“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama It’s someone else’s problem. Politics control too much. There’s too many hurdles and red tape to make an actual impact. Excuses for progress will…
Picture yourself on a track. 100 meters from where you stand to your destination. Look to your left. Look to your right. If your goal is to run those next 100 meters the fastest you possibly can, who would you want to race against? Do you think you’re running your fastest race with a group…
“Perspective drives performance.” – Inky Johnson Growth takes facing the uncomfortable. Growth takes sacrificing the easy for the hard. Growth takes perspective of understanding why this challenge up ahead is worth the time, energy, and in some cases, the pain. All of us have the ability to grow, but with the opportunity comes the choice…
January 1st – the proverbial date to set new goals and resolutions. By now, for many of those goal and resolution endeavors, the newness has worn off and sustainability becomes a question mark. The doubts creep in and self-talk, the conversation between the ears, starts to change. Outside influences may be creating a deceleration of…
In a time long ago, there was a Zen master that people far and away would seek to enlighten them on the Zen ways. One man, in search of his own meaning of Zen, had a chance to sit down with the Zen master. As the Zen master was sharing his wisdom, the man would…
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Two things I tell my kids in the morning are 1) do awesome things and 2) be kind. My wife and I are strong believers in helping model and teach our kids what it means…
Everyday two lumberjacks go out into the forest, sunup to sundown, to chop down trees. Two big and powerful men with axe in hand and an entire forest in front of them. Each day the younger lumberjack would notice the older lumberjack disappear for a while and with a smirk on his face, think this…
“The most selfish thing you can do in this world is help someone else, because the gratification, the goodness that comes to you, the good feeling, the good feeling from helping others—nothing is better than that.” – Denzel Washington Our journey towards our better tomorrow is not meant to be walked alone. The time we invest learning, practicing, failing, winning, getting…
Life is moments of constant change. We never remain stagnant – we’re either growing or declining. As we analyze growing vs. declining, naturally we want to foster more on the growth side. So how do we generate more growth in our lives? Our lives are filled with people, experiences, and resources that propel us forward…