My Thoughts and Articles
Searching for Contentment
I was hanging out with a few friends, and we were relaxing and chatting about whatever came to mind. At one point, one of my friends asked this question: Where do you want to be in 10 years? Goals Immediately my mind started to make a list. I began to ...
Live an Engaged Life
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” -Steve Prefontaine One of my goals this year is to live a life that is engaged. In every phase of my life, I want to be all in and focused on what I’m doing. When I’m working, I ...
Why It’s Important to Close the Loop and Stay Off Email
If you want to limit the level of stress and anxiety in your life, you need to get in the habit of closing the loop immediately. Here’s what I mean: When you learn about something you have to do or a problem you need to solve, it creates an open ...
When You Face Something, It Usually Isn’t as Bad
Sometimes in life, the obstacles we have to face seem more difficult in our mind than they actually are in real life. Bad Paper I noticed this the other day. I received an email from a colleague about a paper we were working on together. I was frustrated by the ...
80% Good, 80% Happy
Sometimes I feel a tension in my life between being good and being happy. Be Good One of the things I strive for in life is to be good. I want to be excellent at my job. I want to write articles and books that change people’s lives. I want ...
Focus on Things You Can Control
I was feeling frustrated the other day, because I lost in the fantasy football playoffs. This might seem a bit weird to non-sports fans out there, but I love fantasy football. I’m really competitive, and as an adult, I don’t get too many outlets to be competitive other than CrossFit ...
