Life
Just wrote this post for WProsper about how I don’t usually take time to look back at what I’ve accomplished, but did today and how good it was for my soul. Take 15 Minutes to Look Back
I just wrote a 2,100 word post about jealousy and how I was once consumed with it, how I battle it almost daily and what I do about it. Just reflecting on the freedom I’ve experienced to focus on my story and my journey and make progress by redirecting the energy makes me smile. Read…
As I’ve been plowing through The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor (on the high recommendation from my friend Jason Schuller, and yes, it’s now one of my all-time recommendations too), I stumbled on a new personality tool that is really neat called the Character Strengths Profile. I’m a big advocate of StrengthsFinder (and we use Strengths proflicly…
Over the weekend, my wife Lindsey and I along with my brothers and their amazing wives were in Dallas. At a restaurant we played a game that would pose a question to our group then want us to discuss and answer it for the group. One of the questions that I answered without question but…
I say often that I don’t have hobbies, at least the typical ones like others in my life have (like golf or hunting). For many they might not like or agree with what I have to say about the subject of hobbies, but regardless, I want to share my experiences having a full-time job which…
Buckle up … this is a long one. But I’ve been wanting to record what I’ve been working toward and learning the past couple of weeks, months and years about success and achievement, about goals, chief aims, habits, routines, and incremental progress. Take a deep breath and let’s go. *** For the first couple weeks…
My wife Lindsey knew I had read the book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell and was eager to see the movie based on it. And last night she scored early release tickets for us. My friend Matt and I went to…
There it is. All public and for the world to see. And now in a blog post for Google to index and cache and be permanently logged into my life’s record. Yesterday, at 3:30 p.m. to be exact, I went to see my mental health counselor. His name is Kyle. I’m posting this loud and…
I’ve just rolled out our LifeDev plans as part of our Make Waves Manifestos at iThemes today. It is our way to invest in you — our community and our team. It is one way for us to give back and give of ourselves and I hope you will join us in doing so. Throughout…
(Note: First and foremost, this post is likely not about you or for you. In fact, it’s definitely not for you. It is for me. And it’s for those I love and cherish most who have shown me time and time again by their actions and love that they matter MOST to me. If it…