What started off as a cold morning, resulted in a beautiful day of hiking with Mama and Chepe.
We have three components of time to play with: the Past, the Present and the Future. All three are important to guide us. But I would submit to you that although all three are necessary, most of our time should be spent on the Present.
The Past should be used as nothing more than a learning tool. It shapes us and molds us, but we can’t live there. Some of the most desperately sad people in the world are those who live in the Past. It’s gone, baby. Study it. Grow from it. But do not build a cabin there.
The Future, too, is important. I agree that goals and plans are necessary to achieve success. Yet, this too is not a place to homestead. You see, a life full of dreams with no action is a fairytale with a sad ending.
It’s the here and now that matters. Armed with the knowledge gained from the Past and guided by the direction of the Future, it’s right now that counts. It’s where we take each of the necessary steps toward achieving our goals. To do that, we must Be in the Moment. [click to continue…]
Thanks for tolerating my absence over the past couple of weeks. The Christmas holiday is time where I do two things. First, I try to spend as much time with my family as I can. My daughter lives two states away and my brother is from the other side of the country, so I treasure the time I get to spend with them and the rest of my family. Second, it’s a time of reflection, where I look back to examine where I’ve achieved and where I fell short. Then I look forward to set goals and objectives for myself, both personally and professionally. I plan on sharing some of those with you in the near future. This is all part of the Life Navigation, which is a central theme to what I share and teach.
As we kick off 2012, I’d like to start off with another central theme which I continually use: Life Balance. This is one of the biggest problems men (and women) have in their pursuits to becoming a better person. Balancing life is the most common issue I have observed which keeps people from achieving their potential. In fact, let me go so far as to say, that the unbalanced life is what sends more people into the ditch of life than anything else. [click to continue…]
Is it 3/4 full or 1/4 empty?
Sometimes, Mama is a free spirit. She’s funny and so light hearted. She is awesome to be around. Her mood is infectious and helps me relax. However, there are other times that woman absolutely drives me nuts. She can be completely silly, almost juvenile and believe me when I say it is incredibly irritating. To tell the truth, she doesn’t change that much. What actually changes is my perception of her. [click to continue…]
How many times have you wished you were tougher? Seriously. What man hasn’t faced a situation, an event or encounter when he hasn’t wished he had a little more John Wayne in his soul. Yet, we let our fears dictate our actions and walk away saying to ourselves:
“I wish I was fearless.”
“I wish I had more courage.”
“I wish I was TOUGHER.” [click to continue…]