Photo by kittyz202 Somedays the “Create” phase of Choosing the Life You Want can seem like an impossible task. But what if “creating” isn’t about pushing, striving and working to make things look the way you want them to look?  What if it isn’t an outward process...

Today I saw that someone on Facebook had posted a link to a video by Seth Godin.  I like Seth and I follow his blog because, for me, he has a lot of interesting things to say about marketing and innovation.  So I clicked on the link and watched the video. The video was on a website called the99percent.com...

The other day a friend of mine cut up one of her credit cards. That’s right, go back and re-read that sentence!  She wants to begin to Choose The Life She Wants and part of that includes reorganizing her financial picture. She told me that she sat looking at the credit card for a very long time....

Do you have a “life list”?  My friend Bill Starr is the CEO of MyLifeList.org and he says that a life list is “a compilation of significant experiences that a person aspires to accomplish in their life.” An important part of Choosing The Life You Want is to begin to create...

My first book, “What’s Your Expiry Date? Embrace Your Mortality – Live With Vitality” was published in 2005. Here are some of the comments: “A wonderful book…A very empowering story. Patrick reminds us of why we are alive, reinforcing the importance of taking...

“Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.” - Henry David Thoreau