Life is good. As I type this I'm sitting in the living room of my father-in-law's weekend house in the hills of Umbria. The girls are playing by the pool, and I'm about to join

So, I'm a Helium miner now. If you were like me three weeks ago, that sentence would make no sense to you outside the context of a sci-fi novel. But sometimes, when you're in a

NEW YORK - APRIL 14: Michael 'Mike D' Diamond, Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz and Adam 'MCA' Yauch of The Beastie Boys attends the after party for HBO films presents "Grey Gardens" New York premiere at

  I'm not much of a handyman. In fact, I dedicated a whole episode of my podcast "Remote Pep Talks, with Ryan Millar, to the subject of craftsmanship and the value of creativity in manifesting

  Today was the final day of a 30-day planking challenge, which I joined at the behest of my colleague Robbert Slooten. It was a long sweaty grueling challenge, which we documented via videos we

Tongue twisters are often thought of simply as a fun way to pass the time on a long car ride with children, for example. But they're actually an articulation exercise that helps you learn to

Don't sweat the small stuff. Unless it's small stuff that matters; the details that really add value. James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, puts it this way: "People who excel tend to obsess over the

I've been studying charisma for many years now. It started once I had been teaching public speaking masterclasses for Guardian Masterclasses for a few years. I realized that, as valuable as public speaking sessions are

The Latin phrase "festina lente" means to make haste slowly. "But that’s an oxymoron!" you cry. Yes, it is. Sort of. The true meaning of this phrase is that you need to find a balance

You should do one thing that scares you every day. Apparently. I don't know about that, that might be too often. But it is a good idea to keep yourself from getting complacent. And to