Imagine waking up every morning and looking forward to what will happen throughout the day. As you take in a deep breath, you feel wonderful knowing you’re alive so you can enjoy what life has given you. That would be a great feeling, wouldn’t it? That’s the way I try to wake up each morning. […]
Break Through Conventional Wisdom and Do Things on Your Terms
Are you the kind of person who accepts some things as true without actually questioning the facts and weighing the possibilities? It’s called conventional wisdom and we’re all susceptible to it to one degree or another. Who hasn’t heard that you need to spend three months’ salary on an engagement ring or you need to […]
How to Make Radically Different Changes
If you were to compare my diet today to what it was six years ago, you’d be surprised. I ate a lot of candy, cookies, soda pop and fast food. To put it mildly, I ate a lot of garbage. Then one day I realized just how bad I was eating. So I decided to […]
What You Can Learn By Doing Dangerous, Stupid and Crazy Things
A couple of years ago while traveling through Belize, I had the opportunity to take a boat out into the nearby coral reef and swim in an area full of sharks and stingrays. Before I jumped into the water, I thought about how crazy it was to put myself into that situation. Most people […]
Why It’s Important to Surround Yourself with Interesting People
I think Jim Rohn, a motivational speaker, put it best when he said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with”. While there is always room for individual choices and personality, the fact remains that one of the biggest influencers of your behavior, beliefs and attitudes come from the […]
Think Your Way to an Adventurous Spirit
It may seem surprising, but how many adventures you have is directly correlated to the thoughts floating around in your head. Your thoughts determine how you see yourself and what you think you’re capable of doing. They determine what decisions you make and how far you think you can take yourself. After all, what is […]
The #1 Way to Make the Most Out of Every Day
You have roughly 16 hours from the time you wake up in the morning until the time you go to bed at night to make the most out of your day. Even excluding the time you have to spend for work, chores around the house and various other responsibilities, you’d still think there would be […]