Understanding what’s important, what you value, is the key to navigating life’s many options. Whether you’re trying to decide on your next big project, long-term goal, or just whether or not you should go out tonight, weighing your options against your values makes all the difference between making the right choice or the one that leaves you feeling regret. Values …

Face to face with another individual, we have the opportunity to see their body language, tone, eye movement, and many other non-verbal cues that clue us into how to best interact. Translating your offline persona and style into the digital arena isn’t always the easiest when these subtleties are left out. I know I’ve certainly experienced this, and maybe you …

We now have the opportunity to fill every waking moment with something… anything. Idle time doesn’t exist anymore. Powering down and turning off comes with this looming sense of guilt that “I should be doing something.” As if our sense of self is not just subtly, but wholly tied up in doing. The philosopher Blaise Pascal said this: All men’s …

To show up fully as leaders, it’s essential to know thyself. Knowing your triggers, what trips you up, along with your strengths and being emotionally intelligent is what will create strong and compassionate families, teams, organizations, and governments. Jenna Phillips Ballard began her career in 2006 as a certified personal trainer and life coach for celebrities and has been featured …

Blame… oh righteous indignant blame. Pointing the finger is easy, and you know what, the more you practice the more you tend to do it. There are many subtleties to blame. Versions of blame that are quiet and others that are big and ugly. There’s those passing moments where you can just toss it away, like it never happened. A …

As entrepreneurs, artists, and leaders, we often think we can do it all. But just because we can doesn’t mean it’s our best use of time or that it will lead us down the path of fulfillment and greater creativity and expression. Before her son Kingston was born transformational leader, entrepreneur, and humanitarian Alexi Panos had her hand in every …

I remember when I started to transition over to more of a natural diet and lifestyle. Making the choice to live a more natural, toxin-free lifestyle can be an overwhelming task. If you’ve made this switch, you probably know what I mean. When it comes to healthy and vibrant skin we’re taught to achieve that through the outside in. It …