The last thing David Ponder cried out before his car smashed into the tree was, “Why me?” Often, many of us who are not in the place we wanted to be, making the money we want to make, or not doing the work we truly want to do, are like David and wonder, “Why me?”...
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How To Use Stories To Deliver Life Lessons
Since the beginning of human history, stories have been used to help us remember the past and to learn valuable lessons. Teaching abstract concepts like self-worth and personal responsibility are difficult. Using a story allows the hearer to learn via context and the outcome of a story, be that a positive or negative lesson. A...
Resolutions Do Not Work, But Decision #1 Does
I am not a fan of resolutions since they are hard to maintain and easy to give up. According to researchers from Edith Cowan University, two in three (67%) people give up on their resolutions by January 31! What do we do after we break a resolution? We usually beat ourselves up for a bit...
Work To Live Or Live To Work?
How engaged in your work are you? Are you part of the 33% or the 67%? According to an article on HRDive, “employee engagement in the U.S. and Canada continues to slump, with 33% of employees saying they were engaged with their jobs.”1 If you aren’t fulling engaged in your work, I must ask, “Do...
A Simple Question That Can Change Your Life
Are you moving from something or to something? That is a powerful question to ask. Why Your Answer Is Critical To A Happy Life When we make a choice for change, are we wanting to change to get away from something or are we looking to go towards something? When we are running from something...