I’d say that almost everybody wants a healthy bank account. Opening your bank statement online or by mail and seeing that you have money to cover life’s expenses with a bit extra for ‘fun’ provides a sense of security. Financial … Read More
Exercise
Majoring In The Minors
Majoring in the minors is like spending time and energy rearranging your house’s furniture while ignoring the leaking roof. In the health and fitness realm, this often manifests as obsessing over small details like the perfect workout routine or the … Read More
The Role of Exercise in Managing Stress
Stress is ever-present in the hustle and bustle of our lives, and it creeps in and sets up shop. Here’s the thing about it: your body and mind are wired together, and that’s where the mind-body connection comes into play. … Read More
What Is Your Excuse?
My work ethic is questionable, and I’ll devise any excuse, real or imaginable, to get out of what I must be doing. Procrastination is the name of this game, and if it were an Olympic sport, I’d be on the … Read More
You Can Have It All, But Not All At Once
Don’t you love those ‘professional lifestyle gurus’ who tell you you can have it all: a house, family, money, fame, fortune, friends, and yadda yadda? It would be nice to have it all, but that is rarely the case because … Read More
How Therapy Transformed My Life
Imagine this: you’re watching one of those intense cop shows where the officer, after a high-stakes incident, is mandated to attend therapy. The officer usually walks in, sits down reluctantly, and it’s a standoff with the therapist. Sound familiar? A … Read More
3 Ways To Beat Procrastination
If Procrastination were an Olympic Sport, I’d be a perennial gold medalist; seriously, do you feel it? That would be the perfect opportunity to go all Jackson 5 on you because, you know, it’s the Jackson Five, but I’ll refrain. … Read More
What’s Your Pressure Release Valve
Are you familiar with the glorified pressure cooker, the Instant Pot? My wife often uses it to cook vegetables, other side dishes, and even the main meal. On it is a valve because when your food is ready, you turn … Read More
You Cannot Stuff It Up
What would you do if you could not stuff it up, you know, not fail? I’d love to be a voice of an animated cartoon character or a professional sports mascot. Now IMO, that would be fun because no one … Read More
Developing Unwavering Consistency
You should know that to get good at anything; you need to do it over and over again, you know, consistency. Stopping for a while, starting, and stopping usually don’t cut it unless you are a freak of nature who … Read More