“If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate,” a famous sentiment often attributed to IBM founder Thomas J. Watson, means that accelerating failure—and learning from it—is the fastest path to success. By treating mistakes as essential feedback rather than as an enemy, you iterate faster, build resilience, and gain the experience…

The only thing that people want in life is positive reinforcement, motivation and inspiration. During my career in radio sales, I had the opportunity to hire and train hundreds of sales people. And what I came to realize is that positive reinforcement is more important than a paycheck. It’s how we build children with confidence…

My father taught me about the importance of forgiveness. Its the only way to move forward with your life. We forgive not only for the other person but for ourselves. During my major manic episode of 2023, I hurt a lot of family and friends with some type of verbal harassment. But I was lucky…

Always treat people with compassion. They may be suffering from mental illness or other life challenges. My father taught me about the importance of helping others. And Anthony Robbins once said when you see a homeless person, stop, look them in the eye and talk to them. The vast majority of homeless people suffer from…

Life is a series of challenges punctuated by sporadic moments of happiness. Life is a continuous series of challenges, and it is through overcoming these obstacles—not avoiding them—that we grow, gain wisdom, and build resilience. Rather than waiting for a “perfect” time without problems, embracing these challenges as opportunities for growth allows us to find…

After 6 months of languishing, I had to make a move. So I did, literally. I rented a condo and moved after the 6 months was over. That, coupled with the anti depressants lifted my spirits; I wasn’t back to my old self, but some forward progress was being made. My biggest challenge was what…

While in the hospital, I read a book called Spirit Junkie. It was about how to recognize and change from fearful ways of thinking, to make way for bliss and how to maintain our happiness and share it with the world. By understanding and changing our perceptions, hang ups will melt away, resentment will release…

Being released from the hospital after 4 months was a huge moment. I had only been out once or twice for a couple of hours, hadn’t driven for 4 months and did not have a place to live as I had sold my condo just before being jailed amd hospitalized. My release was based on…

There were 2 separate visits to the hospital, one for 3 weeks and the second for 4 months. So, the second time around was easier as I knew the doctors and nurses. The care at the hospital from the doctors and nurses was exceptional. My psychiatrist was excellent – smart, compassionate and straightforward. And the…

I never dreamt in a million years that I would ever be in prison. But due to a shortage of beds at the psychiatric hospital, I was sent to jail for 24 days. Needless to say, I was horrified. You’ve heard all the stories. But it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would…