Life Lessons

Lessons from Obama's Historic Win

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home


Ariane de Bonvoisin

I watched the election results from New York City, our First30Days headquarters. Yes, I am excited, optimistic, hopeful, and just so incredibly proud ...

Reflections On College

Christine Hassler | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living


Christine Hassler

My college degree taught me a lot of things, but I don't think any of us really walk away from college with the most important lesson of all: knowing who we truly are.

How Are You Responding To The Financial Train Wreck?

Russell Bishop | Posted 10.09.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

There are some things you and I can do that will help us through the coming months. In simple terms: it doesn't matter what happens to you, as much as it matters how you respond.

Keys To Life: Why You Don't Have What You Want

Russell Bishop | Posted 10.06.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

In the last week's article on beliefs, we talked about how your beliefs can prevent you from having money. I'd like to look at that question in anoth...

Keys To Life: Do Your Beliefs Prevent You From Having Money?

Russell Bishop | Posted 09.29.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Last week we began the conversation about beliefs and how they can impact your experience of life. Today, we want to dig a bit deeper, using money as...

Keys to Life: How Beliefs Can Limit Your Experience of Life

Russell Bishop | Posted 09.22.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Do you hold any beliefs that aren't true? What a dumb question! "Of course not! If I believe it, it must be true. After all, who do you think I am...

Everything I Own Fits In a Hefty Trash Bag

Michelle Renee | Posted 09.19.2008 | Living


Michelle Renee

As a 17 year-old abused homeless runaway, getting what I needed to survive sometimes meant hurting those that I loved and those that loved me most.

Keys To Life: What If It's Only Up to You?

Russell Bishop | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

In order to find the greatest value in the distinction between "Have to" and "Choose to," and "Victim Accountable" that we discussed previously, you...

Keys To Life: How to Stop Doing Things You Don't Like

Russell Bishop | Posted 09.08.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Do you have to do things in life that you don't really want to do? Most people will say there are many such things. I want you to consider that yo...

Keys to Life: Are You Choosing or Just Complaining?

Russell Bishop | Posted 09.01.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Do you know anyone who seems to complain all the time about their job, or relationship, or just about anything? And, despite all the complaints, n...

Keys To Life: How To Move From Victim To Accountable

Russell Bishop | Posted 08.25.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Do you know anyone who seems to live in near constant complaint? Nothing ever seems right, good enough or fair? Most of us do know someone like ...

We Would Benefit From A New Word: To Proact

Simon Sinek | Posted 08.19.2008 | Living


Simon Sinek

It's 11:40am. A perfect summer's day. Not too much humidity. The streets are alive with people. I'm in a taxi, trying to get through New York City...

Keys to Life: How To Be Decisive Without Being Divisive

Russell Bishop | Posted 08.18.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Why do decisions seem so hard to make? Even simple decisions can be difficult, like which restaurant? Or what movie to see. Perhaps it has to do ...

Lessons In The Key Of Life: The Power Of Awareness

Russell Bishop | Posted 08.04.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Last week, I gave an overview of the Cycle of Improvement, touching briefly on each of the elements. Over the next few articles we will explore the...

Lessons in the Key of Life: Putting Together the Jigsaw Puzzle of Life

Russell Bishop | Posted 07.28.2008 | Living


Russell Bishop

Many years ago, a friend and mentor of mine watching me struggle with various life choices, offered an old country cliché for me to consider: "if you don't know where you are going, any road will do."

Life Lessons From JetBlue Gate B3

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 03.12.2008 | Living


Lindsay Mannering

Saturday night, my flight from West Palm Beach to JFK was delayed 8 hours. The terminal was ripe with activity and gave me plenty of fruit to feed on, and some bad seeds to learn from.

Ladies Who Launch: The Hookup on Breakups

Amy Swift | Posted 11.20.2007 | Living


Amy Swift

Breakups, while painful, are also freeing and fabulous. Why? Because they free us up to be our most authentic selves.

iConfess: Pushing Over A Disabled Man Just For Fun

Sacha Vais | Posted 10.08.2007 | Living


Sacha Vais

There's an ancient Jewish proverb that says "When you teach your son, you teach your son's son." In a single afternoon, my Dad taught me critical life lessons about unequivocal love, and parenting, and pacifism -- lessons that are still with me after all these years.