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Reading Time: < 1 minStanding behind the main motivation for a cause can be a great thing, but many times there is a secondary motivation that can be just as effective for some people. In her book “Unsubscribe“, author Jocelyn Glei puts it like this: “In other words, if you’re not motivated to be nice because of the good […]

Reading Time: 2 minEvery January first (for the past few years – 2020, 2021) I like to look at some numbers and stats from the previous year. Content This year my writing dropped a tiny bit down to 358 posts thanks to COVID, for a total of 1347 live posts on the site. I’m hoping to get it […]

Reading Time: < 1 minIf you celebrate Christmas, I wish you a wonderful day full of presents and friends. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, I wish you an excellent day of quiet and rest. Our body and mind tend to recharge when unplugged (the opposite of our devices), so may all of your batteries be full today.

Reading Time: < 1 minWith over 1,300 posts on this blog, I can promise you that some aren’t any good. There are some that I’m proud of, some that are ok, and some that just aren’t worth much. It happens, and it’s a big reason why I keep plugging away. While it’d be ideal for every post to be […]

Reading Time: < 1 minI recently Blinked the book “A Guide to the Good Life“, and the “actionable advice” from Blinkist was fantastic. It simply said: “Rank tranquility over negative emotions“. The book covered this in-depth, but the basic idea revolves around stoicism and your ability to keep calm when anger and anxiety won’t help to improve the situation […]

Reading Time: < 1 minThis Thanksgiving, I hope you take some time to become unweary of the wonders in your life. Whether that is friends, family, food, or football, they’re all amazing things that we’re blessed to have. Take time today to also be thankful for the other wonders you have. Just reading this post means you have a […]

Reading Time: < 1 minI heard about this concept years ago, and did it for a little while, but it somehow slipped out of my process. While I’m still good about rough interstitial journaling throughout the day, adding this technique back in would be hugely valuable for me. As shared on LinkedIn by Greg KcKeown years ago (and brought […]

Reading Time: < 1 minI love hanging around optimistic people. Seeing the glass as half-full and a world of possibility is a great way to live. Beyond optimism, though, faith can be even better. In his book “Take Care of Your People“, author Paul Sarvadi compares them like this: Optimism hopes for the best, where faith takes action in […]

Reading Time: 2 minIf I’m driving along in my car and I hear a “thunk” as it sputters to a stop by the side of the road, I’ll likely have very little idea what happened. Other than knowing that it had a fresh oil change and a half-tank of gas, the possibilities for what happened are endless — […]

Reading Time: < 1 minToday marks two years of blogging every single day (minus a week when I had COVID). The past year has been super interesting, but my reasoning, cadence, and publishing have all been roughly the same. As explained in a recent episode of “The Long and The Short Of It” podcast about “Practice versus Project“, this […]