A Key To Sparking New Ideas And Thinking Outside The Box
I just got back from an awesome trip to Las Vegas for Blog World New Media Expo 2009. I learned a lot and enjoyed connecting with many of my online buddies that I had never met in person (eg. Sean Platt, Maya, Michael Martine, and a few others who I hadn’t connected with until this [...]
Living Your Passions: My Video Interview With Jun Loayza At Viralogy.com
I had the privilege to talk blogging, business and proactive living with Jun Loayza the other day on his blog Viralogy.com. Enjoy! By the way, I’ve found Viralogy to be one of the best blogs for young entrepreneurs to learn from those who have ‘been there – done that’. If you haven’t checked it out [...]
The Secret To Happiness | Community Insight
Image courtesy of Hamed Saber When I look up at the title of this post I can’t help but think, “Secret to happiness? Are you kidding me?” The fact is, there is no secret, something I think we all know. But I do believe that happiness is mostly a choice and the result of our [...]
How To Be Happy
Image courtesy of Gio-S.p.o.t.s. Before I decided to tackle this particular post I first had to do some introspective thinking. Before I felt qualified to talk about how to be happy I had to pre-qualify my own heart and mind. Am I happy? Do I really have insight that is worthy of the title, ‘How [...]
Thursday Rewind | Each Day Is What We Make Of It: The Power Of Positive Thinking
Photo courtesy of birthmarkleg EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was taken from the “Motivate Thyself” archives. I met with one of my consulting clients, Sally, this morning to help her setup a WordPress blog site. She had been having trouble getting everything setup with the hosting company, domain, etc… She had taken the day off to [...]
Thursday Rewind | I Want To Be Like MacGyver When I Grow Up!
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a post taken from the “Motivate Thyself” Archives. Recently, my wife and I have been watching old episodes of MacGyver, from CBS.com, while we eat our breakfast in the morning. I used to watch it as a kid. It was one of my favorite shows. I just loved how he could [...]
Events That Set You Free | Community Insight
Image courtesy of Kliefi It’s only when life ‘stings’ us with enough venom that we lose our immunity to joy and become free to passionately appreciate the now. I woke up the other day at 5:04am (I looked over at the alarm clock) with the beginnings of a migraine. I usually get them twice a [...]
Adjust Your Perspective And Enjoy Your Life
Image courtesy of Colpo di fulmine Find me a person who is unhappy with their life and I’ll bet you there are many others who would be perfectly content to fill those shoes. My wife and I were shopping for a shed at our local ‘SUPER’ hardware store just a few months ago. Out in [...]
Taking Time To Breathe In Life
Image courtesy of christiwild I had a great run yesterday! It’s that perfect ‘in-between season’ when you’ve got the crisp, dry fall air mixed with just enough summer to take the bite out of the cold. The sky was a dark blue and the leaves crunched beneath my feet as I went from sidewalk to [...]
Re-Centering: Finding Your Way Back To The Life You Meant To Live
For anyone who hasn’t had a chance to check it out, I just wrote a guest post for zenhabits that Leo published yesterday. It’s called: Re-Centering: Finding Your Way Back To The Life You Meant To Live It’s main premise is how we tend to get lost as we pursue our goals. Our achievements become [...]









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