Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in November 2016 and has been revamped for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Have you been here―January second rolls around and you step on the scale and cringe when you discover that you gained seven pounds over the holidays? Yup, me too! It’s a hard maintain discipline this time of […]
The Life-Changing Power of Gratitude
You know those people who seem to be happy all the time? If I’m being honest, they used to really annoy me. From the outside, it seems that nothing ever goes wrong for them. How do they get so lucky? As I’ve grown and matured I’ve discovered that luck is not much of a factor […]
Build a Foundation to Have the Freedom to Follow Your Dreams – Part II – Good Health
Welcome back to my series on building a foundation to have the freedom to follow your dreams. I introduced the idea behind this foundation in Part I. If you missed it, you can go back and read it here. The first essential element to creating freedom in your life is good health. We all need […]
How Discipline and Sacrifice Create Unexpected Joy
Throughout our lives, we’ve all made sacrifices. We’ve given up one thing to obtain another. Some of us have given up sweets to lose weight or cut spending to get out of debt. When we sacrifice, there’s an obvious goal we’re aiming for. In the beginning, it’s difficult to see how these sacrifices could transform our […]
How to Change Your Life in 30 Days – The Power of Intense Focus
How are your goals and resolutions coming along this year? Reports indicate that 40 percent abandon New Year’s Resolution during the first month. By mid-year, 60 percent have given up. It is said that less than 10 percent actually achieve their resolutions. While these statistics are dismal, what I’m about to tell you has the […]
Create Deeper Connections by Taking Time to Disconnect
Think back to the last time you left home without your phone. Did you go back to get it or were you able to carry on without it? I can’t remember the last time I left home without my phone. Smartphones are incredible tools that allow us to carry our entire lives in the palm […]
Make Every Day a Great Day – 7 Ways to Take Back Your Morning
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” ― Annie Dillard I’m going to break this down further and say that how we spend our mornings is how we spend our days. How are you spending those precious first moments? If you were to ask me this question seven years […]
10 Small Habits That Will Bring More Happiness and Freedom to Your Life
Frustrated! That’s exactly how I felt seven years ago. I was unhealthy, financially disorganized, disconnected from my spouse, and unfulfilled. I knew that things could get better but it seemed like such a big leap. Looking back, I now know that all it took was a series of small habits. Today I can say that […]
How to Eat Well without Spending Your Whole Paycheck
… or Your Whole Life in the Kitchen Never eat processed foods. Cut sugar. Eat clean. Buy organic. Cook from scratch. Drink more water. Ack! Who has time for that? Not to mention the budget? I hope to convince you that you do. With a little bit of planning and prep work, you can eat like […]
5 Ways Gardening Will Change Your Life
Have you tasted a ripe tomato fresh off the vine? The taste is incomparable to what you get at the grocery store. Now imagine going into your backyard and having your pick of fresh produce for dinner. Enticing, isn’t it? You might be wondering why a blog about change and personal development is covering cycling […]