I just got my book printed, as many of you know. Well, lo and behold, I found a typo. Actually, Michael did. It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t on the first page, but it was. Yup. To be sure, I will fix the…
I’ve learned a few lessons in my 34 years of life, and one is that opportunity rarely comes knocking at our door, nor will it stick around to enjoy a cup of tea with us if it does. It is a constant traveler and…
My love will be back in a few minutes with $170 extra in his pocket. He spent the morning mystery shopping and bam, we have $170 that we didn’t have a few hours ago! We have done this quick rounding up of money many…
Recently Seth Godin wrote a short post that made me entirely uncomfortable with the perfectly useless and lazy afternoon I had planned. It irritated me because I wanted to ignore the things that I knew were important (the things that would make my day…
When change is mentioned, the hair on most people’s backs starts to stand up, especially when it comes to personal change. Sure, change a hairstyle, change a clothing style, even change a job – but change a person (and I mean true lasting change), does…
During your day, do you focus more on what you want to happen, or what you don’t want to happen? The difference can be very slight, but extremely powerful. For instance, do you focus on wanting to be on time for work, or not…
Where are you going? Good question. I’ve been thinking about it a lot myself recently. Last year, we set our goals for the year and spent the first 6 months working hard towards them. Then we hit a major bump financially and all other…
I was recently talking to a farmer who told me a story about a recovery home for people struggling with deep depression. Surprisingly, the recovery method was not pills or any other traditional methods. The way they found people were able to recover the…
We can’t control all the circumstances in our lives, but we can control our approach towards life. Those that approach life with gratitude find what everyone seems to be looking for these days – joy! “Joy is the realest reality, the fullest life, and…
Most people know what they want to run away from – a job they hate, a living situation that’s not ideal, an unhealthy friendship – but few people know where they want to run to. Here is the problem with this scenario. By only…