I cannot overstate how important it is to find the thing or things you love doing and to make them a priority in your life. I have had jobs throughout my life that once I quit I was so excited to never go back and years later maintain the gratitude of freedom from the pain….
Making money comes naturally if you leverage your passions and expertise. We all have things we’re passionate about and we’re all expert or in the process of becoming expert at something. Some people have included in their expertise the ability to market their passions to the world, and those are the new rich. When I was…
As parents we are constantly hearing other people’s opinions and methods of parenting. How to make kids behave, why they need to go through certain experiences, why we should, why we shouldn’t, how they’ll turn out if… I always think to myself, what is the end goal? At least for me, the end goal is not just to…
I couldn’t be happier than when I get to spend quality time with quality people. As you know from many of my previous posts the thing that brings me the most joy in life is spending time with my family. We went home for the Labor Day weekend and had a weekend full of fun,…
There are several phrases referring to this idea that “You are what you eat.” “You become the average of your five closest friends.” “You become who you hang around.” “You think about what you see, hear and do.” You get the point. The information we consume, the people we hang out with and the activities we take part…
The Richest Man In Babylon is one of my favorite finance books because it teaches basic finance principles within a very interesting and fun story taking place in Babylon. Babylon was at one time the wealthiest place in the world where the economy boomed and yet many people were very poor despite the fact that…
Author Thomas W. Phelan 1-2-3 Magic is an excellent parenting book designed to help parents who feel like their kids run the house and lack the appropriate control. Dr. Phelan present several good ideas along with stories and personal experiences to help parents understand how to use his method of counting children to make consequences natural…
Adaptability comes up in any leadership or company success presentation. If you can’t adapt you won’t survive. Especially as we move forward. The communication and business landscape is changing faster every year. We are using very different methods of research, interpersonal communication and business communication now as opposed to the peak of the industrial age….
Author Brene Brown Brene Brown has been studying the topics of shame and vulnerability for over a decade and has brought an amazing amount of information and experience to the topics. Her speeches are great she’s written 3 New Yok Times Best Sellers and she shares her own stories of wrestling with the topics that we…
Vulnerability is the ability to share your authentic self. “We are losing our tolerance for vulnerability…Vulnerability is at the core of fear and anxiety and shame. Vulnerability is also the birthplace of love, joy, belonging creativity and faith.” Brene Brown We have an interesting stance when it comes to emotion in our society. Some people don’t…