While I believe this is a great time to help other people, I also think this is the time we need to pay special attention to our own mental health and specifically how much negative information we will allow/invite into our brains during this crisis. Too little and we may not be facing the brutal facts of our situation. Too much and we may bog ourselves down, hurting our efforts to move, work and/or study in these trying times. For your own mental health, I believe you can take proactive steps during this time…

Why I Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

I chase the moments that continuously catch my passion on fire. I’ve heard these times referred to as thin spaces. Referring to when the space between us and God is thin. Like having a baby, getting married, achieving the unachievable, surviving cancer, etc. They close the gap between us and God—not a bad place to be if you ask me…

Success, Don't Bother

Call me strange and maybe a little cynical. Fine with me. But, if you wanna impress me, successes/accolades/trophies won’t do it! I’ve just never been moved by such values. Maybe the streets did this to me…really not sure. But one thing’s for sure. If you want to catch my eye, you’d better be helping someone. Heck, I don’t even care if you’ve achieved a degree of success in the nonprofit world. If it’s pushed you to stop helping, lose it…

Keep On Keeping On

Sometimes life can be so tough that all we can do is keep going. I hear all the time that what makes a successful entrepreneur is someone who just doesn’t give up. Well, I believe the same is true for life. Success/fulfillment/peace comes to those that just don’t take no for an answer…

Reality, and the Brutal Facts

You can't overcome anxiety, addiction or depression without allowing yourself to, first, go outside of the box... a bunch. People often emotionally limp into my office and look at me as if I have all the answers, thinking I have some magic word/pill that will set them on their feet again - without their effort…

Are you a poor judge of…yourself?

Have you ever been to court? Have you ever stood in suspense as the judge contemplated your sentence? I have. And it blows. There's a sense of fear and dread, followed by this weird emotion of "whatever! I'll deal with whatever comes down the pike!" all wrapped up into one discomforting package…

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