The Edge

So many of us live on the edge—dancing beyond our comfort zones—to feel what it means to be alive. That edge is so often the heart of our greatest adventures.
I have always seen adventure as the embodiment of the human spirit—so often peeling away layer upon layer of who we consider ourselves to be,
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Read MoreLive Simply

Is your world becoming too complex? Deadlines? Traffic? Barrages of electronic communications? Finances? Negativity? News? Not enough time with family? Demanding production schedules? FitBits telling you to exercise more? Business stresses?
It is time to take a Thoreau-ian journey to experience simplicity,
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Read MoreLost Leadership

Often the true meaning of a term or identity gradually morphs into something dramatically opposite or dis-related.
Take Leadership. By definition a leader is one that ‘goes along to guide and show the way’ or ‘one that directs or has authority over others.’ The term leadership is derived from the term ‘lead’ meaning ‘to go,
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Read MoreHarvesting Happiness

You’re at your local store, list in hand, cruising through the produce aisles – bananas? Check. Avocados? Check. Kale? Check. And something catches your eye. The bin is glowing. The sign above states “Today’s Special: Happiness.” Priceless.
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Read MoreNatural Product Expo East – Baltimore, September 17–19 – Tips for a Successful Show
Having been part of Natural Products Expos for over 20 years, it seems as though nothing is a surprise – from demoers wearing skin-colored body suits to late night festivities that border more on festivals than trade shows to some humorous attempts by exhibitors to bypass the red tape of the behemoth that has become Expo… it is the natural products industry,
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