My wife is an amazing person and not a moment goes by that I’m not thankful to have her in my life. One of the things that I admire about her (and believe me, there are countless things about her that I admire) is the way she takes action when she’s made a decision to […]
Believe in Yourself
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. –e.e. cummings
Speaking of Love
Back in 1980 or 1981 I had the tremendous good fortune to hear a lecture by Dr. Leo Buscaglia. I was living in Albuquerque at the time and he was there one night speaking about love and he usually did. A friend asked me to go to the lecture and to this day I’m glad […]
Peer Pressure Isn’t Always Bad
We usually teach our kids to not be swayed by peer pressure. However, it’s the negative peer pressure that scares us. The peer pressure that might make our kids drink alcohol, take drugs, or engage in other risky behavior. How many parents have uttered the phrase, “If everyone else jumped off the bridge, would you […]
Keep Setting Those Goals
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. — Tony Robbins
Trust Yourself
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wins Out of Losses
To find happiness, turn losses into wins is an excerpt from Olympic Gold Medal winner Scott Hamilton’s book The Great Eight: How to Be Happy (Even When You Have Every Reason to be Miserable). Take some time to read this excerpt. To your happiness!
Piece by Piece
How are your goals coming along? If you made resolutions, this is about the time that you’ve forgotten them or just given up. If, instead, you set goals, you most likely are trying to figure out how to accomplish all of those worthy goals by the deadline you set. Are your goals starting to seem […]
Goals in 3 Words
Chris Brogan had an interesting post about goal setting to start to the New Year. Chris suggests finding 3 keywords that sum up the goals you have for the year. To someone else the words you select might not make sense, but to you they make sense and help you easily remember what you’re trying […]
Be Happy With You
Have you ever known people who always compare themselves to someone else? They judge their worth based on the success of other people. “That person has more money than I do.” “She drives a nicer car.” “He lives in a better house than me.” “Why can’t we have what they have?” People who think like […]