May 17Don’t Be Penelope — Five Magic Words to Help Become A Better Listener“The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply.” – Stephen Covey Interested in becoming a better listener? Here are five magic words that might help: It Is Not About You. Oh! Can you imagine? Have you ever seen the Saturday Night Live sketch…Listening2 min read
May 16The Math Will Blow Your Mind — The Magic of Compound Interest“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” – Albert Einstein Ever heard of geometric progression? Near the beginning of his book, The Tipping Point; How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, author Malcolm Gladwell…Personal Finance3 min read
May 15The Elephant & the Boy — a Little Story of Ego & Soul“The human Soul will only find its Light, when the Ego gives its permission.” – C.C. Campbell I’m not entirely sure about the above quote…but it’s sure got me thinking! How about you? I was telling a friend the other day about my current fascination about learning how to tell…Soul3 min read
May 14Motion Versus Action — BIG Difference Between the Two“Motion makes you feel like you’re getting things done. But really, you’re just preparing to get something done. When preparation becomes a form of procrastination, you need to change something.” – James Clear, “Atomic Habits” Ouch! I know a truth when I hear it — because it feels like I’ve…Procrastination2 min read
May 11Wellness Check — Why We Need To Check In On Each Other“We are not here on earth to see through each other. We are here to see each other through.” – Unknown I was in my sunroom this past August, when I heard a woman’s voice call out, “Knock, knock!” at my front door. I got up from where I was…Suicide2 min read
May 9Process This: Why Focusing on Process versus Completion Leads to Stronger Results“The less you focus on the end result, the quicker it will come.” – Robin S. Sharma, The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari I was scouring my bookshelf the other day, looking for a book to read, or re-read, and The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari; a Spiritual Fable about…Process2 min read
May 2The Gravity of Graveyard Wisdom“The meaning of life is that it stops.” ― Franz Kafka If life didn’t end…if it went on forever, I doubt it would have much meaning at all. It is the finite nature of life that makes it so sacred. Have you ever heard of the mental exercise of imagining…Meaning Of Life2 min read
Apr 30Fictionalizing the Past for a Better FutureFather Daughter Dialogue in Screenplay Talks About Alcoholism in a Way that Real Life Couldn’t “Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.” — Virginia Woolf Fiction is funny. Writing it can help us get to…Alcoholism1 min read
Apr 24Holy Motherforking Shirtballs, I WANT the Flippin’ Window Seat!I am not settling for the middle seat in life. And nor should you. “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” — Viktor E. Frankl Well, well, well…it would seem…Tenacity3 min read
Apr 23Take This for Tenacity — What a Boy on a Plane Can Teach Us About Steadfast Determination“Successful people are tenacious, which means they keep the faith much longer than the average person does.” – Jen Sincero, “You Are a Badass at Making Money” How tenacious are you? What is your stick-to-itiveness like? Do you hold fast to whatever is you want in life? …Determination2 min read