Even if you have been chugging along, doing something “productive” every day, going to your job, gym, or wherever, sometimes you just need a do-over. Starting from scratch forces you to question everything. Am I in the right business? Are the results I am getting what I actually want? If this is what success looks…

If used correctly, accountability can literally change your life. It’s so easy to say you are going to do something and then not do it. This is a common theme for most people. Think about New Year’s Resolutions. According to The Book of Odds, only 1 in 2.2 Americans actually make a Resolution, and only 1…

That was a question someone recently asked me about how I am spending my time. Specifically, it related to the amount of writing I do and what I gain from the activity. After giving this a lot of thought, it occurred to me that asking how something benefits you is a great exercise. Before starting…

Today I went to see Star Wars Episode VII. If I hadn’t seen the other Star Wars movies, this one would have been mediocre. The way things were tied together from old to new made the movie believable. Without context, this would not be the case. Context is important in our lives, too. What we…

Nobody ever steps in an elevator with the intent to stay on the ground floor. I heard George Powell say that today and it made a lot of sense to me. Life is actually a lot like an elevator. We can step into life and decide how high (or far) we want to go, or…

Have you ever experienced something bad that you feared would never end? When you are in the midst of something you would rather not face again, take heart. After seeing the sun go down on today, that’s it. Today just became history. Tomorrow is now the only reality that exists. You cannot go backwards in time. You can only…

That’s how many of us spend our lives. Fearing things that have not happened, and that may even turn out to be good. Tomorrow I have a meeting with someone whom I have know for less than a year. Over that period of time, he has gone from friendly and unassuming to more demanding and…

I don’t make any money. Period. Writing is great. Even if it’s hard, it’s great. Idea generation is fun and exciting and often invigorating. Learning new things is oh so tantalizing. It kicks your idea engine into high gear. And gives you so much to talk about. But . . . The dead sea is…

The freedom to express myself online. My good health and my healthy family. A job that supports my family. My failures that teach me and guide me. The number of really smart people I can learn from without ever meeting them. An almost unlimited supply of almost free books that supply an unlimited amount of…

If you are in a horse race, it’s obvious who your competition is. It’s the guy or gal riding next to you. If you are driving a race car, your competition is driving a car in the same race. Obvious? Yes. But your “race” may be to become the best you possible. If your only competition is your…