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This past weekend I went out for a 6 mile run.  During my run, I listened to a compilation of motivational speeches.  They always get me fired up and energized.  During one of the speeches, I heard the phrase… “Before I’m boxed and buried”.  It got me thinking about my life, and all it is […]

A few months ago, out of curiosity, I asked the following question on my Facebook page…  What do you feel holds people back from doing what they want to do?  I figured I’d get some responses, but not many.  31 people responded.  The most responses I’ve ever gotten to any question I’ve ever posted.  Almost

I feel like more more than ever, I’m being bombarded by all different types of distractions.  Like not just sometimes either, but all the time.  Whether it’s an add for Geico insurance while I’m trying to watch a TED Talk on YouTube.  A pop-up window for a fat-shredder supplement while I’m reading a fitness article

Years ago, I can’t remember the book, but I remember reading the following expression… Listening to understand versus listening to respond.  Initially I had no idea what the heck that meant.  I figured it was probably just a cute play on words.  As I read more into it and began to fully understand what it

Here’s a statement you probably wouldn’t expect from me…  Success is overrated.  Yup, you read that correctly.  Success is overrated.  And while I think success of all kinds is fantastic, I also think it’s grossly overrated.  Here’s why.  I’ve always thought of success this way…  “Whenever I achieve ‘this’ success, whatever ‘this’ success may be

For those who know me, it won’t come as a surprise to you to hear me say I’m a total optimist.  I really do believe in the power of positive thinking.  Why?  For starters, it feels good.  And I like feeling good.  Who doesn’t?  Secondly, it puts me in a mental state of mind to

This might sound crazy but I wish when we were born, we were all given a clock that shows us how much time we have left to live. Our very own life expectancy clock counting down the years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds we have left to live. Morbid, I know. I can’t help

There are so many gurus these days fighting for our attention. Gurus of all kinds. Health gurus, fitness gurus, business gurus, financial gurus, relationship gurus, you name it. There was a time (not so long ago) that I would listen and consume as much information from these so called gurus as I could. Read, consume,

You ever hear the expression, “feeling comfortable in your own skin”? Maybe it’s a maturity thing but I feel like more than ever I have a clearer understanding of what it means to feel comfortable in my own skin. I realize now, more than ever before, that being comfortable in my own skin has little

You ever been asked the question… “What would you attempt if you knew you would not fail?”  Either someone asking it of you or suggesting you ask it of yourself?  I understand the premise of the question too and why it’s suggested we ask ourselves this.  So that we can identify what we really want