All of My Thoughts and Articles
4 Lessons From A Week Without My Cell Phone
When I was in Minnesota visiting family on my Christmas vacation, I walked into the hot tub with my cell phone in my pocket. I know, not the brightest move. I put the phone in a ...
Make a Course Correction
Sometimes when we are dealing with an issue or problem in our lives, it can seem overwhelming. The change we need to make might be so big, it can seem impossible. We might not even ...
Implementation is Key
When you are working on a change effort, implementation is key. Many people forget about this point. They might want to lose weight, for example, and come up with a great plan that is guaranteed to lose ...
Micah 6:8
During my freshman year of college, I went to a small faith-based school and ran cross-country. Each afternoon at 3:30, we would meet for our training run. Before we got started, we would stand in a ...
Exploring Different Kinds of Unhappiness
I don’t like to be unhappy. When I start to feel sad or frustrated, my tendency is to do something to make myself feel differently. I might try to avoid the thing that is causing ...
What Makes a Good Story?
The other day, I was feeling stressed. I had a lot going on. First, there were some upcoming work talks I needed to prepare for, and I kept thinking about what I had to do. ...
You Might Be Wrong
It’s not easy for me to admit I might be wrong. Usually I’m pretty confident that what I believe is true, and I tend to stick to my guns. But I’m starting to think this ...
3 Ways to Find Meaning in Life
In his book Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl reflected on his time living in four different concentration camps during World War II. He said there are three ways we find meaning in our lives: Through our ...
Moving from Perfect to Good Enough
I’m a perfectionist. I’ve been that way for a long time. I still remember one time in 3rd grade, I got one question wrong out of twenty on a spelling test and started to cry. It ...
