How many times a day do you feel insignificant or not good enough? And how many times are you able to recover from such thinking? We all experience this nagging fear that we’re not important and that people will judge us negatively. This fear stops us dead in our tracks. It immobilizes us and prevents us from taking …
What we release to the world, we get back eventually. That means everything we say, do, think, and feel comes back to us full circle. Knowing that, why wouldn’t we say nice things, do kind acts, think positive thoughts, and feel happy most days? We are not perfect, so we are going to mess up …
I was visiting my friend Kelly in New York City a few years ago and learned a surprising lesson that stuck with me since. No it wasn’t, “Don’t sit next to the naked dudes in the Turkish baths.” It was this simple phrase: “You can’t give to take.” I was drunk off the big city (though we …
March is a month of hope. For many, it is the last month of snowstorms when an occasional bird can be heard serenading the morning sun. I’m one of those jerks who lives in 80-degree weather all year ’round. I said goodbye to snow about a year and a half ago. But 80-degree weather all year …
Happiness is not a goal; it is a byproduct. – Eleanor Roosevelt Some people seem to be effortlessly happy all the time, no matter what the situation. These people are not superhuman, nor do they know something we do not know. They simply enjoy life and discover that when they laugh, do things they enjoy, refuse to …
Trust isn’t something other people earn from us. Like forgiveness, trust comes from within. Trust means letting go of the fear of being hurt. It means putting the ego aside and accepting people’s presence no matter what they’ve done in the past. Trust and forgiveness go hand-in-hand. They are mere words to describe the same unsettling …
When we are of love, we are our true selves and our best selves. Love is a gift to give others, and it is a gift to give ourselves. But even more importantly, love is the expression of the true self in its purest form. All our souls are of love. If we are not …
This is the first article in the series, How To Reason With Unreasonable People. Click here to visit the original article that started it all. In this article, we discuss a communication tactic called, linear conversation. What are linear conversations? A linear conversation is a conversation with a set path. You discuss point A, then …
There’s something lurking in your life that’s keeping you from what you want. Norm Mulder knows what it is. Randy Leprevost knows, too. Do you? Do you know exactly what is preventing you from losing weight, changing your diet, managing your stress, improving your relationships, advancing in your career, and feeling happy most days? You …
Gossip is the least intelligent form of modern-day communication. One of my favorite quotes that summarizes this concept was spoken by Eleanor Roosevelt: “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” This couldn’t be more true. When we say negative things about someone, we display more of our true character than theirs. We expose …
