Day 204 – Persistence is the New Perfection
When I was younger, it was all the rage to be perfect. To have the perfect job, the perfect car, the perfect wife, the perfect schedule, and the perfect fitness routine. You name it, perfection was the ideal. I was only able to achieve one of those ideals: the perfect wife. Ok. Ok. That was […]
Day 203 – Switching to Easy Mode
Quite often, you will not be at peak performance. More likely than not, you are going to have moments, even entire days or weeks, when you are not at the top of your game. This happens to everyone. Anyone who says they have figured out this magic process for getting themselves back into the “flow” […]
Day 202 — Pulling a Plow
When I was about 14 years old, my Grandfather assigned me the responsibility of pulling the plow behind a tractor to turn the fields over. He did not trust me to create the straight lines for irrigation channels yet, but this initial work of turning the field in preparation for planting was less precise. At […]
Day 201 – Every Day is Every Day
This is the third installment of my three key principles behind making and keeping life-changing commitments. I have made and kept several 365-day-long commitments, and as part of that process, I have learned what I consider the most important of these three principles. Every day is Every Day. You cannot be committed part-time. You cannot […]
Day 200 – Get Small
This is the second installment of my three key principles behind making and keeping life-changing commitments. As I discussed previously, I have been making and keeping commitments for 365 days in a row since 2018. Along that path, I have learned some valuable lessons. Tiny Habits The second principle in my series, I like to […]
Day 199 – Write It Down
In early 2018, I started a process to make and keep life-changing commitments by coming up with something new that I would commit to for 365 days in a row. I have repeated this 365-day process several times in a row. Tomorrow will mark 200 days since I started my last commitment. This article is […]
Day 198 – When Do You Trust Intuition?
Losing at Chess (again) Inspired Me I played a chess game a few nights ago. I decided to play what is called “The French Defense.” I chose that path for fun, as it had been long since I played that particular opening. I played and let my instinct take control for the first 15 moves […]
Day 197 – The Art of Job Crafting
Have you heard someone say, “This is not in my job description?” I always laugh when I hear this from someone because let’s be honest. In today’s day and age, any job description probably has a shelf life of about 2–3 weeks. If you get hired for one job, there will be a shift in […]
Day 196 – Stress is a Dependent Variable
I have relearned Algebra six times in my life—once for myself and five times for my family members. Each child grapples with algebra as they go through middle school, and I find myself having to relearn all the terms, equations, and rules that go along with elementary math. This last go-around, I had to go […]
Day 195 – Intent Matters
You simply cannot hide your intent. You may think you can, but the reality is that your intent shows through in a myriad of ways. Your tone, your cadence, your expression, your word choice and your actions. What you choose to focus on and what you choose to ignore. No matter how you may think […]