by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership, Minimalism, SLIM FIT, WORK AS CALLING
Research from multiple institutions and publications is confirming the age-old truth that having a sense of meaning and purpose in life is associated with well-being and a longer lifespan. As with many things in the social sciences, we already knew this. People live...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | COACHING, WORK AS CALLING
I love to see when research confirms things that we already intuitively know. It helps provide evidence for helping people who still have some doubts. In this 2013 article, the “results provide evidence for how commitment to a purpose in life enriches the daily...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | COACHING, STRATEGY, WORK AS CALLING
Everyone needs a coach or mentor. No one can achieve his full potential without a coach or mentor. Serena Williams is one of the greatest female tennis players that has ever lived. She has a coach. Think of any successful athlete in any area; he or she has a coach. Is...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | BUSINESS
I have never met someone who doesn’t want have financial independence where they don’t have to worry about money for the rest of their lives. We may not all want to be billionaires, bu we certainly all want to be wealthy enough that we don’t have to...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT, WORK AS CALLING
Dan Buettner and his research team, working for National Geographic, set out to find the path to long life and health. They did this by studying “Blue Zones,” communities whose elders live with vim and vigor to record-setting age. He called them blue zones...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | BUSINESS
ABC’s Shark Tank is one of my favorite TV shows. I think it’s one of the few shows that teaches skills that one can use in life. I’m also a social entrepreneur. From childhood, I’ve always felt the urge to stand up for the voiceless and weak....