by Scott A Stonehouse | Apr 20, 2026 | Leadership, Maxims, Personal Growth
Are you an imposter? Do you pretend to be confident while inside you are a bigger, older tangle of your 6th-grade insecurities? I am sure we all are in some ways at some times. But do you want to stay there? My guess is no. I don’t. How, then, do we develop...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Mar 23, 2026 | Habits, Maxims, Personal Growth
“The key to writing is rewriting.” I heard this phrase often when my wife was teaching our kids how to write. It might have influenced me more than our kids. Its importance extends beyond writing. The main idea behind the phrase is that the first draft...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Mar 20, 2026 | Habits, Maxims, Personal Growth
Would you believe me if I told you that taking the stairs could change your life? Michael Easter’s book, The Comfort Crisis, had a tremendous impact on me several years ago. He has a Substack called Two/Percent. It is a reference to a study that found when...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Feb 24, 2026 | Habits, Maxims, Personal Growth
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 their best and strongest capacities, they will be finite and limited. This is why we...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Jan 29, 2026 | Bible, Books, Christianity, Leadership, Maxims, Personal Growth
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 what I have learned from books, other people, and personal experience on habits, routines,...
