As children, we are blessed with an amazing sense of resiliency. We fall down many times before we ever learn to take a step. But we never give up. We practice for weeks before we learn to control a crayon enough to scroll our first autograph. But we keep working on the task and refining our skills. And we struggle with many lessons before we come racing home from school to proudly display an assignment…
When you share positivity, people will appreciate it and, in most cases, pass it along to others. A smile, holding a door for someone, or paying for another person’s morning coffee, can quickly turn into a chain reaction that brightens hundreds of lives. And it all begins with your small act of kindness. Invest just a few seconds or dollars and know that your impact is reaching far beyond the one smile that you just…
When you are not doing anything wrong, there is no reason to try to hide or justify your actions.
Power, money, fame, and fortune are all over-rated and fleeting in most cases. These things will come and go, sometimes through no fault or hard work of your own. But each of us has been given tools that we should treasure. These are the tools that can change your life and change the world. Your word is an expression of what you believe and what is in your heart. When you give your word, you…
Most people will agree that when we are looking for an item, say your car keys, you are focused on that one item. You can search the couch and find the TV remote and loose change, but you quickly toss them aside and continue your search for your keys. And once you find them, obviously, you stop looking. So let’s apply that same process to something broader, your outlook on life. What are you looking…
*This week’s blog is dedicated to the memory of Kobe Bryant, his daughter and all the others tragically killed in a horrific helicopter crash on January 26. Rest in peace*. Please don’t be sad God’s called me home to a bright, beautiful place where the sun always shines and love is free to roam You know I didn’t want to go, I would have preferred staying with you but my work on earth is done. …
As children, most of us loved running into the wind. It was refreshing to feel the wind in your face. But as we grow up, we learn that wind is a force of nature. It can overpower just about anything on the planet. And as such, we develop a healthy fear of wind storms. But there is a lesson to be learned from that fearless child inside of each of us. Face the storm head-on.…
We all face problems and challenges in our lives. But the people who choose to be successful and happy, do not waste their energy dwelling on these low points. They recognize the problem and then move their focus to find a solution. Life is not always fair. And there is no magic wand or machine that will provide you with answers to life’s challenges. It is your job as a human being to go out…
We are all endowed with the ability to create. But it is up to each one of us to decide if we are going to invest ourselves in creating something good. If you choose to waste your talent and gifts, you might not consider that to be the creation of something bad, but it is certainly not the creation of something good. Waste is never good. So you really have three choices, waste your gifts,…
There is a reason that your car’s review mirror is only a fraction of the size of its windshield. You look back to gather small bits of valuable information. But then you apply those lessons to everything that is in front of you. Your focus should always be forward.