How can we become more effective leaders? Often when we think of leadership we think of CEOs of major corporations, or politicians who are responsible for leading their countries. However, we are all leaders in some respect. There are many areas of life where having good leadership skills can help you make a huge impact, without having the letters...

How do you handle the stress you encounter at work and home? Yesterday Steven Slater, a flight attendant for 20-something years, finally lost his temper with the rude airline passengers he no doubt encountered on a daily basis: The incident took place just after the Jet Blue flight landed when a passenger stood to remove a bag from the overhead...

Has popular novelist Anne Rice abandoned her faith? CNN's religion blog presents the following summary of Anne Rice's recent Facebook posts regarding her faith: Legendary author Anne Rice has announced that she’s quitting Christianity. The “Interview with a Vampire” author, who wrote a book about her spirituality titled "Called Out of Darkness:...

CTV News reports that Facebook "has now made half a billion friends, meaning one in every 14 people on Earth has joined the social networking website, the company confirmed this week." Those 500,000,000 registered users generate a total of 1,000,000,000 (one billion) hits per day to Facebook's website. At this point, is there any chance that...

The Los Angeles Times reports on a phenomenon that is getting more popular: "Life coaches" If you want to plant a garden, cook what you grow, find a husband, be a better husband, get a baby to sleep, get along with a teenager, get that teenager into college, get a divorce or lose 20 pounds, you don't have to go it alone. There's a coach to help...

You've probably heard someone say it, or maybe you've said it yourself: "Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce." That's a pretty depressing statistic, especially for couples who are engaged or newlyweds. "Flip a coin," this almost seems to say, "Heads, you stay married. Tails, you don't." I'll be attending four marriages this summer, and if...

This weekend, perhaps by the time you read this, the 2010 FIFA World Cup of Football will be decided. For one team, and all of their fans, it will be a momentous occasion. There will be partying in the streets, massive patriotic pride, and kudos for their successful homecoming athletes. But what about the losing team? Their fans will understandably...