In this newsletter:
- The Creative Habit
- Twyla Tharp - choreographer
- 12 lessons from The Creative Habit
- Movin' Out - Twyla and Billy Joel
- What I'm learning from writing

The Creative Habit 

“I begin each day of my life with a ritual: I wake up at 5:30 A.M., put on my workout clothes, my leg warm...

In this newsletter:
- Creativity
- Betty Edwards
- Exhibit A - my friend
- Exhibit B - my daughter
- Exhibit C - Nilo Cruz, playwright

Creativity 

“Brain plasticity (neuroplasticity):
In general, the term refers to the ability of the brain and nervous system to change structurally and functionally as a ...

In this newsletter:
- Mindset
- Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.
- Alfred Binet - IQ test creator
- Mindset test 
- Cultivating a growth mindset
- What happens after death?
- Space and time in the eternal world
- Whiskey in the Jar, by Thin Lizzy

Mindset

“Think about your hero. Do you think of this person as some...

In this newsletter:
- Psycho-Cybernetics
- Maxwell Maltz, MD - Plastic surgeon
- Cybernetics
- Self-Image
- The Creative Mechanism
- Ireland with Mom

Psycho-Cybernetics

“A plastic surgeon does not simply alter a man’s face. He alters the man’s inner self. The incisions he makes are more than skin deep. ...

In this newsletter:
- Male menopause - an inconvenient reality
- Male Menopause versus Female Menopause 
- Testosterone - a precious resource
- John O'Donohue - on Aging
- Helpful links
- Natasha Teran, yoga retreat in Spain

Male Menopause - An Inconvenient Reality

 As much as I don't want to admi...

In this newsletter:
- The Power of Starting Something New
- Intelligence grows with age
- Who do we answer to?
- Patrick, my guiding light
- Ellie Goldstein, super model 

“So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If ...

In this newsletter:
- New Year - What's your plan? 
- Accounting - 3 eras
- Our Lives - 3 eras
- Self Authoring Suite - 3 eras
- Austin Fallah - writer, my student

 

"If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail."
- Benjamin Franklin

 New Year - What's your plan?

What's your plan for the new year?

In this newsletter:
- Read a lot, write a lot
- Christmas, a love-hate relationship
- Letting go of our children
- Letting go of our past
 

Being a writer is not easy. It's new for me.

It’s actually one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in all my 64 years.

But that’s okay. I need something challeng...

In this newsletter:
- Longevity and Blue Zones
- 9 Pillars of Well-Being
- Holiday gifts I like to give
- Toni Julian - wellness expert

Longevity and Blue Zones

One of the reasons we went to Ogimi on the island of Okinawa (Japan) last month, was because it's one of the Blue Zones. These are places whe...

It's nice to be back at my desk. I have to admit, it's not easy to jump back into normal life and writing after being far away. 

It was a great trip to Japan and Taiwan. But way too short. I need to go back to begin understanding where I was. 

In Japan, Ayane traveled with me from Tokyo to Kyot...

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime."

- Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad...

"You can't manage what you can't measure."
- Peter Drucker

Most guys I know want to:
- Build muscle
- Get leaner
- Or both 

Yes, we want to look good.

But building muscle is about more than looks.

It's about reducing mortality risk and longevity. Especially after 50.

Building musc...