I had an interesting experience this morning. Interesting not in what happened, but in how I reacted to it. Even now as I am writing this, a new insight has chilled me to the bone. It’s a nice morning in Ohio so I was outside on the deck enjoying the morning sun, the sounds of…
Interesting stats around how you spend your time from Alarming Average Screen Time Statistics (2024): You can’t make time, but you can make the time. Go analog to help you better make the time you are given each day. Try these on for size and see how you feel after a week. How you make use of…
Life is never lived in a straight line. The Stoic’s practiced anticipation and acceptance for things as they happen. Grateful in the knowledge that all things happen as they are supposed to happen. Whether or not you learn to be grateful in all things, perseverance is certainly required throughout your life. Imagine for a moment…
At the beginning of the year, my family plays a game called Vertellis which in Dutch means “tell us more”. During the game, you are prompted to reflect and share your life experiences from the previous year and to explore what you look forward to in the year ahead. It was during one of these…
The scarcity of a resource determines its value. Sometimes, you hear something, or see something, or read something, and something clicks. I hope this clicks for you. You are the only you that has ever been and that will ever be. You are infinitely valuable. Before you allow your auto-response to kick into action and you…
Who do you spend the most time with during the day? Who do you think most often about? Whose voice is inside your head loudest? You have a “me first” perspective, you’re always on (and in) your mind. So let’s use that framing in a healthy and positive way to experience moving forward. Give yourself…
“The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.” ~ Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius was the most powerful man on the planet. His choices mattered greatly, and his private journal shows how often he was concerned with the quality of his thoughts. Marcus understood…
“The biggest differences emerge from making lots of little differences.” ~ Thomas J. Leonard Discard the idea that you can move forward in life without making changes. Moving forward requires you to grow and evolve, both are fueled by change. Your attitude towards it conditions the results you will experience from it. Regardless, you direct…
To experience moving forward, takes work. Like diet and exercising, what you put in will determine what you get out. Today, focus on your perspective patterns blocking you. Start with these: Okay, now that you have the time and the inclination, what are the perspective patterns in your life that need a hard review. Don’t…
What kind of expectations do you have? How often are they met? What is the impact of unmet expectations? Critically examining your expectations will highlight where joy and happiness seem to be just outside your grasp. Today’s insight: You can’t expect much from an improper expectation. Whether with yourself or others, the following four…