We have a limited amount of willpower. We have a limited amount of decision-making energy. Although there are things we can do to increase and improve these abilities, even at…
You want to do it. You plan to do it. But you never actually get around to doing it. “Why?” is often a good question. It helps us get to…
There is a lot of advice available on how to optimize your health. I read some of it. I am sure a lot of it is very good. I am…
As someone who is convinced that Christianity is true, how do I approach self-help material? Good question. Many of the posts on my blog would be considered self-help. I share…
I did a presentation to a company recently on “Communicating with Confidence”. The most important tip to increase confidence that I shared was to Shift the Spotlight. The Spotlight Effect…
The phrase, “Take Off the Tool Belt” helped my wife and I move past several years of arguments and hurt feelings. We got the language from the book “Men are…
I came across this during a training session at work. It comes from a book titled “A Beautiful Constraint” about using limitations for creative productivity. Rather than defaulting to “we…
As the New Year is about to begin and many are about to set New Year’s resolutions, I would like to encourage you to Focus on Process over Goals. Goals…
Why does it seem so difficult to effectively give or receive feedback? You would think that for something so important, both inside and outside of work, we would be better…
Don’t wait for someone to ask you. You are the one who wants it. Take initiative. Take ownership. Own the Ask. Want to work on the project? Ask. Want a…
I have a lot of thoughts about life, leadership, faith, and trying to be a better human. I will share them here.