Did you know the famous artist Pablo Picasso burned many of his paintings to stay warm when he was facing extreme financial problems while living in Paris? Can you imagine taking your masterpiece paintings that you spent an immense amount of time on and using them as firewood? Well, Pablo did! I am not sure […]
If you want to stand out in today’s culture practice the art of being fully present. Unfortunately, this practice is a dying art in our modern digital life. Just take a look around the room next time you’re sitting at a coffee shop or restaurant; you’ll see the majority of people looking at their phones. […]
On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer, Tenzing Norgay, became the first men in history to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. They traveled through extreme conditions in brutally freezing temperatures only because they were committed to the task. Many had tried to reach the summit before but had given up […]
Gratitude is one of the most powerful forms of impact. People are valued by those who are grateful for them. Think about it, I bet that you feel significantly valued by those who have genuinely told you they were grateful for something you did. In fact, those people who encouraged you are probably people you […]
You can’t solve problems in the wrong state of mind. Deal with yourself before you deal with the problem. If you are angry, hurt, bitter, or frustrated at your problems, it can easily cloud your judgment. Don’t react to problems…act on problems. Understand that the more emotionally invested you are into a challenge, the harder […]
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 […]