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In our previous vlog we asked ourselves, “what business am I really in?” In the Big Sense, we’re all in business to make one another’s lives better. Businesspeople, doctors, teachers, government employees, lawyers, mindfulness practitioners: on some level – deep or superficial – our purpose is to make things go more smoothly for people. Naturally we aren’t all coming from this helpful place all the time. Our fears an Read more

Recently my partner Doug and I were walking along a narrow road in the bucolic mountain village of Sideman, Bali, enjoying exchanging friendly greetings and waves with the villagers and taking in the spectacular scenery. On daily walks we observed a farmer plowing his rice fields with two oxen. Nearby a young girl playfully ran around another rice paddy all day, calling out and waving her arms to keep the birds from Read more

Continuing this series on consciousness and money: self-awareness a.k.a. mindfulness has enjoyed great success recently within the corporate world, where employees are keen to improve performance, reduce stress, and … grow world peace, as Google’s Chade-Meng Tan so wonderfully extols. One might reasonably ask, how can we make time for self-awareness practices when our modern lives can be so demanding? When we have ki Read more

  In July I traveled to Kyoto, Japan for its Gion Festival. With a few short respites due to wars or massive fires, it’s been held annually for more than a thousand years – talk about sustainable! And like many traditions, the Gion Festival is deeply challenged by our rapidly changing society: rising real estate prices in central Kyoto mean that traditional families and businesses have been forced to sell out to Read more