by Stephen Pfahler | Feb 1, 2024 | Book
Stoicism is an ancient Greek philosophy, founded in the 3rd century BC and made famous by its Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Stoicism has undergone a renaissance in the last several decades, and many individuals are intrigued about what it has to offer about living...
by Stephen Pfahler | Dec 12, 2023 | Book
When Benjamin Franklin was twenty-seven years old, he strongly desired to improve his life, so he identified the most universal of all truths by which he could live. He identified thirteen essential virtues: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry,...
by Stephen Pfahler | Nov 2, 2023 | Book
I recently heard the actor and comedian, Steve Martin, on the Charlie Rose show to discuss his memoir, Born Standing Up. During the interview, Martin talked about his process of becoming a success in comedy, and Rose asked him if he had any advice for aspiring...
by Stephen Pfahler | Oct 3, 2023 | Book
Regardless of your position on climate change, I believe everybody can agree that making our planet healthier is a good thing. I’m not getting political, but we should all recognize that a clean, green, healthy planet is good for humans and that a warming, polluted,...
by Stephen Pfahler | Sep 6, 2023 | Book
Olympic gold medalist, Lanny Bassham, tells the great story about a professional golfer he was training. Interestingly, Basham is not a professional golfer. He didn’t work with this golfer...
by Stephen Pfahler | Aug 1, 2023 | Book
The Director of the Mayo Clinic, Dr. James Levine, said that “sitting is the new smoking.” Dr. Levin has extensively studied the negative effects of the modern, sedentary lifestyle, concluding: “”Sitting is more dangerous than smoking, kills more people than...
