As humans, we were made to create. I’m not merely talking about artistic abilities such as being a professional painter, photographer, composer, or gourmet chef.…
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In life, there will be some painful realities we simply must face. The anguish of losing a loved one, the suffering of chronic pain, or the uncertainty of losing a job are just a…
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Decluttering your home is only one way to create meaningful life change. I believe that even more importantly, we need to declutter our souls, too…
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I believe that here’s a simple formula to predict how much progress you’ll make in achieving your goals. Simply take the amount of time you dedicate towards your goals, divide it by the number of…
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On the surface, so many of us feel our lives are too busy. We’re often stressed and overwhelmed and can’t find the time in our day for all the things we want to do…
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In this crazy, modern world, we have a tendency to hyper-focus on what is easily measured, at the expense of everything else. We track calories and macronutrients and jump from one fad diet to…
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Something I really hate is the feeling of lying in bed at night, thinking back through my day, and knowing I really blew an opportunity to be present with my kids. I love being…
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I hate to admit that I don’t always focus on the good things in my life. I get used to them as a baseline, and then take them for granted. It’s the things I…
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I was angry enough to rip the closet doors off the wall and smash them to pieces with a hammer. Rewind about 2 hours and my wife kindly asked if I could fix the kids'…
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Like anyone, I occasionally fall into the self-pity trap. And when you’re caught in that trap, it’s kind of embarrassing to ask for help. On top of whatever disappointing thing happened to cause the original…
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Google has an amazing tool that lets you see the frequency of a word’s usage over the years across a sample of 8 million books. From the year 1800 until about 1985, the word “success”…
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While some people have grown jaded by the use of the word “life hack” in internet culture, I’ve always seen them as a modern adaptation of a time-honored practice. They serve a similar role…