In Phil Simon’s excellent new book, The Age of the Platform, he writes about how platforms have become more important than ever. He focuses on Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google–aka, the Gang of Four. Beyond those ever-present companies, he discusses emerging platforms like WordPress and Twitter. At TorranceLearning, the elearning company I run, we leverage [...]

A few years ago I became a “Spirit Junkie,” taking up a daily meditation and making a commitment to journey inwards. My whole life changed! On this journey I also became a student of A Course in Miracles, the foundational text for my friend Gabrielle Bernstein’s new book, Spirit Junkie: A Radical Road to Self-Love [...]

Cocktail Party Economics is an entertaining book that tells you everything you need to know about markets but were afraid to ask –a must-have to “wow” people at that upcoming cocktail party. Today, co-author Eveline Adomait gives us some tips for navigating a cocktail party with ease. It seems to me that attendance at cocktail [...]

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Image courtesy of Shutterstock We need to find our purpose, make changes when we feel like we’re losing our purpose, and evaluate relationships to make sure we don’t hold onto unhealthy ones. Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently helps you do just that. Buckingham wrote the book after [...]

Women and Money Every woman should read this book, “Women and Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny,” by bestselling author, Suze Orman. I don’t want to make any generalizations about women and money but I know many women who aren’t in control of their personal finances and need help getting on the right [...]