of the game in terms of knowing what is important in life and how to make positive things happen. At 92, lets just say he knows a lot about life… Dr. Harman is a warm, energetic, generous man who also […]