David Stewart

Do you ever wonder if the industry you love, the world that you have worked in your entire life, may be fading away? Mary Ann was the vice president and publisher at Hachette Books, vice president and publisher at Disney Books, and senior vice president and publisher at Rodale,...

What is important to you? What is really important, and what is your vision of it for your future? It turns out that doing less, and doing it better, is part of how we get there. For so much of life, we can end up just churning: lots of action...

One of the less-mentioned definitions of the word surrender is to lay down arms and switch over to the winning side. Often in life, the things we feel most central to who we are really are not. We don’t get a chance to understand what is of value until...

Our bodies are complicated—beyond what even the best minds in medicine and science fully understand about the many-faceted causes and effects of the billions of interactions within us that we experience every minute of every day. Oftentimes, the best we can do is to say, "X worked well for...

Every day is a new opportunity to be the person you were born to be. Should we want to, at any moment, we can learn, and we can improve. Once in a while, a door opens, and when we walk through it, our entire outlook and lived direction can...

See a problem, make a solution. This is how Denise gets it done, most recently collaborating with Tamsen Fadal on the record-smashing documentary The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause. She has founded WisePause Lifestyle Summit and FemAging, and, through pitch competitions, the FemAging Project has given away...

Douglas Katz’ story is that of a veteran who, from his service, has disabilities, saw a problem, and created a solution—not just for himself but for others who may also have the same issues. The issue was he wanted to be able to keep cooking for himself, and, to...

As we age, the role of protein in our diet becomes increasingly crucial. Recent research has shed new light on the relationship between protein intake, aging, and longevity, challenging long-held beliefs and emphasizing the need for adequate, high-quality protein sources in our diets. One company at the forefront of...

As head of a highly successful global architecture firm, Adam could simply glide forward on the momentum he has created. He, however, has wisely recognized that today's challenge lies in playing it safe, looking out for the difficulties before imagining the possibilities. The experience of starting and running a...

A few years back, Tamsen Fadal was mulling over the possibility of leaving her longtime TV news anchor position but didn’t really know what was next. Toward the end of her anchor career, she experienced a hot flash on air and had no idea what was happening to her....