I keep a few gift cards in my coat pocket and throughout the week, if somebody does something I truly appreciate, or if they seem to be having a bad day, I might give them a gift card. Recently, I was at the supermarket in the self-checkout area and the person at the register next […]
blueberries, drop, dropped, fruit, gift cards
I read an article recently that had a list of signs that it might be time to leave your job. Among the more compelling things on that list, were feeling like you’ve achieved everything you want to achieve in that role. Second, that you are feeling like you want to avoid the job entirely. And […]
job, leaving, quit, quitting
Mark Twain said there are two kinds of people in the world. One kind separates people into two kinds of people, and the other kind doesn’t. I suppose I’m the kind that separates people into two kinds of people, and in the animal world, I see that as the difference between the kinds of people […]
cat, dog, mark twain
I’ve had a habit of writing in a journal at night for years and although I don’t do it every night, I certainly try to. A few nights ago, I started with a brand-new journal, and it’s always exciting to have all of those clean pages to contemplate putting these thoughts down on, and it […]
Journal, Writing
You are very fortunate in life if you have had people along the way who have helped guide and mentor you to become a better version of yourself. I have been very fortunate in that regard. I had the opportunity to thank one of those people, one of my high school football coaches, Coach John […]
coach, gratitude
In a personal finance book I read a few years ago, the author was addressing the idea of clutter in our lives and basically made the case that when there’s a lot of stuff around that we don’t need or want, it kind of stops new things from coming in. Sort of the physical blocking […]
clutter, letting go, organization
Throughout my life, I have benefited from having wonderful mentors who’ve helped me grow and develop, and I wanted to share with you three qualities those people have had so that if you are seeking a mentor for yourself, whether it’s personal or professional, that these qualities might be things you look for, too. The […]
advice, leader, Mentor, mentorship
I was reading in a personal finance book that a person’s salary tends to be the average of the salaries of the people closest to them. This might be a statistical anomaly. It’s probably the case that in our lives, all kinds of things tend to be the average of the things of the people […]
average, happiness, salary
I was getting an eye exam recently, and while reading a row of letters that I couldn’t exactly make out, the very astute eye doctor said, “Open your eyes a little wider,” and when I did, and more light came in, I was easily able to read this line which became a lot clearer. It […]
clear, eye, eye exam, eyes, life, metaphor
