If the Tea Party—or ACORN or the Democratic National Committee or anyone or anything else, for that matter—stays in a perpetual state of heightened negative emotions nothing positive gets accomplished. The gazelle that flees imaginary lions soon dies of exhaustion. As positive emotions researcher Barbara Frederickson puts it: when extreme, prolonged, or contextually inappropriate, negative… [Read more…]
May 30, 2010
A new poll shows American’s are stressed out. Almost half of Americans say they’re under moderate to severe financial stress. I feel it, too. Financially, emotionally, and chronologically. While my book Zen Conservatism won’t fix all your problems, it will help you deal with what’s going on in America a little better. From now until… [Read more…]
May 2, 2010
Zen Conservatism, my latest book, is available for the early Summer gift season. Find out how to win the war for America’s future without losing your mind. (And, yes, I do need to follow my own advice more often. ) It’s available from Amazon right now.
April 25, 2010
I once thought that focus meant you never got distracted. I was wrong. A person with a powerful focusing ability gets as distracted as the next guy. The difference is that the Focus Master has learned to recognize distraction and gently guide his thoughts or actions back to the intended task at hand. That simple… [Read more…]
December 27, 2009
You Can Order My Book Online Today Zen Conservatism is now available in paperback. I began this book in December 2008, just after the election. My goal was to produce a book that would inspire people to restore our republic. At the time, conservatives were disheartened, dismayed, and distracted. Then the Tea Party movement began,… [Read more…]
December 9, 2009
I dwell on this too much, but my new ebook–Zen Conservatism–is now available. Currently, you’ll have to pay byGoogle Checkout. The hard launch is scheduled for Monday, December 14, but I wanted to make the ebook available to St. Louis Tea Partiers early AND at a discount of only $6.50. (It will go up to… [Read more…]
December 9, 2009
My new ebook, Zen Conservatism, will be available for download ($9.50) within the week. To prepare, I’ve posted the first chapter which you can download for free. Here’s more about the book: You consider yourself a patriot and a proud American. You have become more and more concerned about the direction your country is headed.… [Read more…]
December 23, 2010
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