Are You Robbing Yourself of Happiness?

People talk a lot about what they love, where they wanna be, what they believe, and what they wanna accomplish in life. But when you look at how they’re living, things often point in the opposite direction. And more often than we’d like to admit, those people are us. We make proclamations about being devout [...] Read more>>

Beginning at the End: How Do You Want to Be Remembered?

If you were at your own funeral and four people from the most important parts of your life (family, friends, work, and church or community organization) were speaking about you, what would you want them to say? … Yeah, I know. Don’t worry. When I read this question in the Seven Habits, I had to [...] Read more>>

The 1st Habit of Success: Be Proactive

So I’ve been reading the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey for a few weeks now. I thought it’d be 1 of those reads I’d get through in a week or 2 because I’m a fan of self-help and self-improvement books. The original plan was to write 1 post for each chapter. [...] Read more>>

I Just Discovered the 7 Habits!

A couple weeks ago I went to a training seminar on time management, personal productivity, and project prioritization in a semi-swanky hotel in midtown NYC. Aside from walking out of the training with countless tools to better prioritize people, projects, and time, I came out with a book suggestion that’s already pushing me to think about [...] Read more>>