Join me for a quick mental exercise. Close your eyes and picture an Artist. Ok, good. Hold on to that image. Now do the same for a Scientist. How do your mental images differ? If your thoughts are anything like mine, you created two vastly different images. The Artist: Creative, soulful, thoughtful. The Scientist: Analytical, objective, efficient. Two different types of people, […]
Are you tired of walking around with the same old brain? The brain that gets anxious. The brain that gets jealous. The brain that gets sad. The brain that gets angry. The brain that works against you and sabotages your every attempt at success. It might be time to upgrade your brain with a mindset shift. Your mindset defines your […]
How many pieces are in a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle? That’s right…1,000 small, simple pieces. But when you dump all those pieces out of the box and onto the table, it looks overwhelming. A pile of shapes and colors that don’t make sense. How can they all possibly go together and create the image on the front of the box? […]
Wouldn’t it be incredible if there were such a thing as an idea-generating machine? A magical contraption where you could simply press a button, and an incredible new idea would pop out. Whenever you were stuck, you could turn to your idea-generating machine for inspiration. Think of all the unbelievable things you could do in life if you could tap […]
Think of some of the most iconic roles in cinematic history. Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in Rocky. Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in Star Wars Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in The Godfather. Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction. Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in Alien. Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump. You couldn’t possibly imagine any other […]
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 […]
A great life is nothing more than a collection of great days. Do you want a great life? It’s simple. Just make each day great. How can you make each day great? Live every day like a “mini-life”. Treat each “phase” of your day as a “phase” of your life. From waking in the morning to going to sleep at […]