I had a terrific time last week at SXSWedu, where I was a featured speaker in conversation with Jennifer Breheny Wallace, author of NYTimes bestseller “Never Enough: When Achievement Becomes Toxic and What We Can Do About It.” A link …
Happy Spring! It may seem a little counterintuitive to share a school supply list towards the tail end of the school year, but this is the time of year where we see a natural time to clean out, reorganize, and …
Last weekend, I headed to a meditation retreat. I’ve had a meditation practice for years, but had fallen out of consistency and routine. I still meditate before every talk or speech, but my daily practice has been sporadic …
When and where do you get your best ideas? Lin-Manuel Miranda got the initial ideas for his musical after reading Ron Chernow’s landmark biography ‘Hamilton’ on vacation. For me, ideas come during a walk or bike ride – sometimes in …
In January 2015, one of my staff members showed up for work visibly shaken. He was on the Stanford campus on the night of January 17, 2015 and witnessed the aftermath of the assault that has now made national headlines. …
I’ve been working diligently on my upcoming book, Social Media Wellness: Successful Strategies for Students, Parents and Educators, which is set to be released in 2017. I have been focused on not much else of late (so much that my …
I’ve spent nearly 15 years coaching teens and young adults on organization, time-management, personal productivity and overall wellness. The straight-forward system we developed at Green Ivy is now being used by tens of thousands of students all over the world, and we …
Now and then, I interview individuals who are doing something interesting, inspiring, and entrepreneurial – whether they are pursuing a particular interest, starting a non-profit or business venture, or somehow paved their own way to personal success and happiness. We …
Last year, I was visiting an all-girls independent school on the East Coast when a mom came up to ask me about her daughter, who was an excellent student and introverted. Many times, the school day – with all it’s …
Now and then, I interview individuals who are doing something interesting, inspiring, and entrepreneurial – whether they are pursuing a particular interest, starting a non-profit or business venture, or somehow paved their own way to personal success and happiness. We …
