It’s not a new idea, you hear it all the time, “you are the product of the five people closest to you.” However, I think there is something missing in this old piece of advice. A sort of nuance about how we know it to be true is worth exploration.
Weekend Challenge #29: Four Ways to Build An Awesome LIFE Council Crew Read More »
Ever wondered how the most successful people around you got that way? It would be nice if their path was so complicated that you couldn’t possibly do anything close to what they have because it would give you a nice excuse to sit still, rest on your laurels, and be comfortable. But that\’s not the case. Instead, they all live out the LIFE principles through a process of act, see, believe, repeat.
Weekend Challenge #28: 4 Steps to Escape Your Jail Cell Read More »
What’s your goal? Where are you headed? What do you want to be doing in 5 years? Where do you picture yourself in 10 years? All fair questions, but all bad questions. Time to get rid of your goals and make commitments to your identity.
Weekend Challenge #27: Ditch Your Goals and Start Declaring Who You Are Read More »
When was the last time you found time to think? Scratch that. When did you last MAKE time to think? Our society will bombard you with distractions that can make you feel productive. Bouncing from project to project. Busy but not productive. More than ever, you need time to retreat to return better.
Weekend Challenge #26: Retreat to Return Better Read More »
What can be learned from a month and a half with a foster dog at your house? Two months ago, I would have said, “how to get rid of ticks on dogs?” in my perhaps too present sarcastic tone. But today, I am older and wiser than I was then and now I know you can learn a lot more.
Weekend Challenge #25.2 – What True Love Is: Lessons From My Wife And A Foster Puppy Read More »
What I learned most from Little Girl wasn’t how to care for a foster puppy, it was how amazingly blessed I am to have my wife. I learned the only real “LIFE hack” is to be incredibly careful with who you surround yourself with like the Council and especially with who you choose to be your partner for life.
Weekend Challenge #25.1 – What True Love Is: Lessons from My Wife and A Foster Puppy Read More »
What does it mean if people like you? Or, I guess the real question is, what about you would make people like you? I think all the LIFE principles make you more likable, but I might argue maintaining integrity is the pinnacle of the four to make you more likable.
Weekend Challenge #24: The World’s Easiest Way to Be Liked Read More »
I’ve found myself saying “check-in” a lot. When I’m about to take off for a run that I know will be tough, I check in at the trail head. When I’m heading out into the gym for my second workout of the day, I check-in and start my warm-up.
Weekend Challenge #23: Why You Have to \”Check-In\” Read More »
I’ve found myself saying “check-in” a lot. When I’m about to take off for a run that I know will be tough, I check in at the trail head. When I’m heading out into the gym for my second workout of the day, I check-in and start my warm-up.
Weekend Challenge #23: Why You Have to \”Check-In\” Read More »
As our nation faces division, fear, and conflict I’ve been hearing – and have been told myself – what I think is the worst LIFE advice you’ll ever get. It is meant to help us focus, to not step on toes that we don’t understand but its real effects are so much bigger and so much worse.
Weekend Challenge #22: The Worst LIFE Advice You’ll Ever Get Read More »