Living in our strengths and passions to make the world a better place is ultimately satisfying. Under this category, we talk about how to align our lives with our strengths, passions, values and life experience. In short, we talk about how to live our calling.
Do you ever feel stuck? Do you feel like there’s so much that you just HAVE to do? Do choices and options seem to elude you? Maybe you can relate to some of these thoughts: “I have to go to this function.” “Look at all these bills I have to pay!” “I can’t possibly work … Read more
A friend shared this awesome poem, “What Will Matter,” with me. It is succinct and to the point. It is unusual for me to find something that is so closely in alignment with what we believe at Simply Great Lives. I believe you will find it thought provoking and inspiring. Enjoy! WHAT WILL MATTER by … Read more
Things in our life continue on as they always have been. Our life gets into a rut. We encounter the same problems over and over again until one day we experience a shift. Our way of thinking about something shifts. All of a sudden we let go of that fear we’ve been holding. Or something … Read more
There are a lot of people going broke saving money. If you are one of these people, I’m not picking on you. In fact, I’d like to help your situation get better. I bring up this phrase, “going broke saving money” because it’s a small example that relates to other parts of our life. Let’s … Read more
“I’ll do (fill in the blank) when things settle down.” We hear this a lot … and I’d be lying if I said I’ve never done this myself. When things settle down, I’ll talk to that person. When things settle down, I’ll get married. When things settle down, we’ll have kids. When things settle down, … Read more
If a teacher presents, is a student learning? Maybe. Maybe not. There is a big distinction between doing something and getting a desired result. We can delude ourselves into believing we are making a difference because we are engaged in a good activity. However, only the results will indicate if we are having a positive … Read more
I believe in shifts. A shift is when we can say that it used to be like this and now it’s like that. We used to be one way, but now we are a different way. Shifts are great in the personal development arena. Shifts mean that big changes can happen quickly. There is another … Read more
I am living my second chance life. In 2005, I had a heart attack. It could have killed me, but it didn’t. And now I’m living my second chance life. Many of you are also living a second chance life. You had a life threatening event. It could have killed you. But it didn’t. For … Read more
A recent article cites a study that links lower mortality and cardiovascular risk to having a purpose in life. You can read about it here. This may seem obvious to some of you, while others of you may still be skeptical. Here is my experience around this. Having a will to live can be a … Read more
5 Frogs are sitting on a log. 4 decide to jump off. How many are left? If your answer is 1, you’d be wrong. The answer is 5 because there is a difference between deciding and doing. Some would counter that the 4 frogs’ true intention was to stay on the log. Regardless of what they … Read more