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December 2021

December 30, 2021

A Rare Case for Gratitude for 2021

You certainly are not going to read this in a lot of places, but I...

October 2021

October 21, 2021

Thoughts on Grieving

After five years of trying to conceive, we just found out our first attempt at...

August 2021

August 31, 2021

Learning How to Learn

When I was in school, I dreaded going to class. I didn’t enjoy it and,...

August 05, 2021

The Discipline of Improvement (Pillars of Growth)

When it comes to the actual practice of making one’s life better, it is hard...

May 2021

May 06, 2021

Graduation

We are heading into the season of graduations and it is one of my favorite...

April 2021

April 22, 2021

Man and Nature (Earth Day Musings)

Every year, one of our staff members sends me the important dates of the year...

October 2020

October 15, 2020

The First Steps to Changing Your Life

We all want to be better. The human experience is a minefield of wrought emotions...

August 2020

August 06, 2020

Intimidated By Discipline

A few days ago, our parent brand launched a podcast series called “Simple Tools to...

June 2020

June 02, 2020

The Dangers of Getting Your Way

Like anybody else, I love getting my way. I celebrate when circumstances turn out the...

October 2019

October 25, 2019

The Value of Practice

Kylie and I were playing on a softball team last summer. The season was interrupted by the...

January 2019

January 18, 2019

What Are Your Emotions Telling You?

The New Year is underway. The holiday season is on the downswing as 2019 gets...

December 2018

December 14, 2018

3 Steps to Make Sure Your Goals Are Right

A small little holiday tradition has developed in our house. The construction of a thousand-piece...

November 2018

November 19, 2018

What To Do After You Experience Failure

We try so hard. Our best foot is often placed forward. But our intentions derail....

November 16, 2018

5 Factors That Inhibit Growth

In our world so full of progression and performance, each of us wants to grow....

October 2018

October 01, 2018

How To Learn From Your Mistakes

It happens everyday. We mess up. We make mistakes. Imperfect people make imperfect choices. We...

September 2018

September 10, 2018

The Path to Healing

Pain hurts. It is unpleasant. A digging kind of sorrow. A nagging sort of torture....

August 2018

August 17, 2018

Character Goes All the Way Through

When I was a kid, there was one sound that sent me jumping to my...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

The Frightening Process of Empowering Our Kids

Parenting is enough to drive anyone crazy. Trying to raise good kids is an almost...

March 21, 2018

7 Benefits of Turmoil

We spend every day of our lives trying to avoid it. We spend every minute...

January 2018

January 24, 2018

The Value of Suffering

My wife and I are going through a difficult time. We lost a baby to...