11 things guys shouldn’t be afraid to tell other guys
Most of you know I hate hip phrases and trendy topics. Currently one of my least favorites is "mansplaining." I hate that term. I also hate the phrase " locker room talk." With that being said, I think guys need to get real with each other. So here's some real locker room talk. Read on guys cause I've got some mansplaining to do. 1. "I love you." I love you is one of the [...]
How to build self-discipline
This is a short post. It will take you less than three minutes to read. But if you can grasp the one simple idea I present, it will change the way you view your entire life. To begin I want to give you a simple premise: Most people are too [...]
How to fight depression
I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Sometimes I get discouraged. Sometimes I get depressed. I'm usually a very optimistic and motivated individual but sometimes I get depressed. It usually happens for about a week every five or six months. I feel the discouragement coming on [...]
What I would do if I found out I had 30 minutes to live
Recently everyone in Hawaii got a message on their phone. The message looked like this: : Fortunately it was a false alarm. But the people of Hawaii didn't know that for 38 minutes. The false alarm and the idea of having 38 minutes to live sparked a lot of [...]
I woke up at 4 am every day for a week to accomplish a goal (and this is what happened)
Let me start this post by telling you a few things about myself: I am a goal person. I'm also usually a morning person. I regularly get up between 5 and 7 am. I am an author. I try to write a little every day. I'm working on writing [...]
18 goals for 2018
Ahh, you smell that? It's the smell of a brand new year. Complete with optimism and the hope of accomplishing all of those goals that get rolled over from year to year. Society calls them resolutions. Or, on the other hand, maybe you are having a tough time coming [...]
Adopting a new attitude towards adoption
The other day I was talking to someone about family and I shared about my wife being pregnant with twins. I then told this person that I also had an adopted daughter (it isn't official yet, but sometimes I say adopted already). When I said adopted this person responded [...]