Relationship Goals: How to Get the Relationships You Desire

Relationship Goals: How to Get the Relationships You Desire

Think about the person in your life who is really struggling. I don’t mean someone who is struggling with psychological or substance problems. The person who just can’t seem to get out of their own way. Who is it? Would you let that person watch your kids for a...
Want a Happy Kid? Check Your Ego

Want a Happy Kid? Check Your Ego

I want to have a happy kid.  You want to have a happy kid.  Let’s talk about making that happen.  There was an amazing man named Chief Seattle whose impact will continue to be felt for generations. In a famous speech, he talked about how development and...
Teach Your Children Well: Money Lessons for Your Kids

Teach Your Children Well: Money Lessons for Your Kids

Teach your children well How do you teach a kid to ride a bike?  Do you tell them how to do it? Do you read them a book, maybe the user’s manual? Do you watch a video? No, of course not. You show them how to do it.  How do you teach a kid about money? ...
Succeeding at Life: Virtue and Vice

Succeeding at Life: Virtue and Vice

Yin and Yang is a Chinese philosophical concept that describes how opposites may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent on one another.  The battle between good and evil is constant and complicated. In his book The Gulag Archipelago,...
Succeeding at Life: Critical thinking

Succeeding at Life: Critical thinking

My purpose in writing this is not to change your opinion, or to bring you around to my way of thinking. I’m not trying to tell you what to think.  What I am interested in doing is helping you think better. A big part of succeeding at life involves constantly...
Succeeding at Life: Personal Excellence

Succeeding at Life: Personal Excellence

“The trouble is, you think you have time.” – Jack Kornfield  Too many of us are waiting.  We’re waiting for the right time, the right opportunity, the right person, etc.  We’re waiting to be noticed, chosen, or given permission.  We’re...