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.
There are different kinds of goals we can set for our life. These are: ‘having’ goals, ‘doing’ goals, and ‘being’ goals. It is important to recognize these types of goals because satisfying a bunch of one type of goal doesn’t give us everything we really need out of life. Let’s talk about it. The most … Read more
Are you fighting for the right stuff in your life? Because of my blindness, I have had to learn to discern what’s important and what’s not. I have to regularly choose what’s the right stuff to put my time and effort into. It really does take effort to choose the right stuff because a lot … Read more
When you think of bikers, you probably don’t think of fierce and protective love. Last week I sat through a presentation by Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA). It was phenomenal. It really got me thinking about letting our passions guide our efforts to have a positive impact. BACA gets involved when a child has been … Read more
I heard a statistic recently that 95% of our thoughts are subconscious and 93% of our communication is non-verbal. That means that 90% or more of our messages are communicated from our subconscious. Let’s talk about it. You may not believe the numbers that were cited. That’s okay. The concept here is that much of … Read more
Before I had my heart attack in 2005, I frequently had this sense that something was missing from my life. I couldn’t quite figure out what it was. It was confusing because at church we would hear that when you have a sense that something is missing, it’s God that we’re missing. But I had … Read more
When you look in the mirror, do you see something beautiful? I was talking to someone the other day. I was asking them if they thought they were making the impact with their life that they wanted. They said, “Yes! I’m so blessed, I get to make a difference in people’s lives because I help … Read more
Take a moment to visualize how it will feel when you are making your own unique positive impact in the world. When we are able to really visualize what we want and experience the related emotions, we can get excited about how awesome it’s going to be. It may feel a little awkward at first … Read more
Love and understanding are some really basic human needs. That’s how I summarize our need to be seen, heard, understood, accepted, and loved. When we recognize this need that drives so much human behavior, we will understand ourselves and others better. This understanding can guide our choices and make things better for us and the … Read more
Writing a blog can be a great way to share ideas and to make a positive difference in the lives of other people. Just for fun, I thought I’d “pull back the curtains” and give you a peek at what it takes for us to write and share our blog at Simply Great Lives. There … Read more
For a whole lot of years I was concerned primarily that we all arrived at the right answer. I would find myself often correcting, debating and arguing with people. This was all in the name of a commitment to the truth. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Let’s talk about it. Commitment … Read more