The Difference

Me and Mila

My friend Elisa has many things to admire about her — but the thing I admire most is her enthusiasm.  She’s one of the many women I know who stopped working full-time when her children were little (it was hard for her, she enjoyed her work in employment law but the hours were unsustainable).  But unlike those who have been tentative about how to get back in, when to get back in, if they should get back in, Elisa always knew she wanted to find something else to excite her and fill her days — and though she hasn’t exactly found it yet, she has been willing to try many things.  And I think that’s great. More…

THE DIFFERENCE

Exercise Your Mind

A few weeks ago, I was interviewed for a story in Reader’s Digest about The Difference.  The reporter wanted my take on the down stock market, the Madoff scandal, and many of the other things in the news.  But he seemed to be most interested on the exercises in The Difference — and how they were working not just in theory but in practice.  He asked me:

Q. Can a poor person really learn to be as optimistic as a millionaire? More…