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One of the best doubts you can have

Not all doubts are bad. Some point you in the right direction. After you commit to running your first marathon or that ambitious project at work or some big goal you’ve always dreamed of accomplishing, that’s when you can hear a voice inside of your head saying, “No way; I can’t do that.” It happens…More

These words are for your joy

Children laugh, playing and chasing one another, as time is forgotten and unattended, unencumbered by worry, drenched in innocence. Holiday songs float from merry mouths of people who love the holidays and song, carrying the tune on silvery waves of sound, filled with the melodies of delight. Memories retold around a table with the remnants…More

Do you know how powerful your words are?

What we say to ourselves shapes us. The words you use form the way you think, and the way you think changes how you behave, and the way you behave affects how you live, and the way you live can transform your life. Well-chosen words breathe hope into us when our spirits are broken, revive…More

You can make today a better day

Don’t let the day make you. You can make the day. Today isn’t fixed, set, immovable. You can change it, mold it, move it. Yes, you can’t manipulate time. It’s immovable–unstoppable. But you can start to arrange how you spend your time. What you do with your hours, minutes, and seconds is in your hands,…More

This is the way you can succeed

Failing doesn’t mean you’re a failure. That’s a definition that is determined by you, not by your failures, mistakes, or even others. You make that decision every day by choosing what you do with your time, energy, talent. Get up and decide to learn from your failures and continue marching forward, trying this and that…More

One of the best ways to get a growth mindset

Growth happens when we try something new. But starting that new thing can be difficult; sometimes it feels impossible. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. You can break free and grow in ways you never thought possible by doing this. Experimenting. More

You need to know that you are more

You are more than what you think you are. You are more than what you do or don’t do. You are more than what you have or don’t have. Your diploma, credentials, status or lack thereof, the hue of your skin, or the clarity of your complexion don’t give you your true worth. You are…More

I want you to have true peace

Rest isn’t just the sleep we get; it’s a state of inner being that we need. It’s beyond memory foam pillows, Egyptian Cotton sheets, and goose feather duvets. We seek an inner stillness, a quietude in our soul. So stop and relax your shoulders; quiet the voices clamoring in your mind. Focus on your breath.…More

Feel hated? You need to know this

Sometimes you feel cursed, diseased, abandoned, betrayed when you try to live courageously, greatly. But you are not alone. Some people hate me, despise me, think me despicable, talk behind my back, consider me bad. And some of them even smile at me, tell me they love me, hug me, and wish me well. But…More

This is one of the best ways to reach your goals

The key to accomplishing big goals is making tiny ones. Big goals are overwhelming, distant, intimidating, scary. They freeze us in panic. Like deer caught on the road by headlights, we get paralyzed. But it doesn’t need to be that way. You may want to lose fifty pounds, run a marathon, pivot your career, start…More