Are you at a point in life where you are in a funk? You just can’t seem to catch a break or take that next step to greater success and jumpstart your life? We’ve all been in a rut at one point or another in our lives. For me it came after college. The economy was in a recession and looking for jobs in the financial services world wasn’t easy. As each month passed and I … [Read more...]

You know the feeling. Your heart starts beating faster, you start getting hot, and you might even start to shake. Stress is rearing its ugly head again. Too many of us get stressed and don’t know what to do about it. Sadly, with stress having harmful effects on our health, it is more important than ever to find ways to minimize stress. And this is what I am going to help you … [Read more...]

Contrary to popular belief, success is not synonymous with luck. A person is not born successful. Perhaps we believe success is a genetic trait because usually a successful person will produce a successful offspring. Why is that? It is because successful people raise their kids to think the same way that they do, which is a way that is different from unsuccessful people. … [Read more...]

It seems as though some people are born with self confidence and others have to work hard to build theirs up. I fall into the building category. When I was younger it was tough building self confidence. I was always comparing myself to others and always looking at the negatives, like what I lacked, as opposed to what I brought to the table. It really became a problem in my … [Read more...]

The great thing about life is that every morning is another chance to be the best you that you can possibly be. As we go through this journey of life, we pick up little nuggets of inspiration along the way. In my 39 years, I’ve come across many of these nuggets. I take these life lessons with me and try to apply them to my everyday life. I believe that these life lessons … [Read more...]

This post is written to wake you up. You are the driver in this vehicle we call life, and we all know how dangerous sleeping at the wheel can be. Being the careful, yet adventurous, powerful, and fun-loving driver that you are, you get to go down roads unimaginable, at whatever speed you desire. The first trick to getting a firm grip on the wheel is realizing that the world … [Read more...]

There I was, standing in the fairway on the fifth hole at a local golf course. I was about 125 yards away from the green. In front of the green was a pond that stretched along the left side and around the back. I had two choices: I could lay it up, meaning intentionally hit it short of the pond to have an easier next shot and greater chance of landing on the green. I … [Read more...]