Day 186 – ‘Get There First’ Disease
To explain this concept, I will relate a situation that I think many of us can relate to. This occurs at the airport. You get to the airport and have plenty of time to get to your gate before the scheduled departure date. You might want to buy something to eat or get snacks before […]
Day 185 – The Impact of Daily Writing – Part II
This is the 2,287th article I have written in a row since I started on January 8th, 2018. This is part 2 of my detail of how this has benefited me in miraculous ways. Yesterday, I talked about writing being a cheap form of therapy, a great way to quench my thirst for knowledge and […]
Day 183 – The Basics will Kill You
This post is a reminder that you cannot skip the basics. If you ignore the basics, then they will wait quietly in the background and then sneak up slowly and stab you in the back when you are the least prepared. Am I being too dramatic? I do not think so. We think we are […]
Day 170 – Time is Your Watering Can
I am sure that you have priorities. I know that I do. I have several of them, each critically important to me, or at least that’s what I tell myself. It feels good to establish a bunch of lofty idealistic ambitions and set objectives to achieve them. However, if I inspect my life carefully and […]
Day 169 – What to Do When Failing
I get a lot of advice about how to succeed, to improve, and to maximize my potential. What I receive less of is guidance on what to do when I know that I am failing. There’s plenty of encouragement to fail frequently and to embrace failure because that is how you learn. “Failure is good,” […]
Day 168 – Naming the Beast – A Key Technique for Overcoming an Obstacle
Embarking on the journey to overcome obstacles in life can be daunting, but there are tactics that offer a beacon of hope amidst the challenges. One such strategy, which I frequently employ to confront and overcome my personal hurdles, is what I like to call “naming the beast.” Let me share an example from when […]