Abraham Maslow was a psychologist that developed a theory known as the Maslow Hierarchy of Needs(see image to right). This theory describes what people must have in order to live a fulfilling life. At the very lowest level of his hierarchy are the very basic physiological needs of food, water, shelter, sex etc. Without first [...]

It’s not enough to just have values, they must become the cornerstones of your decision making process. Anybody can say they have values, but that’s not the point. In fact, you shouldn’t even have to articulate them in order for the people you interact with most to be able to describe them; if you actually [...]

It’s that time of year again. That one where we all make promises to ourselves that get broken in about two months. We all start with the greatest of intentions but life seems to slowly intervene until we’re back to December wondering why our resolutions from a year ago didn’t stick. There [...]

The usual prescription for simplifying your life is to articulate what you actually care about, or your values.  That is still good advice, but there is more than one way to approach this exercise.  Scott H. Young proposes articulating what you don’t care about.  He writes, “Figuring out what does not matter to you can help [...]