Setting goals is an essential part of personal and professional growth. However, not all goals are created equal. Abstract or vague goals, such as “be more productive” or “get in shape,” are often too broad and lack specificity, making them difficult to measure progress and determine success. On the other hand, quantifiable goals are specific,

This post may be confusing to follow at first. But understanding the spirit of the concept allows the ideas discussed below to make greater sense. You and I know that how we choose to think about the world creates the world we see. Judging the world you appear to see instead of forgiving it as

After writing this guest post the other day Don published a helpful comment to clarify any confusion arising in regards to forgiveness. He noted how forgiving often involves setting up boundaries. True. Now comes the uncomfortable, often confusing part of true, real forgiveness versus the world’s forgiveness. Genuine forgiveness is 100% of the mind and

I recall a collection of bloggers complaining about big media brands being “content mills”. Forbes, Entrepreneur and Business Insider publish a seeming absurd amount of plain, basic content whose message has been repeated, millions of times, all around the cyber world. Each site publishes content similar enough again and again that one could deem it

Trees are an excellent metaphor for the way we can overcome hardships in our lives. Like trees, we are constantly faced with challenges that can either stunt our growth or make us stronger. When a tree is planted, it must fight through the tough soil to establish its roots. Similarly, when we face a difficult

Somewhere along the way, people came up with the phrase “woo woo” for unconventional, non-scientific beliefs. Mystical experiences, spiritual schools of thought and pretty much anything not provable by science fall under the realm of being “out there”, zany, kooky or too silly to be accepted or practical. Believe it or not, training your mind

Success seemed to find me during stages of my blogging career. Failure seemed to find me during stages of my blogging career. Why? Life is a series of cycles until you level off. I am currently intent on leveling off by training my mind for sustained periods daily. Going within revealed months and even years

Recently I have been practicing true forgiveness. Admittedly, this is difficult to do sometimes. But practically applying the concept expands my awareness a little more each day. One way to improve your life really quickly sounds radical at first but makes sense when you think it through. Analogy Observe your body now. Look at your

I am typing these words from the airport in Istanbul Turkey. Peep the real-time selfie featured image I snapped in front of the big board. After firing up the hotspot from the phone I checked a handful of blogs. Each of my blogging buddies had not published a recent post. This means I had no

I flew from Istanbul to Prague yesterday. Do you see the featured image for this post? I snapped that bad boy about 36,000 feet above Turkey as the sun rose. Being a digital nomad is fun, freeing and a patient study in seeing your ego blind spots up close and personal. Circling the globe for