G for Gratitude — I can’t tell you how many books I’ve read about success. How many seminars I’ve attended or how many videos by the greats telling us the ‘secrets’ of success. …

Unveiling the Hidden Messages from Your Pockets — You know that incredible feeling when you find some money in the pocket of a jacket or pair of pants that you haven’t worn in ages? You can’t even remember putting it in there, but you don’t care and just enjoy the rush. Even if it’s a small amount, it’s…

Discover the transformative Power of a Japanese restoration method and learn how I successfully applied this incredible philosophy to overcome a major setback in my life — Do you have any areas in your life that you would like to see restored? Not only that but see become stronger and even more valuable than it was before you fixed it? Your Writing? Your Relationships? Your Friendships? Your Work?

Racing hearts and racing minds can make the shadows difficult to overcome. Been there? — Mortality. How does that word make you feel? It can be a scary word for many of us. Yet, it’s something that others don’t seem to give a second thought about. For me, it's the former. …

Talk about keeping your affirmations close to you — I’ve got a story that involves report cards, morning hugs, and a surprising twist — Affirmation Undies. Yep, you read that right. My son (12), who seems to have inherited my not-so-scholastic brain, brings home these average report cards each semester. Now, instead of going all drill sergeant on him…

My take on a recent podcast I listened to — Brené Brown and Simon Sinek are giants when it comes to public speaking. Yet it's not something that came naturally to either of them. Learning this, I recently felt empowered and motivated by just hearing and knowing this. It’s not that I revel in anyone’s inabilities, it’s more that to…

You Know it’s True. Stop making excuses, and ‘just do it’ — For years, I clung to the notion that success was largely determined by natural ability. I convinced myself that those around me who excelled in their fields possessed an inherent talent that I lacked. It made it a lot easier to deal with and I believed every-single-lie I told myself. …

A comment by Elon Musk is worth considering and got me thinking — I was watching the news today and a clip from Elon Musk meeting with the British PM at a conference on the future of AI. Elon said something like this: “One of the future challenges is how do you find meaning in life?” People have been seeking the meaning of…

It’s Nov 1st and I just hit 2 consecutive months of $100 on Medium. Have I just jinxed my 3rd? — There seem to be many different types of us here on Medium. For example, there are those who write for the joy of it, those who read for the joy of it, those who write to earn and those who read to learn to write. I’m a little lost on…