http://www.gurugilbert.com Adam Gilbert's Entertaining Ideas on Business, Fitness, and Life... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:19:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AOL.com in Canada recently interviewed me for one of their web properties – That’s Fit. You can read the interview by clicking here. Fitness couturess and fanatic, MizzFIT, recently reviewed MyBodyTutor.com. You can read her review of MyBodyTutor.com by clicking here. All gyms offer weekly or daily guest passes to entice us ... http://www.gurugilbert.com/2010/08/12/mybodytutor-com-featured-on-aol-com-more-press-plus-2-things-you-probably-didn%e2%80%99t-know/ As you know, I’m very interested in the subject of happiness. Here’s a question for you: What is your goal in life? When I ask people this question, I get a lot of different answers. Whatever your goal is, think about the answer to the next question: Why? And then keep asking ... http://www.gurugilbert.com/2010/07/29/my-thoughts-on-happiness-%e2%80%93-my-interview-with-a-1-ny-times-best-selling-author/ Along with envy comes the desire to stand out, and on the contrary not wanting to stand out (read: keeping up with the Joneses). This leads to signaling and conspicuous spending which is a fascinating art. Here’s the problem with stuff: when the people around you have stuff, you want more stuff. ... http://www.gurugilbert.com/2010/06/14/the-art-of-signaling-and-how-to-possibly-do-what-you-really-want-to-do/ Relativity helps us make decisions in life. But it can also make us unhappy. Ever wonder why top executives and CEO’s of public companies make so much money? In 1993 federal securities regulators forced companies, for the first time, to disclose details about the pay and perks of their top executives. The ... http://www.gurugilbert.com/2010/05/12/relativity-and-how-it-can-make-you-unhappy/ I’m always in search of litmus tests for varying aspects of life. For example, if you want to know what someone really cares about read this. Well, here’s my latest... If you want to know what someone is really passionate about, ask them who they’d have lunch with if it could ... http://www.gurugilbert.com/2010/04/21/the-art-of-being-self-made-and-how-to-find-out-what-you%e2%80%99re-really-passionate-about/ I’ve long questioned the definition of success so there’s no need to do that again. However, for this post, let’s say that we define success as Steve Jobs type success. You know, the billionaire next door type – except he’s never there. It seems to me that many people are attracted ... http://www.gurugilbert.com/2010/04/09/the-paradox-of-dating-tremendously-successful-people/ In the movie Hurt Locker, which just won 6 Academy Awards, the main character Staff Sergeant William James says to his little son, who is playing with a Jack-in-a-box: You love playing with that. You love playing with all your stuffed animals. You love your Mommy, your Daddy. You love your ... http://www.gurugilbert.com/2010/03/25/hurt-locker-%e2%80%93-it-hurts-so-much-to-love-so-much/ Do you think your current job best suits you? I doubt it. I think we sort of fall into our careers. I don’t know many people who deliberately set out to do what they do. At least those doing out of the ordinary things. Imagine if you were born knowing you had ... http://www.gurugilbert.com/2010/03/10/what-if-you-were-supposed-to-be-a-heart-surgeon/ Thank you very much for all the birthday wishes yesterday! I really appreciate it. Many of you have taken advantage of my birthday offer which is great. I know you won’t regret it! The offer lasts until the 17th so be sure to email me, if you’re interested. Again, I hardly ... http://www.gurugilbert.com/2010/02/11/part-2-of-my-birthday-celebration/ I’m not one to make a big deal over my birthday. After all, it’s just a number. But, I’m breaking my own rule this year. I’ve come up with two ways, I’d like to share my day with you (it's actually tomorrow, the 10th) - and one of them involves ... http://www.gurugilbert.com/2010/02/09/it%e2%80%99s-my-birthday-2-exciting-ways-to-celebrate-with-me-that-will-absolutely-positively-impact-you/