Interview – Ben Dean

Founder and President of MentorCoach Ben Dean built one of the most successful coaching businesses in the world out of a frustrating school assignment. Actually, A PhD dissertation isn’t exactly small potatoes when it comes to school assignments, is it? For  Ben...
Why Focus on Happiness? Bhutan knows.

Why Focus on Happiness? Bhutan knows.

Around the world, masses of people are working to create some positive changes — like creating Gross National Happiness measures to lessen the dominance of Gross Domestic Product measures (that can only reveal so much about “how we are doing”). I was...

Strengths in Schools

The times, they are a changin’ — big time! Enough boredom and inauthenticity! Enough bullying! It’s time for a new look at our lives — no matter the age or setting. I am excited to announce that beginning Nov. 6, Middle School students and...
SongwritingWith:Soldiers

SongwritingWith:Soldiers

Our first SongwritingWith:Soldiers retreat was a success! Ten soldiers wrote songs with Darden Smith (founder), Radney Foster and Jay Clementi.  You can hear the songs on www.songwritingwithsoldiers.com.  Listen to a radio clip  by David Brown of KUT Austin.  ...