Drinking coffee with friends, I loved myself dearly.  We all did really.  We would talk for hours about the meaning of life, referencing Kierkegaard, Camus, Dostoevsky, or any number of courageous thinkers we admired.  And I remember looking upon issue after issue with cool detachment as if I were a scientist observing what I saw from a microscope.  We’d examine different schools of thought and discuss their positive ...

Charleston happened slowly, like a trip to the DMV.  Nearly 14 hours in and my family is defeated by traffic, fried apple pies (they used to be less painful on the stomach when I was younger), beef jerky, and an exciting vacation that had run its course.

At the stroke of midnight I decide to pass the time with a good ole fashion game of “I think I can”.  ...

It is simply part of the human condition.  We twist oursleves around a discursive thinking process where logic and reason prevail.  Our minds ramble on and on trying to make sense of an idea, conflict or challenge.

• Should I play it safe or be frivolous?
• I want to do this, but maybe I’m not good enough.
• Is the idea I have good or bad?
• Should I sign up for boxing or ballet?

Last ...

New York City…circa 1984.  Crime had overwhelmed New York at all levels.  It was chaotic, seedy, drug ridden and dangerous.  And then suddenly, in just a few short years, things changed.  By the mid 1990’s, New York had become the safest “big city” in the nation.

How?  How in the world did a large, crime infested city successfully change its fortunes?

You, like me, might believe big problems require big ...

For the past several years I’ve wondered, “What would happen if you took innovative sales and marketing concepts and integrated them into a mental health paradigm?”

This week, I’m excited to share my findings in a new book I have written titled, Marketing for the Mental Health Professional: An Innovative Guide for Practitioners.  The book discusses business development concepts that can be applied to any behavioral health ...

Remove barriers, offer solutions and give people permission to buy.

This is an essential maxim all successful businesses adopt and excel at putting into place.  It is also a simple and powerful rule with an important place in our industry.

As I write, I’m reminded of a speech I heard while attending a conference this spring.  Patti Digh, author of Life is a Verb, was discussing ...