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The 4 Deepest Desires That Can Stop Your Success

The 4 Deepest Desires That Can Stop Your Success

1. The Need To Be In Control The need to be in control is really a lack of trust in God, The Universe, and other people. It says that only I know what’s best for me, when in fact that’s usually not true. Consider all of the times: – you’ve got in the wrong lane [...]

Why Nice Guys Finish Last in their Careers

Why Nice Guys Finish Last in their Careers

It’s sad, but true—GOOD PEOPLE aren’t always GOOD PERFORMERS. This is the hardest leadership lesson I’ve every learned. I wish you could judge someone’s PERFORMANCE by their PERSONALITY, but you can’t. Oftentimes, niceness is overcompensation for people’s inability in the areas you need them the most. We’ve been trained since kindergarten to be nice and [...]

What’s Your Magic Bullet?: 9 Years Since I Was Held Up At Gunpoint

What’s Your Magic Bullet?: 9 Years Since I Was Held Up At Gunpoint

(Celebrating 9 years after I was held up at gunpoint for my car) How come some people live a life of their own choosing while others don’t? What stops people from doing what they love every day? What would it take to get you to quit that dead end job and start making a living? [...]

Dear Failure,

Dear Failure,

Dear Failure, I remember when we first met. You were wearing all black and I was afraid of you. At the time, I was dating Good Enough. I didn’t want to take a risk on you. With Good Enough, I was safe, secure, and comfortable. But Good Enough wasn’t good enough. I needed more. I [...]

The Power of Gift-Based Education

The Power of Gift-Based Education

This morning I read a powerful article in YES Magazine called “Blessing Revealed” by Puanani Burgess. In it she tells the true story of special ed student whose gift is speaking to the animals of the ocean. In the article she poses the question “What would his life have been like if this curriculum were [...]

10 Things I Attracted By Voicing My Vision

As a result of sharing my vision and intention in my Monday post “I’m Leaving My Job & New York“, here are the 10 things I attracted in the past 48 hours. 1. A friend offered to pray for me as I take this leap of faith2. I’m certain that dozens more of my friends [...]


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