What does it mean to be real, anyway? Perhaps it seems like it shouldn’t be that complicated. Being “real” means to be YOU. Simple, right? I mean, who else are you going to be? And yet, simple does not always mean easy—or everyone would do it by default! It can...
What Your Time Says About You Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. – Carl Sandburg Time is a precious resource. You get a certain number of minutes every day (1,440) and it is...
Stop Saying “Sorry” It used to bug me when I’d tell someone I was having a rough day or I’d stubbed my toe and they’d reply with, “I’m sorry.” “It’s not your fault,” I’d say. To say “I’m sorry” actually means, “I am filled with sorrow.” We equate “sorry” with...
What Will Your Presence Bring You? Here we are: 2020! Someone recently mentioned that we are as close, time-wise, to 2050 as we are to 1990 and my brain shattered into a million tiny pieces. In spite of the evidence, I’m pretty sure 1990 was still just ten...
One Key Way to Demonstrate Confidence In the face of crisis, you cannot stay calm without confidence. You can be apathetic. That’s nihilism, not calmness. That’s doubtfulness and uncertainty that leads to giving up—the complete opposite of confidence. True...