Certain habits have a more significant impact than others when altered or added to one's regular routines. These are called keystone habits, and once you change them, they have a cascading effect. For example, when people start exercising, even something as simple as walking has a cascading … [Read more...]

The things that happen to us in life shape us, but they should not define us. The lessons learned are guiding posts along the journey of our lives. They give us direction when there are future cross-roads. When circumstances change, does that define us? If you allow them to, they will. However, we … [Read more...]

Always place above what you are becoming versus what you are today. Focusing on your weaknesses will not allow you to flourish but cause you to remain in a state of disappointment. We tend to compare our weaknesses to other people's strengths. Those people that we compare ourselves to also have … [Read more...]

When I was 18 years old, I was a walking encyclopedia, so you couldn't teach me anything. At 21, after having read some personal development books, I realized that I knew nothing. From reading those books, I realized that people thought differently than what I learned. It was strange and … [Read more...]

There is the world; then there is the world that we live in. The world goes about doing its own thing, but our view is based on our perception of it. This lens affects our mood, our outlook, and the decisions we make, which can lead us to live a fulfilled life or not. We assign value to things … [Read more...]

The person that we lie to the most is ourselves. We make excuses for why things don't get done or where we are in life. As things pile on, we go deeper into this rabbit hole that is our lies. We blame the quality of the food or the economy, or the weather. It gets to a point where we believe that … [Read more...]

We are often in a hurry to get to where we want to be. We are results-oriented and want to get there as fast as we can. In the meantime, we take for granted the journey that led us there. Once we attain the result, we celebrate for a bit; then, we look for something else. The desire is to keep … [Read more...]

Hope is usually associated with positive feelings. It can make an unbearable situation better because it provides a possible way out. However, some people turn hopes into wishes. Hope is something that is possible; a wish is something that is unlikely to happen because it is impossible or the odds … [Read more...]

Over the years, I identified a variable in my life that I called The Frustration Factor. The Frustration Factor is used to identify things that irritate one's life. It can be applied to anything that is causing you to lose energy or become emotional. For example, if one of your kitchen cabinets has … [Read more...]

When you decide to make changes, it may be challenging at first, but realize that everything is challenging at first. Once it becomes common, that is when it gets easier. The attitude in which we approach change won’t make it easier, but it may help with the experience. I have adopted a saying … [Read more...]