Happy New Year everyone! January has arrived and now we've all got to get used to writing 2017 whenever we write the date. It's always a bit weird at first, isn't it? With the holiday season behind us, it's time to get back into the swing of things and get excited about what's to come over the next 12 months. If you haven't set any resolutions for the new year, I encourage you … [Read more...]

Are you starting to panic that December is practically half way over and the New Year is around the bend? I certainly have felt the weeks disappearing lately and only today remembered I need to get a jump on holiday gifts before I miss all the shipping deadlines for Christmas. Having to fork over expedited shipping costs at the last minute is such a burn and I don't want to get … [Read more...]

Have you ever taken the time to literally count how many decisions you make every day? I sure haven't. I doubt you have either because our daily decision counts probably reach into the hundreds! It's pretty crazy how many decisions we can wind up facing on a day to day basis. And most of the time we aren't really paying attention that we're making decisions either. It actually … [Read more...]

Have you ever procrastinated on something or settled for second best (or worse) and later kicked yourself for not caring enough to do something about it sooner? It's helpful to get a friendly reminder now and then: don't settle due to laziness or lack of effort. I was reminded of this recently at 1:03 am Saturday morning. Here's what happened to me this past weekend. Over … [Read more...]

There's a saying in my family, "desire is the cause of suffering," which stems from Buddhism. Even though I'm not Buddhist myself, this principle makes sense to me from several angles: always wanting what you don't have, i.e. coveting, can lead to feelings of bitterness, jealousy and frustration. In addition, the more you have, the more you have to lose, which can cause pain, … [Read more...]