The concept of honor has all but been erased from my generation and those that have come after. Honoring those in authority over us has become confused with earning respect. Honor is not dependent on performance or likability; it is something due to every person based on their intrinsic worth as human beings. Choosing to […]
Author Mel Robbins talks about acting quickly before you talk yourself out of it in her book The 5 Second Rule. She explains it this way, “The 5 Second Rule: The moment you have an instinct to act on a goal you must 5-4-3-2-1 and physically move or your brain will stop you.” We too […]
As an increasing stream of requests and demands come into our life we need to make sure there is a filtration system in place to keep us from diluting our success. Filters keep unwanted elements out of the stream. In the same, way having a filter for what we allow ourselves to say “yes” to […]
I am going to step out and assume you are like the majority of people who don’t take enough time to self reflect. Sorry if you are one that does, but in my experience, most people don’t take nearly enough time working on themselves the way they should. You see the key to the future […]
Life is a series of resetting yourself so you can restart your future. The successful person is willing to reinvent themselves every so often to stay fresh and fully useful. We are getting ready to start a brand new year and new decade here in 2020. I love fresh starts. I love new beginnings. In fact, I […]
A gentleman named John Henry Fabre conducted an experiment with Processionary Caterpillars. They are so named because of their peculiar habit of blindly following each other no matter how they are lined up or where they are going. This man took a group of these tiny creatures and did something interesting with them. He placed them in a circle. For […]
Stress destroys more people than most other factors combined. It’s the arch-enemy of longevity. A doctor friend of mine told me that the majority of the patients he sees have health issues related to high levels of self-imposed stress. Staying in the game is increasingly difficult when more and more responsibility gets put on your […]
Every person sees the future through one of two lenses. These lenses determine how one approaches their decisions. Here are the two lenses: Scarcity – the belief that there is a short supply Abundance – the belief that there is more than enough Your outlook will determine your opportunities. I have yet to meet someone […]
The average person sleeps about eight hours a night. That’s 56 hours of your 168 hour week. If you do the math that’s 1/3 of your life that will be spent snoozing. Sleeping is a major part of your life, whether you like it or not. If we spend nearly 1/3 of our life sleeping […]
Taking time for yourself is essential if you want to be successful. Sometimes, you have to get selfish if you are going to achieve a healthy balance of work and recovery. Always giving without receiving eventually leads to burnout. Most people’s life ratios today look like 9:1 output, leaving a 1:9 input. You can only […]