This week, during an Instagram death scroll, I was confronted with a quote about the past \”mattering\” that made me take a second look. Yes, I had the bravado to think I could disagree with one of the biggest names in the self-help world. Let me tell you why…
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If we are alone in our foxhole of LIFE, we are almost certain to be overrun by tragedy and loss. But if we turn around and see others in the foxhole with us, our resolve is strengthened and If you don’t have foxhole friendships, you have to look at yourself first.
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You are not average. No one is. There’s no such thing as average. That’s what Todd Rose, a high school dropout turned Harvard professor, says. I’m inclined to believe him, and I see the truth in it every single day.
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It took me 30 years to start having a voice. I still don’t know if I’m contributing but I’m trying. In those 30 years though, I can recognize two main reasons I didn’t believe in myself. Have these kept your voice from the world too?
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Many lives are worthy of envy. The rich and famous have lives to envy but it takes something different to live a life to admire.
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Weekend Challenge #48: A Life to Envy or A Life to Remember? Read More »
Envy has been a struggle of mine. This weekend I hope to challenge you to face four things envy steals from us every time we fall victim to it – self-confidence, love and fellowship, perspective, and yourself.
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We need to be aware and nuanced with showing love. The obvious place to start is with Gary Chapman\’s infamous love languages including acts of service. Perhaps the biggest lesson I’ve learned about acts of service is that the best way to implement them is to create what I call, “habits of service.”
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Weekend Challenge #46: Habits of Service – Going Beyond Acts, to Show Love Read More »
I’ve written a lot about reflection in the last year and I’ll turn 31 in a few days and I figure I better put my time where my mouth is. To honor my 31 years on the planet so far, I want to offer 31 lessons I’ve been given or learned through experience and challenge you to think back on the lessons you\’ve earned.
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Everyone carries a rope. The choice you make about which end of the rope to pick up is your choice between love, hate, or indifference. Will you help others carry their rope, pick up the other side to do battle, or walk by and ignore their significance?
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This holiday season, the typical means of insults and judgments will be used to try and change people. They won\’t work. There\’s only one thing that can motivate and maintain enduring change.
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