Overcoming a Lack Mentality
I believe one of the biggest issues plaguing our culture today is a “lack mentality”. Some how our minds have been programmed to believe there is never enough. Never enough time, never enough money, never enough food, never enough opportunity. When we have this...
Be Authentic
Be real. Be authentic. Be the you that makes you different from everyone else. And that’s a good different. There are plenty of copycats and people who are trying to be something they are not. Oh and being authentic doesn’t mean that you have to stand out in the crowd...
What if you could live in a stress-free zone?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a stress-free zone? I think it would be like living in a bubble that no form of stress could penetrate. How much fun would you have inside that bubble? I bet you would laugh, love and give more. You would be...
Uprooting Bitterness
Have you ever noticed the more you try to stop doing something, the more you want to do it? Maybe it’s the trait of a contrarian like myself or maybe it’s just human nature. I remember my mom used to tell us not to climb on the roof while she went to the grocery...
Rejection Sucks but it Doesn’t Define Your Worth
Anyone tired of being rejected…by loved ones, by peers, at work or life in general? I am going out on a limb and assuming I am not the only person in the world who has experienced rejection in every one of these areas…more than once. We all have foundational issues...
What if Failing was Really Just not Getting the Results you Want When you Want?
Think about it. In our minds, we have set goals with specific timeframes. When we don’t meet our goals in our specified timeframe, we think we have failed. And then we have to manage all of the mental and emotional baggage that come with our perceived failure. How...
Do the Right Thing
With all of the recent news about Ray Rice, I am reminded how important it is to do the right thing…even when the right thing means we temporarily lose out. In this whole discovery of the Ray Rice incident, you can see how messy it gets when people make decisions that...
Don’t Let Your Light Burn Out, Take a Dream-Cation
Does it seem like your dreams and goals are getting further away rather than closer? You have been diligent, you have put in the extra time, you delayed gratification and you have visualized and dreamed. You have fulfilled all of the fundamentals of success and yet...
How to Love Selflessly in a Selfish World
Have you loved someone so much that you would do anything for them? Maybe it’s your spouse, your significant other, your child, your sibling or your friend. I am not talking about the abusive love. I am talking about the kind of love that just flows out of your heart...
Do You Ever Feel Like a Laid Out Gumby?
Ever had a day, week, month or year where you felt like you were so raw and beat-up with your heart fileted wide open that you were just bending with every circumstance that came your way? The image in my mind I see when I feel this way is a horizontal Gumby like the...