The Early Bird Doesn’t Get The Only Worm

I am not a morning person I beat myself up for countless years about not being a morning person.  I was taught for what feels like a lifetime that “the sun should never catch you sleeping.” I read countless stories, posts and studies stating that a common trait of all successful people is getting up […]

Your Parents Were Wrong

They were wrong about a LOT. A young girl walks out of her bedroom down the hall and smells a lovely aroma seeping from the kitchen. She decides to investigate and walks in to the kitchen to see the familiar sight of her mother cooking intently. Her mom opens the lid of the pot on […]

The Most Important Story You Will Ever Read

The story you tell yourself about yourself is the most important story you will ever read. In each of us is an author and a reader. Every day we are speaking to ourselves, creating a story about ourselves. The story you tell yourself about yourself is the most important story you will ever read. The […]

Your Struggles And Circumstances Are Not Unique

Google them and see. Ten years ago as a broke construction worker by day and a more than full-time college student at night, I used to believe that there was almost nothing I could do to change my circumstances. Tired of construction, I shopped my resume around looking for another job that would pay me the […]

Choose Your Hard – Hard Choices In Life Make Life Easy

It’s ALL hard. I know of a guy who is outstanding to say the least. He is a best-selling self-published author. He has a supportive family. He mentors countless people. He is a phenomenal and highly requested speaker, and a very driven and determined individual. He is not afraid of hard work, gets back up […]

A Broader Perspective

An Attitude of Gratitude Being an entrepreneur now for over 10 years, I find myself in an exceptional attitude of gratitude. It amazes me how the infinite wisdom of God has given each of us different passions, interest and talents to make this world go around. Some say you should live life like you are […]

The Difference In Failing And Being A Failure

There is a difference Everything is on big display these days in time. Social media and google expose us to the large world in which we find ourselves living. This has increased the fear of failure for many people. However… “There is a big difference in failing and being a failure.” A failure is someone […]

A Spun view on marriage success

Why things get stale and how to prevent it “Look at those two. Sighhhhh… Young love.”  How many times have you heard a statement like that from a couple that has been married for a length of time?  The young “puppy love” is definitely something that changes with time, but certain elements of it can […]

Change The Quality Of Your Life By First Changing Yourself

“When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried to […]

The best investment you can make is not in a business or a company…

It’s in yourself. We live in a world today that illuminates and puts a spot light on “successful” people because we have access to information at our fingertips 24/7. News travels faster now than it ever has in history. We see images, messages, videos, promos, advertisements, you name it, all in record speed. And everyone […]