Medical device inventor David Phillips, (he received the Inventor of the Year Award in 1986 for the Infrared ear thermometer) said something very interesting to me recently. "Thoughts have great power. So if you have a thought that's not going to lead you to where you want to go, you have to pull it." David called this "pulling weeds." While this is so important, a lot of people find it difficult to just stop thinking about some things.

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I heard from psychologist Barry Lubetkin, Clinical Director and Founder, Institute for Behavior Therapy (www.ifbt.com), about a patient in the financial industry who was utterly crushed at the idea that he would now not be able to make a billion dollars. Let me clarify.

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Always trying to save time while taking great care of myself, I recently asked memory expert Cynthia Green (www.memoryarts.com) "If I could do just one thing to keep my brain strong, what would it be?" Any guesses on what she said?  Doing crossword puzzles? Learning a new language or how to play an instrument? Taking certain supplements?

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Psychiatrist and business consultant and best-selling author Mark Goulston, MD (www.markgoulston.com) recently sent me a pre-press copy of his new book, Just Listen, looking for my feedback. His advice about how to get through to hard-to-reach people was very powerful, but what really caught my eye was chapter 11, "Steer Clear of Toxic People."

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