How You Can Increase Optimism and Happiness In 5 Minutes A Day

I have days where I don’t get to sit down and read until I’m so tired I can’t hold my eyes open. That’s what happens when you have a baby in the house. At first, that really bothered me. I found myself getting irritated at small things. Broken sleep doesn’t help much either. The more […]

One Simple Way You Can Make the World a Better Place

In Chaos Theory, the smallest nudge can trigger enormous changes and dramatic events many years later. This is known as The Butterfly Effect; characterized by the image of a butterfly flapping its wings and triggering the initial wind pattern changes that result in a hurricane in the future. The truth behind the theory is simple. […]

How Do You Say What You Do?

I was scrolling through my twitter feed following links to interesting stories and blogs. That’s when I stumbled upon a promotion for an upcoming book release by Danielle LaPorte. I investigated her blog and quickly fell in love with her style. I found this post pretty fast. Do yourself a favor and go read it. […]

The Short and Sweet Guide To Bad Days

Sometimes you’re just pissed. You don’t mean to be frustrated or short fused with anyone, but you didn’t get enough sleep. You were cut off in traffic. You just got fired. You were beat as a kid. Someone you love died. In short, you’ve got problems. You tap the well to force a smile, but […]

Death, Diabetes, and Depression: How I Woke Up After Loss

I found my best friend dead. It was March 22nd, 2010. I knew something was wrong. You could set your watch to Dan’s routine. His truck wasn’t at the bar that night. He was there every night. He didn’t drink. He needed the wi-fi. I walked in to several concerned faces. Nobody had heard from […]

How To School Yourself and Get Your Own Education

I have one internal value and rule that I can’t ignore. Always be learning. It doesn’t matter how old you are, whether you’re enrolled in College or not, or already on a career path. The truth remains: you’re responsible for your own education. You’re lucky enough to be alive in a time when the wisdom […]