Every challenge is an opportunity for growth. Today was a challenging day. Yesterday was a great day. Life in balance, I suppose. Even knowing that I only need to endure for a season (or two), doesn’t make the challenge any more pleasant. I will focus on the good. I am grateful to have a cat …
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Life Is Not A Spectator Sport
I used to be a hard-core college football fan. I would spend hours each week, reading detailed analyses of games, forecasts, recruiting. And then I spent the better part of one day each week watching games, sometimes in person, sometimes on TV. I also enjoyed watching other sports. Winter snow skiing. Tennis. Figure Skating. Baseball. …
The Patience Discipline
Patience has never been my strong suit. About 8 or 9 years ago, I reached a point where I began to realize that my lack of patience was not a virtue. Furthermore, I’d begun to realize that I was approaching every situation based on my needs, my wants. In other words, I had been making …
Happy Life, Part 1
Earlier this year I began writing the Happy Life Manifesto. I intended to turn it into a Kindle book. Probably still will. But I feel like sharing a portion of it here, now. So the rest of this post is from the original unedited, first draft of the intro to my manuscript for the Happy …
Health, wealth and wisdom. I see these three words as the triad that signifies both the philosophy for, and evidence of, a successful, happy and integrated life. For some people—starting with me—the words “health, wealth and wisdom” conjure up the image of Benjamin Franklin publishing proverbs of common-sense wisdom in Poor Richard’s Almanack. Early to bed, …
On Lemons, Instinct & Vision
It’s been slightly less than 4 years since I was blind-sided. It knocked me for a loop. But just for a night. I cried, called my brother, and then vented to a friend. And then picked myself up, dusted myself off, and started taking steps to take my life “to the next level.” Among other …
Respect Yourself? Respect Your Health
Your health is your greatest asset, second only to your reputation. So why do so many choose to disrespect themselves by disregarding their health? After years of grappling with this question, I’ve finally decided that it’s lack of awareness and understanding, not lack of willpower or commitment. For the most part, the pinnacle of the …
Did you know that sleep is one of the pillars of health and personal productivity? Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Poor Richard’s Almanack, courtesy of Benjamin Franklin If you know anything about me, you probably know that Benjamin Franklin is my hero. If you know me fairly …
(Re) Discover Before You Reinvent
Reinvention. That’s the hot buzzword right now. Reinvent yourself. Reinvent your career. Reinvent your business. Once upon a time it was enough simply to love ourselves. Well, we still need to love and respect ourselves, but to have a successful career or thriving business we must be prepared to do more. The reality is that …