If you’ve reached this point, thank you. I hope these ideas have encouraged you. I hope they’ve challenged you. Most of all, I hope they’ve reminded you of something important. Your story is still being written. There Is No Perfect Life One thing I’ve learned is that there isn’t a perfect destination waiting for us…
One of the things I dislike most when driving is being tailgated. I’m sure I’m not alone. It seems to happen almost every day. Someone sits just a little too close behind you, making you feel rushed, pressured or like you’re somehow doing something wrong simply by driving safely. But every now and then something…
One of the biggest myths about life is that there’s a point where we finally arrive. We finish our education. Build our career. Find our purpose. Achieve our goals. Then that’s it. I don’t believe life works that way. I think we’re meant to keep becoming. There Is No Final Version of You It’s easy…
When we create a plan for our future, it’s easy to imagine the journey unfolding exactly as we expect. We’ll set a goal. Follow the plan. Reach the destination. Life rarely works like that. The more meaningful the goal, the more likely it is that your plans will evolve along the way. And that’s not…
There’s something strange that happens whenever we achieve a meaningful goal. The goalposts move. The thing we once dreamed about quietly becomes our new normal. Before long, we’re chasing the next milestone without stopping to appreciate the one we’ve already reached. I’ve caught myself doing this many times. The Goalposts Keep Moving Today, I sometimes…
Reaching a goal is an incredible feeling. But it’s easy to believe that once you’ve arrived, the work is over. In reality, many of life’s greatest achievements aren’t things you accomplish once. They’re things you continue to care for. Health. Relationships. Purpose. Financial security. Inner peace. They’re less like trophies and more like gardens. They…
If you judged my life by one chapter, you’d get a very different story depending on when you met me. There was a chapter where alcohol controlled almost everything. A chapter where I was overwhelmed by debt. A chapter where I lost my home and went bankrupt. A chapter where I was simply trying to…