by Scott A Stonehouse | Oct 4, 2025 | Leadership, Maxims, Personal Growth
If I was going to get a tattoo, the one I might need the most is Tame the Advice Monster. Although I am better than I was, it has been a struggle for years. {sigh} Exhibit #1: Early marriage. I know this is cliche, but it was so true of me for the first several years...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Oct 2, 2025 | Maxims, Personal Growth
Fear is not always a bad thing. In fact, it is sometimes a very good thing. There are things we should fear. Like any other emotion, fear is telling us something. We should listen to it but we don’t have to agree with it. This is why my goal has not been to...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Oct 1, 2025 | Maxims, Personal Growth
Playing video games is a lot of fun. Good video games keep it fun by making it progressively more difficult. It’s easy at first so you keep playing and advancing. At some point, you eventually reach a level or face a new enemy that seems impossible. You try over...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Sep 30, 2025 | Books, Personal Growth
Soundtracks by Jon Acuff (Re-read)This might be my favorite book by Jon Acuff. Soundtracks are his word for repetitive thoughts. We have them ruining in our minds constantly. Often, they aren’t true, helpful, or kind. But we can choose our soundtracks. We can...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Sep 27, 2025 | Maxims, Personal Growth
This is what you wanted. You wanted it to be hard. You wanted it to suck so you could prove to yourself that you could handle it. That you were strong. That you were tough. That is why you trained hard. That is why you woke up early. That is why you did the reps. In...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Sep 25, 2025 | Personal Growth
Every morning when I am getting dressed, I put this coin in my pocket. “Memento Mori” means “Remember Death”. It is a reminder to me that I might not live through the day. Perhaps, I won’t even make it home. That is a sobering thought....
