Author & Creative
We all have aspects of our character that we want to improve, but how do we actually go about doing so? How do we break old habits and create new, better habits? By default, things die. Plants, buildings, our bodies – it’s all breaking down slowly but surely. The same is true for our minds, …
In a world of thinkers and talkers, there’s no shortage of opinions. Being that relationships are at the essence of why you’re alive, it’s very important to understand the dynamics of when and how to offer our opinions. I’ve found that, depending on who you’re talking to, you can get an opinion in almost every …
My life forever changed on May 13, 2014. My son, our first child, was born, and four kids later, life hasn’t slowed down since. What’s interesting is, roughly 2 months before that, I quit my steady job to go sell insurance. Right about now, anyone who has ever sold insurance is thinking, “What an idiot.” …
How do you change people? How do you change yourself? We all want to positively impact people around us, but how do we do it? It’s an age-old question that’s probably more relevant now than in any other time in recent history. Just between politics, racial tension, and vaccinations, we’re experiencing more friction now than …
If I asked a room full of men to raise their hand if they work more than 40 hours per week, nearly every hand would go up. If I asked them to keep their hand raised if they work more than 50 hours per week, I imagine only a small minority of the room’s hands …
We live in a world full of self-help gurus and products. But are they actually helpful? Do the vast amount of materials, voices, products, and services telling us how to be better and do better actually cause us to live better? In the off chance that you haven’t noticed, American society is very much a …
Have you ever woken up early in the morning and felt like you had a non-stop flow of ideas? It’s like the idea flood gates have held all night long just waiting for you to get up so they can open. Being a parent of young kids will really open your eyes to this phenomenon. …
What does it really mean to be blessed? We’ve all had the conversations where someone describes something good that’s happened to them and then says, “We’re blessed.” The implication is because something good has happened, that must mean that God has given his blessing. But what about when something bad happens? Are we still blessed? When someone says, “I lost my job today…”, is it appropriate to follow that with, “…guess you’re not blessed”?