by John | Jan 14, 2021 | Attitude, Planning
January 8th was quitter’s day this year. Quitter’s day is the day on which most people give up their New Year’s Resolutions. That’s a little sad, but not really unexpected. New Year’s Resolutions are typically not well thought out. A...
by John | Jan 11, 2021 | Attitude
Perhaps I’m naive, but I believe that in general people want to be kind and helpful to those around them. When someone is behaving differently than that, it is usually because they are confused or worried about something, or they are in pain. That goes for you...
by John | Jan 8, 2021 | Attitude, Good
Is there someone you care about in your life? Tell them so. Don’t wait. There are people in your circle right now that don’t think anyone cares about them or needs them. They are hurting and need a connection. Your kind words may be the only thing keeping...
by John | Jan 4, 2021 | Attitude
Well, we’re 1% of the way through 2021. It sure goes fast. 2020 was a challenging year, no doubt about that. It seemed there was one trial after another. Everyone I have talked to indicates the same. Another thing that seems to be pretty common is the idea that...
by John | Dec 30, 2020 | Attitude, Planning
Urgent and important are not the same the thing. Something can be urgent or important or both or neither. A phone ringing is urgent (answer now answer now answer now) but it usually isn’t important. What are you spending your time on? Urgent? Important? Neither?...
by John | Dec 28, 2020 | Attitude, Planning
Taking a deep breath from time to time is a good idea. It slows you down, re-centers you, it just feels good. The week between Christmas and New Years Day has always felt like a deep breath to me. I take this week to summarize my past year and plan my next. I’m...
by John | Dec 23, 2020 | Attitude, Purpose
Hope is not a wish. We seem to use the word that way sometimes, but it isn’t quite right. Hope is a confident expectation of a positive outcome. Expectation. That is the key to hope. It isn’t just wanting something to happen, it is expecting it to happen....
by John | Dec 18, 2020 | Attitude, Good
You know, being a friend doesn’t mean agreeing with everything the other person says. It doesn’t mean liking all the same books or movies. It doesn’t mean dressing the same. All of these can be true, but it isn’t what’s important. Being a...
by John | Dec 14, 2020 | Attitude, Planning
Do you have any goals? Most people don’t. A lot of people have wishes about someday. There’s nothing wrong with that. If you want that goal to really drive you though, you need to make it specific. What do you want (exactly) and when will you achieve it...
by John | Dec 11, 2020 | Attitude
Do you know everything? I don’t. That makes it easy to find things I don’t know. Learning something new every day keeps your mind sharp and keeps that child-like wonder going. It’s also fun. Learn stuff that is useful like, how thick is a 2×4...
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