“No one should put too much trust in triumph, No one should give up hope of trials improving.” -Seneca We can learn a lot from the stoic philosophers. Their journals and writings continue to be used today as lessons to modern humans regarding thought and behavior. The interesting thing is that our minds and the challenges…
Don’t Always Trust Your Intuition. The Three Ways Doing So Will Harm You.
I believe in intuitions and inspirations…I sometimes FEEL that I am right. I do not KNOW that I am. -Albert Einstein Many people, including myself, feel that they have superior intuition. They have a tendency to point to the successful “predictions” and “accurate” feelings that they have had in the past. There are even some people…
Losing Should Never Be Enjoyable. But Here Are 4 Things Kids Can Learn From Failure.
“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” -Vince Lombardi I want to make a something perfectly clear at the start. This article suggests four lessons that children can learn from failure. However, adults can grab something from it as well. Simply put, anyone who challenges themself in life can learn something from failure, and from this article….
RESENTMENT: How it Destroys Your Mind and Body, and How to Fix It
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” -Nelson Mandela Time and time again, when we are hurt by others, we become plagued with resentment. We internalize our pain and mask it as an inner anger towards the other party. We subconsciously wish pain and harm on that person. However, what we…
Advice to your kids from Epictetus
Let’s be honest. Or as the kids nowadays would post on Instagram, TBH. As adults and parents, we DO NOT have it all figured out. We are not all-knowing, and we certainly aren’t perfect. So just because a title of an article makes you think something is advice to your kids, and it is, doesn’t…
Live life like The King
You must play boldly to win. -Arnold Palmer, The King People who have met Arnold Palmer usually have similar opinions of him. What a genuinely nice guy. He’s such a class act. He is the consummate professional. That man really loved his community. It is important to note, however, that this is not by chance. He lived his…
Try Fitness Workout Into Your Busy Schedule
You hear it everyday. I’m too busy to workout. I just don’t have the time. Maybe after the kids go back to school, I’ll start. You know what, after the holidays sounds better. I’m just too damn busy to workout. I have too many other responsibilities. First, don’t say you are too busy or don’t…
Change your perception. Change your reality and life.
Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions – not outside. Marcus Aurelius Perception can be defined as the way you think about or understand someone or something. It is a position, an attitude, or interpretation of events. It determines the way you respond to a…
The 8 Life Lessons in Youth Sports
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. -Vince Lombardi At the outset I need to make something crystal clear. I’m not a perfect parent. I screw up all the time and I try my best to learn from it. Just like you, I am a human being. I tell my kids that…
The Massive Power of the “Because” Even if it is Fake
One of the most persuasively powerful words in the English language is “BECAUSE.” Specifically, when a request is made followed by “because” and a reason (even if fake or imagined), it is much more likely that the request will be granted compared to if there is no because at all. While reading this article, think…
If you want to be it, make them think you already are.
When I think about selling and self-branding, there’s always a certain line from a fabulous movie that comes to mind. In “Catch Me If You Can,” Leonardo DiCaprio plays the part of Frank Abagnale, Jr., in a biographical crime film that outlined Mr. Abagnale Jr.’s life of crime. Now before you start thinking ‘Is this…
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