What would you do if your transmission went out tomorrow? If your identity were stolen and your credit frozen, would you be taking the bus to work? If your uncle offered to sell you his mint condition Ford Mustang for only $5,000, would you be able to come up with the cash? We’re apt to take many of the great things in our life for granted, up to and including out income. In our culture,…
“Why would you want to read when you got the television set sitting right in front of you? There’s nothing you can get from a book that you can’t get from a television faster.” If you’re wondering where that sage advice comes from, hearken back to a little movie called Matilda. That’s right, this little dandy comes from Matilda’s scumbag father, played by Danny DeVito. We all get a good laugh hearing such a ridiculous…
Even though we enjoy countless blessings, it can be very easy to take many of our good things for granted. We become accustomed to our daily routine, and we are often so busy that we don’t take the time to reflect on and be thankful the many blessings we enjoy. Try sitting down with a blank piece of paper for fifteen minutes and listing things you have to be thankful for. You may be surprised…
Is there any area of your life that your wish was better? Perhaps it’s a relationship that you would like to be strong and positive, but today is less than great. Or maybe you are carrying a few more pounds of belly fat than you’d like. Maybe your financial situation is a struggle, and you dream of days where you can go shopping for shoes and clothes without feeling guilty. Whatever the area that you’d…
What do you do when you negative things come your way? When a friend disagrees with you and puts you down, do you lash out? When your brother cancels your poker game at the last minute for the third time in a row, do you yell at him for being so irresponsible and unreliable? What about when a coworker belittles your ideas and makes you feel small? Do you react by gossiping about her behind…
When it comes to your fitness, what do you want? Though this may seem like an easy question, you may be surprised how uncommon it is for a person to pause, think, identify, and pursue a fitness goal. In today’s article, we’ll explore how you can identify what you want when it comes to your fitness and start on the path to reaching it! What Drives You? Perhaps, like most people, you’ve had in the…
Do you know any, or would you perhaps consider yourself to be, a football fan? How do you know that this person is a fan? Do you have to search hard for clues in order to determine that they love the game? Do they keep a checklist of duties, such as buying tickets to games, talking about football for a prescribed number of minutes per day, or reading football blogs and magazines? What Drives Action?…
If you desire to assert something, how do you typically do so? Often our first action when we have (what we think is) a good idea is to bestow our grand great idea upon the world using a bold and clear statement. But is this the best way? Is there another way we could express the idea that could make our hearers more likely to accept and appreciate it? Passively Accepting vs. Actively Listening Though…
Think of 10 friends you know. Or better yet 10 of your neighbors. How many of them are overweight or obese? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seven! Shocking, yes. Disheartening, yes. Solvable, Yes! Although many temporary diets are unsuccessful, there is hope for those who find the scale reading a number larger than they’d like. If you’re looking to shed some weight and create a healthier life, you can do it! …
Today’s post will be brief, because technically I’m on vacation now…. 🙂 My family and I are spending the week in beautiful Tarpon Springs, Florida, and as I type, I’m sitting out on the porch of our vacation house enjoying the perfect temps, light breeze, and beautiful view. The topic of today’s article–having a great vacation, of course! At least two important things come to mind for having a good vacation: preparation and attitude. Preparation has to do…