Category Archives: Self-improvement

Are you happy in your career? Are you doing work that matters? No? Well, I’ve been in your shoes. I used to feel trapped in the daily grind, conforming to what I thought society expected of me. Perhaps you’re curious why I assert happiness is something you create? We often look for happiness in theContinue reading “The Three Laws of Happiness”

When someone else’s decision turns your life upside down, can you proceed with a calmness about you? When someone else’s mistake puts you in a difficult situation, do you gracefully handle the situation? When you feel like you’re losing everything, are you able to optimistically believe that good will result from the bad? If you’veContinue reading “Who’s In Your Boat?”

We’re always comparing. There are daily battles in our minds over stuff we want versus stuff we have. Things that others possess, but we don’t. The greater success someone else has that should be ours. On one side is envy.  The other gratitude. What wins your battles? You’re in control. What determines the outcomes isContinue reading “Envy vs. Gratitude”

One of my favorite quotes from Mister Rogers is: As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has – or ever will have – something inside that is unique to allContinue reading “Our Job in Life”

If you want to be free to live the life you were meant to live, the meaningful life you were created to fulfill, then you have to learn to relinquish the right to get even. It’s natural to want to seek revenge, but unlike animals, humans were given a unique ability, freewill. We can choose to doContinue reading “You Have Kept a Record of My Tears”

I had the pleasure of taking a road trip across 7 states this weekend: CO, NE, IA, IL, IN, OH, and PA. I had never done anything like that before. It was humbling. It was awe-inspiring. It was beautiful. As I stopped from time to time, and encountered people of all walks of life inContinue reading “America the Beautiful”

The day I stopped caring to compare myself to others is a day I do not distinctly remember. However, I do remember wanting to stop because all comparing did was make me feel unhappy. That unhappiness either triggered depression or workaholism to earn more money to buy more stuff. Neither state was healthy for myContinue reading “The Comparison Weed”

My daughter is playing in a volleyball tournament this weekend. A mom of a teammate signaled to me to approach them. It seemed like they wanted to tell me something. When I got within earshot, she said, “You guys (my wife and I) have done a wonderful job with Jarah. The way she speaks toContinue reading “The Ultimate Compliment”

What is the #1 skill you could learn that would completely change your life? It would change how you feel about yourself. It would change how you feel about other people. It would change the narrative about your past, present, and future. It is the skill that ultimately determines success and failure. It is theContinue reading “Mental Stillness”

There is a battle going on inside our minds 24/7. It even continues when we are sleeping in our subconscious minds. Whatever you feed your mind gets your attention and whatever gets your attention gets your heart. It will show up in your attitude and actions. Top-of-mind is a term referring to something that occupiesContinue reading “Top-of-Mind & Heart”