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“Be interested, not interesting.”
John Costigan

Are your relationships suffering?

Genuine relationships are in danger of extinction.

Seek first to understand, and then be understood. You have two ears and one mouth for a reason. All of these are motto’s that mean the same thing. The simple fa...

Most people overestimate what they can do in one day but underestimate what they can do in a year
Scott Dinsmore

Is 2012 set up to be your year? Insert Year X here. How many times have you said “this is going to be the year”? I know I’ve done that and had minimal success until I started setting go...

“Counter-intuitive as it sounds; it’s the undoing that plants the seeds of the greatest doing.”
Jonathan Fields

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I’m reading Jonathan Fields new book, “Uncertainty”. The premise is all about taking a leap and overcoming your fears to accomplish great things. It’s ...

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The WHY of whatever you’re doing is such an important question to ask. My friend Scott Dinsmore of Live Your Legend is a big proponent of this way of thinking. Check out his stuff here.

Simon Sinek recently published a book titled, “Start with Why.” The premise is t...

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle

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Life is about dividing and conquering. Small steps, done consistently over time, lead to big performances.

Leo Babauta, of Zen Habits, talks about setting goals and building ritual...

“20 years from now you will be disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the one’s you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Mark Twain

Many people write about quitting the 9 to 5 and doing your own th...

“When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice.”
William James

Decision making is hard. We tend to get stuck and are afraid to jump in and make the decision. The “what if” questions creep in and prevent us from moving forward. Or, we move forward, but we question our...

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Have you ever watched Steve Jobs speak? If not, check it out his presentation about the Ipad here. The guy can flat out spe...

“You have to take the good with the bad, smile with the sad, love what you got and remember what you had, always forgive, but never forget, learn from your mistakes, but never regret, people change, things go wrong, just remember…life goes on.” – Unknown

I recently turned 35 and have reflected on...

“Often, he who does too much does too little.”
Italian Proverb

When’s the last time you said No to someone?

I met with the lead pastor in my church, Joel Kovacs, for lunch today. We had a great conversation around focusing on strengths and what strategic execution entails. He explained how he’s f...

“It’s imperative that you push through resistance. Embrace the challenge.”

Let me introduce you to Keith Simon. He’s a Crossfit trainer and overall bad man. This is him at the Crossfit Regional Competition a few weeks ago. Keith pushes himself to the limit (and beyond) on a daily basis. We can le...

You never know what someone’s going through.

I had a situation this weekend that I feel compelled to share with you. I learned a valuable lesson on Saturday.

I was driving with my kids in the back. They were in their car seats (they’re 2 and 3). We were near the town square, driving on a pretty ...