Everyone is looking for the secret to success. How can we be more successful? What can we do to achieve the results we want? What is the magic formula that will make success inevitable? Henry David Thoreau gave us the answer many years ago in one of his most famous quotes: “If one advances confidently in the direction of his […]
The most dangerous thing about a negative thought is that it leads to another negative thought. And another, and another, and another. Before you know it you are tumbling head over heels down a rabbit hole of negativity. Take a simple chore like folding the laundry. You start with a negative thought. “I hate folding laundry.” And it leads to […]
We all have our demons. The side of us we wish was different. The side that gets mad. The side that gets depressed. The side that gets anxious. Guess what? It’s normal. The real problems start when we get mad about being mad, or sad about being sad, or scared about being scared. When we make things twice as bad […]
It took me 13 years to get my college degree. And I’m not talking about an advanced degree. I don’t have a masters or doctorate. Just a good old-fashioned bachelor’s degree. When I first started college, I majored in Pre-Forestry. I loved nature. I imagined myself working outdoors, communing with the trees. It was going to be great. It didn’t […]