Category Archives: Self-improvement

My Myers-Briggs personality type is INFJ, which is labeled as “the counselor.” For those Star Wars fans, that means I have the same personality as Obi-Wan Kenobi. For years, I thought I was an ENFJ (“the teacher”), but as I became more vulnerable, I realized that I am often mistaken for an extrovert because IContinueContinue reading “The One Thing”

The 23rd episode of the Neighborly Love Podcast featured a special guest, Yenner Karto. If you have not yet had the opportunity to listen to it, please do. Twenty-nine years ago, Yenner came to America from Africa to go to college. On the podcast, he testifies how the first act of kindness he received deeplyContinueContinue reading ““Fuzzy Dependency””

Imagine something for a second. Imagine you’re writing a letter that will be public someday. Everyone can read it. That letter is your life. Every detail. What message would the letter convey? What personality and character would the main character of that letter have? Would people see a patient, meek, loving, and compassionate person? AsContinueContinue reading “Your Letter to the World”

American Individualism (Hoover Institution Press Publication) Rugged individualism is a term that indicates that an individual is self-reliant and independent from outside assistance. The term was coined by United States president Herbert Hoover in his 1928 campaign speech. In late 1921, then secretary of commerce Hoover decided to distill from his experiences a coherent understandingContinueContinue reading “Rugged Neighborhoodism”

Today, it seems like our culture has twisted the meaning of love 180 degrees. “I love” means “I want” or “I desire.” However, I suggest love is what you give, not what you get. Love should be entrepreneurial. Love should take risks by giving to those that deserve it and especially to those that don’t.ContinueContinue reading “Entrepreneurial Love”

The dictionary defines workaholism as a compulsion to work excessively hard and long hours. On the spectrum of work, it lies at the extreme right where work is an obsession. Your passion for work is greater than everything else in your life, and it gets prioritized above everything else. Effectively, you worship work as anContinueContinue reading “Workaholism vs. Neighborholism”

Happy birthday, America. Even though you are showing your age and there’s cancer growing from within, your prognosis is hopeful. The Spirit that brought you into the world is still alive. Its pulse is strong, and for that, I am grateful. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people toContinueContinue reading “Interceding for a Nation”

Aerial View Approaching Pittsburgh International Airport (6/24/2022) It was a great travel week. The type I haven’t had in a while. Two years to be exact. Pre-COVID, I would travel about twice a month somewhere in our operational footprint of PA, OH, MD, WV, NC, SC, VA, and Washington DC. It enabled me to serveContinueContinue reading “Key Lime Pie”

The more and more I reflect on my recent trip to Switzerland, I realize how much the country, culture, and people touched me. It’s now in my top 3 places to retire. I spent most of my time in Montreux, a town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It’sContinueContinue reading “Swiss Stewardship”

Imagine a place where nobody throws stones. Where everything said or done is to build up, not break down. To help, not hurt. To support, not accuse. Where there is no gossip. No making fun of others. No harmful words that cut like a knife. Where there’s no pointing fingers. No getting even. No eyeContinueContinue reading “Throwing Stones”