Five, six, and seven years ago, we were in major financial trouble. It wasn’t for lack of work ethic or because we were lazy. It was in part because of some bad decisions we thought would go a different way. But it was also because of a bunch of unexpected blows. One after another. Unexpected
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One Change At A Time
On November 10th I wrote this post about how my sleep hygiene was horrible. Over the years I had developed some really bad habits, and the worst one was being dependent on watching the television or iPad in order to fall asleep. I could not fall asleep without that distraction to calm my brain down
The Mindset Challenge
One of the biggest things I’ve learned through therapy, through reading, through being a parent and teacher and coach, and through this blog is that the biggest thing holding me back in life is me. And the biggest thing holding you back? You. And in particular, your thoughts and your mindset. Many of us have
A Perfect Christmas Gift
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about Christmas lately. I’ve been thinking about how so many of us will not be seeing relatives from far away and I’ve been thinking about how so many families might be in a situation where this could be the last Christmas for some of their older relatives and
The (Home)School of Proactivity
If you asked me what the number one most important quality for a person to possess in order to be wildly successful in any area of life, I wouldn’t say it was book smarts. I wouldn’t say it was discipline. I wouldn’t say it’s attention to detail. I wouldn’t even say it’s focus. Those are
A Different Kind Of Thanksgiving
When I was a kid we had these huge Thanksgivings at my great grandmother’s house. They were awesome. My grandmother and her sisters and my aunts and uncles and cousins were there and my great grandma would sit on the couch watching Lawrence Welk while my Gma and aunts cooked Thanksgiving dinner. And then we’d