Past experience has shown that all of us have times in our life where we feel like we’re “close to…
Continue ReadingMotivational Truths
A collection of essays on how to maintain a positive motivation and keep on trying to succeed no matter how many times you feel like you’ve failed.
Limiting vs. Empowering Yourself
A very wise man once said, although I argued with him about it for quite some time, “Everything is a…
Continue ReadingSemicolons and Life
I recently read an article about the new tattoo rage: a semi-colon. People are apparently getting them tattood anywhere and…
Continue ReadingGetting Hit Hard – And Not Staying Down
“It’s not how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and still keep moving forward.” Sylvester Stallone…
Continue ReadingAn Ego-Free Legacy
I was involved recently in a conversation with a gentlemen who was trying to discover my motivations for being a…
Continue ReadingThings to Remember
When you’re a child, everything you have to remember is about how to get through the day. Parents get you…
Continue ReadingFully Leverage Every Day
I just enjoyed spending a weekend at my in-laws with my wife this past weekend (as this is written). We…
Continue ReadingHome Improvement Projects and You
For most people, if you say the words “home improvement,” their first thought is of improving where they live somehow.…
Continue ReadingLiving is Done on Your Feet
As I sit to write this it’s the early part of May 2020. For the past few months the news…
Continue ReadingPush Your Limits for Improvement
Not long ago I made a list of the new projects I was starting for 2020. As I reviewed, edited,…
Continue ReadingBirthday Perspectives
A few months back my wife and I attended a social gathering of some friends and folks with common interests.…
Continue Reading2020: Another Year, More…?
Ah, it’s that time of year. For the past week people have been building up to and celebrating Christmas. For…
Continue ReadingGive Yourself the Gift of Fear
I came across this “comfort zone” diagram in my social media feeds and wish I could find out who to…
Continue ReadingMotivation and Discipline
A great many people believe that motivation and discipline are the same things. In reality they are drastically different. Motivation…
Continue ReadingThe Value of a Single Day
I have had several friends make fun of me for my outlook on sleeping. As much as I enjoy it…
Continue ReadingLife’s Strongest Warriors
In today’s society we all-too-often here members of various generations criticizing each other. Baby Boomers will call Millennials “pansycakes” or…
Continue ReadingCome Along With Me – An Invitation
As I type this entry it’s “Black Friday” 2019. One of the best memes I’ve seen recently is the one…
Continue ReadingThanks in 2019
As I sit to type out this year’s Thanksgiving entry it occurs to me that I would never have considered…
Continue ReadingThrive on Your Lifestyle
Somehow, somewhere along the way, we as a society seem to have come to the belief that every person perceives…
Continue ReadingThree Life Rules Worth Repeating
I know that we all have heard these three rules before, but it seems like every time they pop up…
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