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We all want to have a life purpose.  We want to spend our days doing work that we find rewarding and that comes naturally to us.  The challenge is figuring out what our life purpose is. Recently, I spoke with a lady who is a very accomplished corporate attorney. She works for a prestigious company…

You may not realize it, but every day you are being tested. And no, you aren’t being tested on Shakespeare or the periodic table, as in high school. Instead, this is a test from God. God is testing you. Throughout your day, you are getting little pop quizzes. And He is testing you on one…

Forgiveness is hard. That is probably why Jesus spent so much talking about this concept. It is hard to forgive others when they have hurt us. But I believe that our bigger challenge is learning how to forgive ourselves. I personally struggle with forgiving myself. There are mistakes that I made even 35 years ago…

In life, you’ll find that others think that they know what is best for you. You might hear, “You should socialize more.” Or someone might tell you, “You should be more ambitious.” Or people might advise you to get married or have kids. Folks love to tell other folks what they should be doing with…

No one likes to be criticized. No one likes to be the subject of gossip or receive insults. But we all react differently to the negative behavior of others. I spent most of my life being very sensitive. If someone said something mean to me or merely insinuated that I was unattractive, unintelligent or unsuccessful,…

Conventional wisdom says that if you want to be a good person, you shouldn’t ever get angry. You shouldn’t ever be frustrated or irritated. Instead, you should be like a happy Buddha, observing the world with an amused benevolence. However, I believe that there is value to getting angry. There is value to being annoyed…

Conventional wisdom says that when we set goals, the best approach is to set small, definable goals. For instance, most folks would argue that the goal of losing weight is too broad. Instead, you should have a defined goal, such as “I would like to lose 10 pounds.” Then you should set small daily goals…

Some folks view life with a scorecard. On one side of the scorecard, they have their successes. On the other side, they have their failures. And at the end of the “game,” they hope that they will have tallied more successes than failures. The Scorecard Approach is an inaccurate way to view life. And it…

It is tempting to blame other people when we are unhappy. But the truth is that once you become an adult, you are responsible for your own happiness. No one else is. And part of becoming an adult is accepting that fact. That sounds very simple, but there are lots of people out there who…

There is no wiser advice than the saying, “Choose your friends wisely.” Why?  Because who we spend our time with significantly impacts our success. Our peers either inspire us to achieve our potential, or they give us an excuse to do less than our best. For example, I have a friend whose daughter spent her…
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