Reflections

Usually brief. Hopefully helpful. Sometimes funny.

Maxim #10: Tame the Advice Monster

Maxim #10: Tame the Advice Monster

If I was going to get a tattoo, the one I might need the most is Tame the Advice Monster. Although I am better ...
Maxim #9: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Maxim #9: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Fear is not always a bad thing. In fact, it is sometimes a very good thing. There are things we should ...
Maxim #8: Ask for the Cheat Codes

Maxim #8: Ask for the Cheat Codes

Playing video games is a lot of fun. Good video games keep it fun by making it progressively more difficult. It's ...
What I Read in September

What I Read in September

Soundtracks by Jon Acuff (Re-read)This might be my favorite book by Jon Acuff. Soundtracks are his word for ...
Maxim #7: Embrace the Suck

Maxim #7: Embrace the Suck

This is what you wanted. You wanted it to be hard. You wanted it to suck so you could prove to yourself that ...
On Death

On Death

Every morning when I am getting dressed, I put this coin in my pocket. "Memento Mori" means "Remember Death". It ...
Maxim #6: Do The Reps

Maxim #6: Do The Reps

This maxim is another soundtrack I heard from Jon Acuff. I love it. It can be applied to so many different things: ...
Maxim #5: Make Tomorrow Easy Today

Maxim #5: Make Tomorrow Easy Today

On the bottom of my habit tracker card (you can see an image on this post) are the letters MTET, which stand for ...

The Richest Man in the World

Who is the richest man you know? It might be me, if you know me. I can have bad days. I can get discouraged and ...

Binary Thinking About Some Ultimate Things

I understand that there are plenty of things that are not binary, but that doesn't mean there aren't some things ...
Maxim #4: Future You Is Calling…

Maxim #4: Future You Is Calling…

Would you like to be able to tell Younger You a few things? Warn them of some mistakes? Encourage them to take ...
Maxim #3: Win the Morning, Win the Day

Maxim #3: Win the Morning, Win the Day

At zero dark thirty this morning, I was out doing a 4 mile ruck with 30 lbs. on my back. It was close to 6 am when ...
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