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“Thank You!” is the most powerful prayer you can pray! I’ll admit that it’s easy to say “thank you” for the gifts and the obvious good things that come into my life. The hardest, yet the most fruitful, work I’ve ever done, however, is to be thankful for EVERYTHING! I’ve learned there is always something […]

February is the month where most New Year’s resolutions die. Most people give up on their goals because they don’t have the perseverance to keep going. We lack perseverance because the goal was not attached to a deep purpose or core value, something deep inside us that seeks creative expression in the world. Are your […]

If you’re waiting for the government, the economy, or other people to change in order to be happy or successful, you’re going to be waiting for a long time. Happiness and success are created by thoughts you think and actions you take to create the life you want. It’s all about you! Listen as I […]

Jim Collins wrote the classic business book, Good to Great, in which he shows how many businesses fail by settling for “good” instead of focusing on becoming and staying great. What applies to businesses also applies to us as individuals. The main reason so many of us do not lead great lives is because we […]

You’ve been told that you should have a strong WHY attached to your goals, right? You’ve been told to “start with WHY!” You’ve heard that when you have a strong enough WHY you will find the HOW to reach your goals. All of these can be true, but can also lead you down the wrong […]

This is unlike any episode I’ve done before. It is a travel journal. Join me as I share the experience of traveling over 2,000 miles by land and going on a cruise with 5 kids. You’ll hear about our very special day on CocoCay, Bahamas, where I asked Elizabeth to marry me and she said […]

Those of us who have traveled with kids are very familiar with the question “are we there yet?” It’s usually asked in a whiny tone so we all know the child is not enjoying the journey and wants it to be over now. Many of us set goals and live our lives with an “are […]

Most people think the hardest thing they will ever do is accomplish some goal, or get through some very difficult circumstance. Those things may be difficult, indeed, but they are actually made more difficult by the actual “hardest thing you will ever do.” There is nothing more difficult for humans to do than to think […]

The greatest gift mankind has and our greatest super-power is the power of choice. You don’t need to choose free will–you already have it and you use it every day, whether you know it or not! You have the power choose what you think, what you believe, and what to do in any moment, in […]

Many of us are living with wounds from conditional love, most of which are self-inflicted. Most of our self-talk is based on conditional love. We are not worthy to be loved by others or by ourselves unless we meet some standard. This is not love. True love is unconditional. True love sees and accepts us […]