What is truly important to you? Would your answers parallel with how you live your life? Do your behaviors reinforce or suppress what you believe to be important? Is what you believe to be genuinely important align with your core values? The answers to those questions will be the answer to whether you are, or are not, living a well balanced life. We are all influenced by the perceived daily necessity to succeed, but in the journey to succeed are you neglecting what you believe to be most ....

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How many New Year's resolutions come and go, only to be thought of again as the end of the following year approaches? Resolutions are nice to have; acting on them is rarely easy to do. To have a resolution is a commitment to change a behavior, and no wonder they fade into the shadows of spring. To be resolute is the core value that provides the foundation for a successful resolution. Resolute is defined as, "firmly resolved or determined, set in purpose or opinion, characterized by ....

TAGS: growth / perseverance / resiliency / leadership / humility /

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me the value of Accountability, that excuses are for losers, and using them to justify failure and disappointment is a recipe for personal misery. That from the moment you wake up in the morning until the time you put your head on that pillow at night, it will be your choices and your decisions that will contribute to what you ultimately become, and the content of your character. On the second day my true love gave to me the value of ....

TAGS: values / vulnerability / growth / accountability /

What are you thankful for? Is it what you have, who you love, where you live, your spirit, your health or a combination of all the above? Have you ever asked yourself, who is thankful for me? Although that question may appear self serving it is not as self-centric as you may think. It is a personal assessment of your value to others. When the question is answered with humility rather than egotistically it becomes a selfless approach toward your value to the world around you. If you believe you ....

TAGS: humility / selflessness / gratitude / family / values /

When you think of a predator what feelings and definitions do you associate with that word? Attacking, marauding, bloodthirsty, instinctively driven, carnivorous, dangerous, evil, narcissistic or sociopathic may be just a few that may come to mind. The disturbing thing is they are all legitimate associations. By definition, the aftermath of predatory behavior is always emotionally, physically and sexually destructive to the animal or person being preyed upon. Two formal synonyms for a predator ....

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