I can get all misty-eyed and ramble, but let’s just jump in and celebrate the who brought us “the hero’s journey” and the wise, wise words: “Follow your bliss.”

There’s a reason Oprah decided to team up with Eckhart Tolle to create an unprecedented 10-week course to teach the principles in A New Earth to hundreds of thousands of people: it’s a remarkable book.

What are your greatest dreams? KNOW that EVERY great achievement was “at first and for a time a dream.” For some weird reason we see someone we admire and make the bizarre assumption that they’ve ALWAYS been who they are now. Huh?

It’s pretty much The Bible for the Law of Attraction and (with The Science of Getting Rich (see my Notes on that as well)) the foundation of The Secret.

Martin Seligman is changing the world. As the former President of the American Psychological Association and Founder of the revolutionary “Positive Psychology” movement, he and his colleagues are literally creating a science of happiness.

Constructive Living is based on the fundamental notion that, although we can’t control our feelings, we CAN control our behaviors. And, as a result, craft our ideal life.

There’s no way I would have guessed Russell would have such a profoundly spiritual, yet remarkably “real” and unquestionably successful expression of his spirituality in the 21st Century.

In this Note, were going to take a quick look at some of the Big Ideas from two of their workshops that absolutely transformed my life. I can’t recommend them and they’re work strongly enough and trust you’ll enjoy!

It’s Not About the Money is all about pointing us to the spiritual path within our relation¬ship to money--helping us master this part of our life to help us live in integrity with our highest ideals.

Although not an Integral-wonk, my worldview has fundamentally shifted thanks to Ken and his awesome team at the Integral Institute. I owe a huge debt to them for what I’ve learned and how I’ve transformed—intellectually and in my day-to-day life.

Martin Seligman, past President of the APA, visionary behind the Positive Psychology movement and one of the leading psychologists in the world, has spent the last three and a half decades researching the influence of optimism on our lives.

In this Note, we’re going to explore questions like “What is enlightenment?” And, perhaps more importantly, “WHY enlightenment?!?”

The question, of course, is “How can we get to a point where we actually ‘love what is?’” Enter: The Work.

Viktor Frankl. He’s unquestionably one of my heroes and this book is a must read (or re-read as the case may be). It's impossible to be a serious student of life and not soak up as much Frankl as you can.

If we have any desire to live at our highest potential, we MUST master the concept of Mastery. And George Leonard, a life-long learner, educator, teacher, author, and Aikido master is our ideal teacher.

Not only is Marcus Aurelius one of my heroes, he’s also one of history’s leading Stoic Philosophers. Stoic philosophy. You know, one of the classic Hellenistic philosophies—right there with Epicureanism and Cynicism.

If you’re into achieving greatness and love to see the hero in action—whether it’s Tiger Woods coming back for the playoff win or a great rock star performing live—you’ll love this book.

Juxtaposing his biological, educated, government-employed father who always struggled financially with his best friend’s entrepreneurial, wealthy father, Kiyosaki weaves a compelling story about how the rich think more than a little differently than the poor and the middle class.

Mevlana Rumi: The great Islamic Persian poet and mystic. If you’ve ever heard of Sufism or the Whirling Dervishes, then you’ve probably been exposed, at least in part, to some of Rumi’s teachings.

Let’s take a quick look at some of my favorite big ideas (this book is so full of them I had to stop myself at 21!)—from defining financial freedom, learning to play to win (vs. playing not to lose) to seeing how the size of your character determines your response to various sized problems.

Are you committed to discovering who you are and how you can give yourself most fully to the world? AND how you can consciously circulate wealth in the world as you give your gifts, support others, and support yourself?

Shawn’s a good friend and hands down one of the “strongest” and most energetic guys I know. He’s also an incredible blend of philosopher and spiritual body builder—bringing meditation into the gym while enhancing—not compromising—the intensity of his training.

In this Note, we’re going to take a quick look at each of the 7 Habits and help you make a “paradigm” shift into living your greatest life.

We’ve all been exposed to the 80/20 Principle at some point in our lives: The principle states, quite simply, that 20% of efforts lead to 80% of results. Whether you know it as the “Pareto Principle” or the “Principle of Least Effort,” it’s an incredibly powerful concept.

This may be a book that you missed despite the fact that it is read by many people all over the world. I still can’t remember how I discovered it but I’m thrilled I did. And, I think you’re going to love it.