“Once you take fear out of the equation, the what ifs and maybes disappear and you go forth boldly from a place of love and courage” – Wendy Carrillo
You’re Doing Nothing and You Like It
Let’s all admit it, it feels GREAT doing absolutely nothing! We are always on the go, up early, and back in bed late. We run ourselves into the ground and wear the “busyness” badge proudly in conversation with family and friends. This isn’t limited to just Monday...
4 Ways to Know if You’re Teachable
When my son first started to learn how to ride a bike, it was a bit of a challenge. Being the middle child, he’s not always been the daredevil that my oldest is. So whenever we took the training wheels off and walked behind him to get him started riding by himself, he...
How to Be Thankful for Being Hurt
Raise your hand if you enjoy pain. Yeah, most of us truly don’t enjoy the misery that pain brings us. What we all can agree on though is that we want to be accepted. When it comes down to it, that’s one of our primary needs in life, acceptance....
Why Your Couch Is Killing Your Productivity
My wife and I recently purchased a used, cream-colored leather sofa chair with ottoman for $10 (because we’re high rollers like that). Since this has graced our living room, I’m rarely seen at the house not sitting in that chair. I have found the perfect...
June Book Reviews
Another month, another 2 books. Putting that into perspective, I’m on pace to hit 32 books this year! I realize for some this may be a small win, but for me, it’s huge! One of the things that I’ve seen is that I’m more intentional about reading. I think about what I’m...
See the Best in People
The scoring in the world of gymnastics is judged starting from a “10”. From there, as contestants execute their routine, the judges look for the composed artistry of each contestant and can potentially deduct points based on certain criteria. As each new...
3 Dangers of Isolation
The anointed ‘king of the jungle’ – the lion, is one of the most feared predators in the animal kingdom. In their environment, they hunt mostly in the evenings or early mornings to give them the best advantage of eating that day. It’s interesting to note...
May Book Reviews
5 months and 14 books. Already in the first 5 months of the year, I’ve surpassed the total that I read each of the last 2 years! As I sit and think about that, I look back at where I was 3 years ago-wanting to read a book a month to really focus on my personal...
Personal Development: Exercise
As I’ve recently decided to write about certain personal development tactics I employ, I figured I’d continue with another important facet of that arena. (If you haven’t read the others, you can catch up here and here.) I’m sure you’ve heard it many...
Personal Development: Books & Courses
In my last post, I outlined the different podcasts that I’ve used to help me in continuing to learn and advancing in different areas of life which are mostly what I now write about. Today, I’d like to highlight a few other ways that I have taken it upon myself...