Recently, people have begun asking whether I plan to create an AI version of myself, a “Digital Martha” who could answer any question, provide personalized daily coaching, or even continue my life’s work after I’ve left this mortal coil. The short answer is: No. 

The longer answer is that I believe that as spiritual beings having a human experience, our humanness is pretty much the whole point. Human beings need each other—we are social apes, after all—and I’m not interested in trading human connection for scale, speed, or immortality-via-software. I believe we are here to be connected in a world [...]

I recently had the chance to speak with the incredible Tim Ferriss for an episode of “The Tim Ferriss Show”—and our conversation was so absorbing it lasted two and a half hours! 

Tim is a highly creative and unusual thinker who’s been well known for ages for his book The 4-Hour Work Week. 

We talked about my upcoming book, Beyond Anxiety, and also discussed The Way of Integrity as Tim wanted to know more about my “Integrity Cleanse” and how to do one.

Living in integrity means expressing and doing what’s true for you in all situations. Departing from your truth in [...]

I have incredible news! My latest book, The Way of Integrity, has been selected as the next Oprah’s Book Club pick! This is such a wonderful thing I’ve never let myself hope for it (well, okay… maybe a couple of times).

Have you already read the book? If so, you’ll know why I’m so excited. I put my whole soul on the page with that one in my quest to heal what’s broken in the world one life at a time.

And Oprah got it. I mean, she GETS it.

This is what Oprah said about the book:

“For over fifteen years, I [...]

Exciting news hot off the presses, possums!

You’ve heard me talking about my new book for years . . . well, on April 13th it will finally land on a shelf near you! Publishing is a slow business, but I’m thrilled to have this book’s arrival on the horizon at last.

This book, The Way of Integrity, is so close to my heart. It represents the culmination of all that I’ve written and taught and everything that feels truest to me at this moment in my life. It’s my first self-help book in eight years, and I had SUCH a blast [...]

Here’s the single best word of advice I’ve ever learned: Listen.

When I was young and confused, trying to figure out how the world works, I had to listen. When I traveled the world and encountered new cultures, it was even more crucial to listen. Learning sociology meant learning more deeply how to listen. In the wilderness, trackers showed me how to listen. As a coach intent on helping people, my first task is to listen. As I train coaches, I find myself saying it over and over again: listen.

Right now the world seems to consist entirely of huge changes [...]