I’m happy to announce the limited release of my new strengths finding PDF ebook: Unleash Your Strengths Take the Test, Know Yourself, & Guide Your Change I know no one cares about features, but I just finished it so let me have some horn-tooting time for a bit. Thank you. :) Here are a few […]
Start Noticing What Matters to You…
Your life can seem like a scavenger hunt. You roam around, picking up little clues here and there, all in hopes that a final picture will come together. Without directions, or any guidance above “be better, you,” the hunt seems more like a collector’s hobby. I want to get you away from the hobby mindset. […]
Commit to Change Before You Take the Plunge
Commitment. Is this a scary word or what? It is both scary and very important. It’s something you’ll have to do to see any kind of change out of the things you’re interested in. Not just involvement – commitment. Let me throw a fable at you real quick. A Pig and a Chicken are walking […]
Is the Way You Make Goals Setting You up for Failure?
Goals and goal setting – is there a topic more beat to death? I know I’ve done a post or few, and still see them popping up daily. I’ll spare you another go round, but I have something very important to point out. You’ve probably run across a bunch of articles, books, and advice along […]
Why You Need to Work On Your Strengths & Weaknesses, Or Fail
Ready to go on a strengths and weaknesses finding adventure? Grab your snacks, your drinks, your walking shoes, and let’s go. You’re in the middle of a thick forest and you have what you have – everything you need, for sure. Except for your destination. There are some situations where no amount of preparation can […]
Why Exercises are Important for Self-Growth
It was the summer of 1995 when I won the world championship weight-lifting challenge. Granted, I was in a middle-range weight class, but I did it none-the-less. And can you guess the best part of the whole thing? I didn’t work out a single day of my life prior to the competition. Yup, not even […]
Want to Know Why Personal Change is Simple?
I’ve learned a lot about writing over the past few years (enough to know I still have a long way to go). Paying special attention to writer’s block has turned up a wonderful piece of advice. Something scary enough to stop professional writers dead in their tracks deserves some attention. Something they might be able […]
Were Your Younger Years A Complete Waste?
Photo by: woodleywonderworks Let me ask you something frank. Was the awkwardness and uncertainty of puberty the most favorite time of your life? Did you enjoy the pimples, the raging hormones, and the scary “not understanding my situation” parenting? Do you think your life would have been any different if you skipped it all? Perpetually […]
Personal Change is a Life-Long Process
Photo by: TheDarkThing Now, my wife might disagree with me, but I’ve grown a lot since I was a little one. I can look back and see that I had a certain type of personality then. Sure, some of it has remained unchanged, but a large portion of it has matured and transformed. I like […]