Unfortunately Amazing It is amazing how quick we are to get down on ourselves. What a ridiculous habit we have learned! We are human – we will make mistakes, not notice things, and drop the ball. But none of those things should diminish our self-worth as a human being. What if we learned instead to […]
Sooner or later you have to actually go out for a run
September 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Sooner or later you have to actually go out for a run I can do all kinds of research on running – best shoes, best training strategies, biographies of great runners, pre and post run nutrition . . . And none of this is an adequate substitute for actually lacing up my shoes and going for […]
Sprinklers and Insurance
September 6, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Sprinklers and Insurance Sprinklers and insurance – how do those two go together? A friend of a friend is an insurance guy. He also really enjoys doing lawn sprinkler work. It is like a paid hobby for him. And, the sprinkler work generates a lot of insurance business for him. So why am I sharing […]
Why does it hurt so bad?
September 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Why does it hurt so bad? Chuck Finley (my daughter’s pet rabbit) died earlier tonight. She’s devastated and hurting. At one point she asked, “Why does it hurt so bad dad?” What she is experiencing is the downside to opening our hearts, being vulnerable, and loving someone (or Chuck the rabbit). It can hurt at […]
The right question
August 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The right question Do you spend more time asking what is right with me or what is wrong with me? Unfortunately, most people habitually do the latter. Whenever we do that, we pay a significant price in terms of happiness, confidence, self-worth, enthusiasm, productivity, effectiveness . . . Our brains are trained to answer questions. […]
Does this make my life better?
August 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Does this make my life better? We can have all kinds of reasons and justifications for staying hurt, angry, resentful, regretful, guilty, ashamed . . . But, the question to ask ourselves is: “Does this make my life better?” And, the answer to that is always “NO”. So if it does not make our lives […]
Shoulds hold us in the past
August 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Acting in my own best interest
August 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Acting in my own best interest Say out loud, “It is okay to act in my own best interest.” Notice whether that feels true or not. Many people have some head trash that makes it difficult to act in their own best interest. This could be lack of self-worth, deferring and trading our needs and […]
Darn Weather
August 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Darn Weather A couple of my friends hosted a networking at the beach event today. They planned a great event and then it was cloudy, windy, and rainy late this afternoon. So, many people who had said that they were going to attend did not attend. This is a great reminder that circumstances outside our […]
Whoa ~ a super deep thought
August 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
