Perspective by Bahram Akradi

A three-step approach to upgrading your health — and your life — for the long haul.

Looking for an opportunity to express your creativity? Make your life your canvas.

Bargains and shortcuts promise easy satisfaction. But they can wind up being lousy deals in the long run — particularly if they cost you your peace of mind.

Dissatisfied with your lot in life? Anxious about what’s ahead? Life Time founder Bahram Akradi on how to reorient yourself to the reality of the here and now.

Life Time founder Bahram Akradi on how a moment of self-reflection may be all it takes to spark your next big growth spurt.

Go after your dreams. Follow your bliss. But take responsibility for dealing with your present-day reality first.

Until you’re aware of its bigger “why,” you can’t know for sure whether a fight against the status quo is worth having.

How willing are you to persist in your commitments when the going gets tough?

Want to accomplish your biggest goals? Bahram Akradi suggests starting by applying your best strengths.

Bahram Akradi on how to cope — and even thrive — when life pushes you to your limit.

Bahram Akradi on growing beyond our limitations when life presents challenges.

Committed to achieving your personal potential and pursuing the life of your dreams? Be prepared to leave your comfort zone behind.

From an evolutionary perspective, there’s nothing wrong with being a little afraid now and then. In fact, it has some real advantages.

Once you discover the work you were meant to do, you’ll get a whole new lease on life — and a massive reduction in stress.

Take a hard-eyed look at all the commitments you’ve already made, and you may start to question the wisdom of taking on anything new.

Take an experimental approach to your New Year’s resolutions and discover some exhilarating new possibilities.

A commitment to self-care may be the first step in showing up for others — and in living up to your full potential.

Commit to doing one or more feel-good athletic events annually, and prepare to see your life change for the better.

With employers’ medical costs on the rise, the smart money is on supporting healthy change.

Want to get past your obstacles? Quit giving them so much attention.

Determined to make your ideal life a reality? You probably already have a lot of the pieces you need. Now you just have to put them together.