If You’re Not Changing It, You’re Choosing It

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Few statements are as thought-provoking as this one: If you’re not changing it, you’re choosing it. At first, the phrase can feel harsh. After all, not everything in life is within our control. Health issues, financial limitations, family responsibilities, and unexpected hardships can leave us feeling stuck. Yet beneath this statement is an important truth. […]

Wear Your Sunscreen

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The Best Advice Is Often the Simplest Some advice follows us through life because it is simple, practical, and universally true. “Wear your sunscreen” is one of those pieces of advice. On the surface, it is about protecting your skin from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. Dermatologists have been telling us for decades […]

Understanding Consequences: How Outcomes Shape the Way We Think, Learn, and Live

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Every action carries something with it. Sometimes it is immediate, like touching a hot surface and pulling your hand back. Other times it unfolds slowly over days, months, or even years, like habits that shape your life over time. These outcomes are what we call consequences. They are not inherently good or bad. They are […]

Beyond Hakuna Matata: Why You Need “Tika Buzoba” in Your Life

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Viktor Frankl said, “It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future.” Perhaps that is why we make plans, set goals, and dream our dreams. You can increase your progress in the pursuit of your plans, goals or dreams by using one important principle. Allow me to share […]

The Power of Your Inner Circle

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Spring is here. You can feel it in the air. Longer days. A little more warmth. A sense that something new is possible again. And if you think about it, that’s exactly what hope does. Hope is the belief that tomorrow can be better than today. Encouragement is the fuel that helps us move toward […]

Three Hats to Wear While Going into the New Year

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Welcome to the New Year! Boy, oh, boy, does this year have a lot of potential! Maybe you are happy with how the last year turned out, or maybe you just want to shake off any “last year left over” off the bottom of your shoe. Before we just stroll on in, please consider wearing […]

Interested or committed?Why this Is the year goals finally change everything

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It’s a new year, and like clockwork, many of us have just sat down with a fresh notebook or a notes app and written out our New Year’s resolutions. We promise ourselves this year will be different. We’ll be healthier. We’ll save more. We’ll chase that dream we keep putting off. If you know me, […]