Strength is necessary, we get that. What is equally as important is what you are strong at. Being strong at doing bicep curls is cute but not that important in your daily life. Squatting 2x your body weight is something to be proud about, but is not necessary. If you…
I know if I am going to have a good or great day within the first 30 minutes of any day. “How can you possibly know this?” a sensible person might ask. I can’t predict the future, but I have a good chance of predicting it if I hit my…
The self-help industry has grown over the years, there are bestsellers, there are conferences, and there are conventions. The industry tells you, “you can fix yourself, if you think more positively, try harder, you will find true life long fulfillment.” I am a lover of self-help myself. I love learning…
2019 has just about come and gone. Like every year, there were moments of joy and moments of, “I don’t think I can keep doing this.” It is incredible how quickly we forget both the good and the bad and how much we have grown. That is why I take…
This is the worst time of year for starting new habits. Stress is high due to Christmas and end of year meeting, whoever though putting Christmas at the end of a quarter clearly didn’t work a corporate job. When you are trying to develop good habits, there will be a…
The other day I was driving to the gym to catch a 4 pm team training session (this is our large group training session we offer at the gym). I know it takes me about seven to ten minutes to get from my driveway to the gym. I planned accordingly.…
I was having a conversation with a friend recently. I said to them, “I really like learning about good customer service, but I don’t always enjoy the thought of doing it.” I was having a conversation with a friend recently. I said to them, “I really like learning about good…
You would not confuse love for a selfish act. Love is pure and kind, with no alternate motives. It turns out I have confused selfishness for love for most of my adult life. How Can Love Be Selfish? I think the best way to explain this is with a few…
The other day my wife Sarah got new glasses. She had been wearing her old one for a number of years and needed an updated prescription. When she put the new glasses on the first thing she said was, “Wow, I can see things more clearly, the edges of objects…
What does it mean to be good? Good is very relative. If I kill someone, I am not a good person; if I break into someone’s house and rob them of their possessions, I’m not a good person. If I harbor ill will towards a coworker, I can still be…
