Brian Johnson, author of A Philosopher’s Notes, describes in depth how you can create an extraordinary life with through optimal living, and how building your own conscious lifestyle business might just be the major engine to change the world.

When life gives you lemons, what do you do? When I royally screwed up my relationship with my gorgeous, ambitious ex-girlfriend, lost the great beach house on Koh Phangan, became disillusioned with my business and had a rock climbing injury, it brought out all kinds of fears. Here’s what I did to get back on track to mastering that fear of uncertainty.

Explosively successful gen-y blogger & NYT best-selling author Ramit Sethi answers some questions about entrepreneurship, experimentation & failure, how he negotiated a book deal & promoted his book to #1 on Amazon, and tells us about his new I Will Teach You To Be Rich Personal Finance Bootcamp.

This guest post by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle reminds us to play by the rules and color within the lines most of the time. It’s okay to rock the boat, but only in moderation and only when the circumstance really demand it.

A Follow Friday special: Today I’ll share eleven Twitter power users who are constantly challenging assumptions, examining human thinking and the brain, de-mystifying happiness and success, and challenging us to grow into more conscious individuals. Follow these thought leaders on Twitter for an awesome daily dose of positivity!

A lot of us are consciously trying to build a lot of things in our lives: wealth, influence, a business, happiness at home, even a better health routine or eating habits. But are you forgetting to create fun in your daily routine?? Learn how a crazy dancing Thai man reminded me to make dedicated time for fun in my life with his booty-shaking antics! (And make sure you click through to view the awesome video!)