Go Slow Before You Go Fast

We want to go fast from almost the moment we’re born. Once we’re through our newborn phase, we are on the move, fast. We roll to our bellies, learn how to crawl, cruise on furniture, stand up, balance, and then … Read More

Failure Is Only Feedback

Failure doesn’t conjure good thoughts. It means you’ve fallen flat on your face, stopped in your tracks, lost money, or missed that game-winning field goal as time expired. When you have witnesses, it’s double the fun. Michael Jordan said, “I’ve … Read More

Set Your Own Standards

What springs to mind when you see and hear the word standards? Is it A level of quality Things used as a measure Something accepted as typical or average Or is it none of those? The above are definitions of … Read More

How To Spot Truth in a Sea of Misinformation

Information comes at us thick and fast. Some of it is good, but a lot of it is B.S. Estimates indicate that we generate approximately 402.74 million terabytes of information per day. One thousand gigabytes make up a terabyte. Experts … Read More

5 Ways To Keep Getting Back Up

If someone falls down and then gets back up, it’s a comedy. If someone falls and doesn’t get up, it’s a tragedy. Life is a mix of both, but wouldn’t you prefer your life to be a comedy, not a … Read More

3 Ways To Empty Your Stress Bucket

People get the wrong idea about stress because of the negativity surrounding it, which happens when you have too much of it. If you’ve read this far, it’s likely that at some point your stress bucket overflowed. Flipping the coin, … Read More

Do Less of This And More Of That

Do less of this and more of that could refer to anything. It could be eating less candy and more fiber, but it’s not. Who really wants to eat less candy? The headline refers to an abstract idea, similar to … Read More

How To Get A Fitness Mindset

Are you familiar with the term ‘own worst enemy’? Some of that comes down to your mindset. Mindset is the set of attitudes a person holds. Oh, attitude — I have plenty of that — but there’s no need for … Read More

Autism: A Parent’s Viewpoint

When my son was born, he came out hungry, pudgy, and smiling. Those big gummy smiles didn’t just brighten my world; they lifted the hearts of everyone around him. Being a stay-at-home father gave me the priceless gift of witnessing … Read More

Carrying Baggage

Who hasn’t carried baggage? Whether you’re traveling by plane, train, or car, you’ve packed a suitcase or three. If you’ve ever been late for a flight and had to dash with your baggage, you know how much fun it is. … Read More