It’s Your Choice: Average or Exceptional

I want to make the most out of my life.  I’m always searching for ways to improve myself, find more time to travel and do awesome things. I’m not the kind of person who wants to settle for an average life; I want it to be exceptional. If you read this blog on a regular […]

How to Beat the Illusion of Limitations

“I can’t go on…” I was lifting weights the other day when that thought crept into my head.  I was reaching a point where I was doing more than I normally did – past my limitations. I almost listened to it.  I almost packed up my stuff and left. But I didn’t.  I know that […]

4 Human Traits that Make Finding Happiness So Hard

Is it me, or does it seem like happiness is a topic that has been getting more and more attention over the past couple of years? There have been countless books, blog posts and articles written about where to find it, how to get it and how to keep it. With all the recent talk […]

An Amazing Story of Determination that Will Inspire You to Take Action

A few weeks ago, I watched a documentary about Hawaii – specifically about its history and culture. It’s a good documentary overall, but the story about how Hawaii was discovered particularly caught my attention.  It is easily one of the greatest stories about perseverance and determination I’ve ever heard. If you ever need an inspiring […]

7 Simple Ways to Make a Great Impression

Being a good people person is essential.  This is true no matter what you want to do or where you want your life to go. Impressions matter.  Whether you’re interviewing for a job or trying to close a big business deal, you want to make sure you give off the best impression possible. The good […]

Do Successful People Regularly Lie, Cheat and Steal?

I generally like to look on the bright side of things.  There is good in everyone if you just look closely. At the same time I try to be a realist.  As good as people are, they sometimes do some really unethical things. I once read that 53% of all resumes and job applications contain […]

7 Ways to Stop Wasting Life and Start Living It

We’ve all heard that life is short.  There’s just not enough time to do everything that we’d like to do. I know I still have a lot of things I still want to accomplish before I die.  It sometimes seems never-ending. But the problem isn’t that life is too short.  It’s usually because we’re not […]