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February 2020

February 20, 2020

Alone in a Crowd

The Winter Season is a unique time in New York City. The streets are cold...

February 04, 2020

The Danger of Filling Emotions

Our emotions are the result of one of our values being pressed. When we feel a...

November 2019

November 06, 2019

You’re Already Persevering, Just Poorly

We give up too easily. It is well documented that our instant-gratification, technology-driven society does...

September 2019

September 04, 2019

How to Set Relationship Goals

We were very lucky early in our marriage to be introduced to the value of goal...

August 2019

August 30, 2019

Why We Fear Change

Change is the best and worst thing about being human. Everything is so wonderfully unstable....

August 28, 2019

The Difference Between Good and Bad Days

For the last three days, we’ve been in San Francisco with some friends. The first...

August 21, 2019

5 Signs Your Relationship Is Thriving

We are always surprised when relationships don’t work out. It is a weird phenomena that...

August 16, 2019

What It Takes To Truly See Someone

We live in New York and walk by thousands of people every day. A group...

June 2019

June 05, 2019

Believe It or Not, You Have the Time

A lot of us use the common excuse “I don’t have time” in a myriad...

May 2019

May 08, 2019

The Struggle For Consistency

I had a friend once say to me, “I just want to be a consistent...

April 2019

April 19, 2019

Why is Good Friday Good?

As a Christian who has spent most of my life in church, I’ve often wondered...

April 08, 2019

The Difference Between Disappointed and Violated

It seems pretty clear that modern Americans are unable to deal with not getting their...

March 2019

March 18, 2019

The Consistency You Are Looking For

We are a problem-solving society. And so, we take the framework of life and turn it into...

March 11, 2019

We Waste So Much Time

We roll out of bed in the morning and a good chunk of our day...

January 2019

January 23, 2019

The Value of Consequences

The truth is, we don’t like consequences. At least, we don’t like the ones we...

January 21, 2019

Can Anyone Be A Leader?

As we’ve traveled around the country doing leadership training, we read lots of books on...

January 18, 2019

What Are Your Emotions Telling You?

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

January 16, 2019

The Gap Between Expectations and Reality

Expectations are a tricky thing. On the one hand, it is healthy to expect certain...

January 11, 2019

How Our Vernacular Shapes Culture

There is perhaps nothing more definitive for a culture than language. A shared vernacular helps...

January 09, 2019

How To Tell The Difference Between Fact and Truth

Seeking truth is a complicated struggle. Trying to discover what is real and what is...

January 07, 2019

One Simple Practice to Heal Your Communication Woes

The holidays are full of merriment and cheer. Mostly. One thing that can get in...

January 02, 2019

How Progress Happens, From the Inside Out

Life can certainly feel like we are stuck on the tumble cycle. Round and round...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

How to Exercise Self-Control

We live in New York City and almost every day, there is a news story...

December 24, 2018

The Miracle on Wall Street

I have to admit; we had a totally different plan for the blog today. But...

December 21, 2018

12 Days To a Meaningful Life

With the holidays in full swing and the end of the year fast approaching, it...

December 19, 2018

How to Minimize the Depth of Our Despair

New Yorkers have a lot of strange habits. We live in a unique city, and...

December 17, 2018

The Human Condition — A Chorus of Opportunity

I had the opportunity to go to a Christmas concert the other day. It was...

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...

December 12, 2018

How To Transform Words Into Action

All of us want to change. We want to be better. At least we claim...