30 Years Since Die Hard Hit Big Screens - 13 Surprising Trivia Facts About the Iconic Film

30 years ago today, a cobbled-together action film called Die Hard was released in US theaters, and became an icon of action films. 13 fun facts about it...

By Jeanne Goddard

14 July 38 Views

After Wildly Successful Crowdfunding, You Can Now Order Bike Helmets That Look Like Regular Hats

Created by SpaceX engineers, these stylish hats are three times more durable than typical helmets – and far more portable.

By Donald Crabtree

08 February 44 Views

How to Get Closer to Your Dad (Book Review)

Like many people's relationship with their father, mine has never been very close. Yet, if he died today I would be very sorry I didn't ask him more questions. That's why I am glad to have met Stuart Gustafson

By Jeanne Goddard

11 June 41 Views

Is Success a Given in 2009?

How do we deal with the incoming changes if we are leaving a job, wanting a new career, getting married or divorced, moving, retiring, or losing weight? A new book, Success is a Given: Reading the Signs While Re-inventing Your Life, can answer your questions about transition and change and how to find success and claim it.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 December 54 Views

Our Favorite Yoga Pants From Socially Responsible Companies

National Yoga Month may be coming to a close, but a good pair of leggings from an inspiring company are great any time.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 September 48 Views

Hungarian Dancers Tell Amazing Story With Just Shadows

There won't be a dry eye in your house after watching the Hungarian shadow theatre company Attraction perform on Britain's Got Talent. Stunning dance dramatics feature only the shadows of their bodies.

By Jeanne Goddard

04 June 39 Views

Disability Kept Him From Soccer Stardom, But His Own Animated Super Hero Turns Disease into Strength

Aaron D'Errico always wanted to play soccer like his superstar dad who led the USA Men's National soccer team, but since birth, his leg muscles have been damaged by disease. His determination to overcome, however, blossomed in his imagination where he visualized his victories through a comic soccer superhero named Ammon. The hero, Ammon, is a medical student with cerebral palsy who secretly dreams of being a soccer star – like his father – but during his search for a cure, he gains superpowers through a blend of science and spirit. Aaron himself has become an inspiring hero to Marvel comics icon Stan Lee, and may become a mentor to an upcoming artist thanks to his online contest offering $2,000 to an aspiring illustrator.

By Jeanne Goddard

14 January 39 Views

Ex-Baseball Pitcher Becomes the New Gratitude Guru

After pitcher Mike Robbins left behind professional baseball -- and his self-pity -- after an injury, he embarked on a new path of self-discovery where appreciation and gratitude became his new pitch, and life coaching, his new game. His first book, Focus on the Good Stuff: The Power of Appreciation reached No. 4 on Amazon.com and has been praised as fresh and powerful.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 December 61 Views

Gay Couples Parent Just Like Everybody Else

Part of the ThinkMTV series entitled True Life, I Have Gay Parents follows three teens through their every day lives in a riveting look at what it means to have gay parents.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 June 45 Views

Stopping Your Drama: Eight Principles to Calm the Workplace or Home

Are you getting caught in the middle of relationship squabbles? Do you feel anxiety or fear around the economy, your job, or your personal level of success? Such drama always drains your energy and impacts your personal effectiveness. To put an end to the negativity and energy drain, a good friend of mine, Marlene Chism has a new book that helps you Stop The Drama.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 March 41 Views

Whale Film "Big Miracle" is a Charmer - And, True

In this delightful family movie based on a true story, a family of gray whales, stranded beneath the ice near the northern-most Alaskan town of Barrow, brings together old foes in an inspiring rescue operation that catches the attention of the whole world.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 February 42 Views

Humans are Less Violent Than Ever: A Harvard Professor Explains the Decline

Most people think the world is more violent than ever, with more wars and murders, but in reality, we've never had it so peaceful. That's the thesis of a new book by prominent Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker. It uses graphs and statistics to reveal dramatic reductions in war deaths, family violence, racism, rape, and murder.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 October 41 Views

What Cancer Patients Want Most - To Laugh (Help Them do it)

It's not just an "old adage" that tells us laughter is the best medicine these days. Scientists, doctors, mental health professionals, and patients themselves call humor a remedy for any ailment -- at least temporarily. In the book, 20 Things People with Cancer Want You to Know, the #1 statement in a recent survey of more than 600 survivors is, "I need to laugh – or just forget about cancer for a while." Now there is a resource and you can contribute to the funny file.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 October 40 Views

New Muppet on Sesame Street Struggles With Hunger

Not since the cute, yellow HIV-positive Muppet premiered in 2009 on Sesame Street in South Africa has a new character from the Workshop taken such a lead role in educating kids about a societal woe. The furry 7-year-old girl named Lily, will appear first tonight on an hour-long PBS special to raise awareness of the issue of hunger in America.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 October 54 Views

Tom Hanks Wants to Spread Optimism With his New Movie 'Larry Crowne'

Optimism is something Hanks has never been shy about bringing to his movies, whether it is Forrest Gump's naïve faith in people or the dogged determination to survive in Cast Away, In his new film, Larry Crowne, opening Friday, he goes back to Community College after losing his job. Searching for something positive, that is what he finds.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 June 59 Views