Purpose The Attitude of Gratitude We've heard that practicing gratitude is important. But why is it so important? The reason is that the benefits are life-changing.
Purpose Featured Embrace the Growth Mindset Each of us has a mindset that impacts our view of challenges in life. One of these mindsets embraces each challenge; the other avoids them at all costs. Which one do you have?
Purpose Choose Courage Our fear keeps up from taking action. When we avoid our fear, we fail to grow. Here are 3 steps we can take to choose courage today.
Purpose Featured Align Goals with Priorities Are your goals aligned with your priorities? When out of balance, our priorities in life can suffer while we pursue our goals. Here is how to get back in alignment.
Purpose Loss & Legacy Loss is a much a part of life as birth. Legacy is a much a part of life as loss.
Purpose 3 Steps to Discover Essentials in Life We get caught up in the whirlwind of life and forget what is truly essential. Taking time to identify what is essential helps us build a strong foundation in our lives.
Purpose Choose to Belong Do you feel like you don't belong? You do. On the other side of this feeling is growth & fulfillment. But, it's going to require something of you to get there.
Purpose Featured The Purposeful Hustle Do you feel like you are in a constant battle to do more and work harder? Like no matter how much you hustle, you never reach your destination? I invite you to slow down in this moment. Let's look at re-calibrating your compass to ensure you are heading in the right direction.
Purpose Cultivate Your Creativity Do you see yourself as un-creative? Someone who doesn't have a creative bone in their body? I say you are creative. You have a unique fingerprint - a unique gift. Creativity will help you unlock your gift for the rest of the world.
Purpose Deepen Your Roots Two weeks ago, a severe & destructive winter storm hit Oregon. Massive trees are down everywhere. Branches strewn all over our yard. Yet some trees still stood tall, with little damage. They survived the storm. How? Strong roots.
Purpose Year 38: Unprecedented Opportunities from an Unprecedented Year Today is my 39th birthday. As I think back on this last year, it was one of complete chaos with many cherrished memories. Today's essay is reflecting back on year 38 and looking towards tomorrow.
Purpose What You Miss When It's Gone What do you appreciate about today? Rarely do we slow down and look for what we can appreciate today. Without taking time to reflect, we don't know what we miss until its gone.
Purpose Learn to Listen to Yourself Our lives are crowded with voices. So many people talking about what we should do, say, or think. When was the list time you listened to your own voice?
Purpose My Spirit Animal: the Sasquatch The Sasquatch has been my spirit animal. You may have heard of him in folklore. The Sasquatch is an ape-like creature that may not exist. He stays in the shadows and doesn't want to be discovered. He doesn't want to be known. He keeps his world
Purpose Release You v0.1 I love trying to find the perfect tool. Roam, Notion, Obsidian - all of them offer something unique. So many options! Today I realized I spend more time trying to find a tool than working on my craft. I realized I am still learning to release version 0.1
Purpose Turn Problems into Adventures It was the summer of 1999 and every company was panicked about the "Y2K" computer bug. The bug was due to the year switching from 1999 to 2000 and most computer programs only used two-digit years. Rather than a program recognizing "00" as the year 2000,
Purpose Your Lens of Life: 3 Questions to Ask We all have our own lens through which we view life. How often do we reflect on our lens and ask if we want to change it?
Purpose 3 Steps to Replace Scarcity with Sufficiency Focusing on abundance is something I struggle with and I'm sure some of you do as well. We've all heard about the benefits of not focusing on what we don't have, but how do we do it?
Purpose 3 Steps to Move Through Fear I remember facing the decision about which college to attend. The first college had a lot of people I knew and was the comfortable choice. At the second college, I didn't know anyone but it's where I wanted to go. The problem with the second college:
Purpose How to Develop Close Friendships Close friendships are an essential ingredient for a healthy life.
Purpose Don't Quit When Sh*t Happens Life comes at all of us. We get bumped, bruised, and yell "oh sh*t" along the way. We have choices to make when sh*t happens. What choice will you make?
Purpose Moving Forward into the Unknown Moving forward despite uncertainty is a skill that one needs to develop.
Purpose The Un-Creative Cultivating Creativity Creativity has been defined as "the power to connect the seemingly unconnected". In the past, I have labeled myself as un-creative. Am I thinking about creativity all wrong?
Purpose Choosing Growth I have a natural tendency to avoid things in life I find difficult. Or things that scare me. I'd rather sit back, do nothing, and stay in my comfort zone - its very familiar to me. This keeps me safe, feeling secure and the outcomes are known. The