You don't have to be single or divorced to want this. Even married people struggle with it. "I just want to be seen." Recently, I heard a single mom of 3 share this on a radio station. When you are married, you seem to forget or maybe take for granted that there is another adult …
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What is the Michaelangelo Effect? How can it help with your relationships? Here's how... The great Renaissance artist, Michaelangelo was tasked to create a statue out of a block of marble. Not just any block but a block that previous artists tried to turn into a sculpture and failed. How was Michaelangelo able to succeed? …
What can painting houses teach you about being successful in life? Here are two things I learned... 1) Plan ahead 2) Be flexible When you are painting a multiple-room project with different colors, you have to plan for dry time so you do not waste time waiting for a wall to dry to start the …
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"Well I am doing this just to make my wife happy." Your wife isn't your mom or some dictator you need to appease. You are not a child that needs to obey or else. Do the right thing because you want to be the best version of yourself. That's what your wife and/or kids deserve. …
Recently I had someone quote my words to a group. Yes, I am saying this to brag...not. I honestly forgot saying what they quoted and was just humbled that somebody read what I wrote. But that's enough about me. This guy quoted me when I talked about finding contentment, but then he added this wisdom …
What would you as a father say to your children as you neared the end of your life? What wisdom, warnings or advice would you wish to impart to your children before you passed? How do you fit a lifetime of thoughts and wisdom into a few sentences? In 1 Kings 2:2-3, we have some …
"At a certain age, it finally dawns on us that, shockingly, no one really cares what we're doing with our life." Stephen Cope Wait, I thought everyone wanted to know about what I am doing with my life. Why else would I consistently post to social media and have a vlog... Social media gives us …
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Have you ever thought about how many times you will see someone before they die? Think about that family member you see twice a year. Then make a rough guess of how many years they have left. Let's say 30 years. So 30 years times twice a year equals 60. 60 times you have left …
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"Failure shows us the way - by showing us what isn't the way." Ryan Holiday Thomas Edison failed some 1000 times before successfully inventing the light bulb. Michael Jordan was said to have missed over 9000 shots during his career. Yet, no one focuses on their failures but rather on their great accomplishments. Those failures …
I disappoint people all the time. Some of my disappointments are online for all to see. I even ask people to publicly share if I was a disappointment thanks to good ol Google reviews. It's just a part of life. We are going to disappoint people. We can't meet expectations all the time. Sometimes people …