How to Quit

How to Quit

Sometimes, you should quit. This happens when you take on a challenge without understanding all the facts, or the rules of the game change midstream. When this happens—and it will—carefully consider the amount of time and effort you are committing to the project and...
How to Change Your Mistakes to Improvements

How to Change Your Mistakes to Improvements

Spend 5 Minutes Asking Yourself This Question It’s been said that there’s no such thing as a mistake, only life lessons. I don’t completely agree with this advice because it frees you of the responsibility to pay attention and improve. Instead, I encourage my clients...
Don’t Face Challenges Alone

Don’t Face Challenges Alone

As you may know, I’ve suffered from clinical depression and anxiety since I was in college. I can tell you from experience that sharing my story with people I trust makes even the most trying days bearable. Humans weren’t designed to face their challenges alone. We...
Win the Day

Win the Day

A big reason people quit is that they can’t imagine dealing with their current challenge for the next year, month, or week. They’re right. We can’t deal with a year’s worth of adversity all at once. That’s why we need to ask ourselves one simple question every...
Accepting Failure

Accepting Failure

Accepting failure is a choice we all must make if we really strive for peace in our lives. One of my favorite books of all time, begins with these powerful words: Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we...
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