When you avoid feeling your emotions, when you compartmentalize, when you tuck away something to feel another day, when you numb, when you use alcohol as a coping mechanism, when you avoid by working too much, when you blame others, or when you blame…
When I experience something negative or unintended, it is usually helpful to spend some time reflecting on the ways I may have influenced those events. How could I have done things differently? Did I make the right decisions based on what I knew then?…
It's a game we play. We fill up our plate and then we see how much we can pile on top. We live in a buffet of opportunities, and in the same way that our eyes are often bigger than our stomachs, our desire…
As humans, we tend to replace one desire with another. An accomplishment is quickly forgotten. The novelty of a new car wears off in days. An award is replaced by an aspiration for a new one. We thrive in aiming for new possibilities, but…
Do your goals for success include living by your eulogy virtues? Because I would argue that the most successful people are those who live by their values. Regardless of their external achievements, those who live authentically by being consistent in their actions, whether or not…
My default, mindless way to start the day is to lounge in my favorite chair with a good cup of coffee and my phone in my hand. From there, it's easy to spend the next two hours browsing my favorite sources for content. I…
We waste water. Turning off the water while brushing your teeth can save around 8 gallons of water per day. That's 2,920 gallons per year or 46,720 cups of water. If you drink 8 eight-ounce cups of water per day, that's enough water for you…
The amount of things to see, read, and hear are now infinite. Each day, more than 2 million blogs posts are published, The Washington Post alone publishes around 1,200 pieces of content (one about every 2 minutes), 95 million photos and videos are shared on…
We run, meditate, journal, go for a walk, practice yoga, lift weights, cook, or work our creative projects. It's the time we give ourselves. It's our daily practice, our time to do the things that help us feel healthy, balanced, and grounded.
These things are…
Comparison can lead to healthy competition, and it can motivate. Comparison can also make you miserable and lead to creative destruction. Comparison is a perfectionist's best friend. It's a boost when you're doing better than others and an impediment when someone else is doing…
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" Not who but what?
It's a question we were asked countless times as children. We had an astronaut phase, a singer phase, and a meteorologist phase.
We dreamed of being astronomers, teachers, cooks, and mailmen. We…
Whatever your art, do it every day, whether it is for hours or for minutes. Eventually, you may find that you're not an amateur anymore.…
