Our Calling

When I had my heart attack in 2005, it was a gift. I know that’s a strange thing to say. But it gave me a whole new perspective on life. I got to experience a dying man’s wish because I thought it was possible I could die. Let’s talk about it. So often we get … Read more

“You never touch me anymore.” “You’re always late.” “Complain, complain, complain—that’s all you ever do.” The statements above are called “over-generalizations.” They use words like “always” and “never” that typically exclude any examples that don’t fit the over-generalization. I’ve been studying neurolinguistic programming (NLP) and I’ve learned that we tend to use these over-generalizations to … Read more

Often, there is a hurting child right in front of us, but we don’t see it. We don’t notice because that child is hiding inside an adult’s body. We are looking in the face of an adult but it’s really a hurting child that’s running the show. All of us have a little child inside … Read more

I want you to know about Own, Honor and Unleash. It’s a phenomenal 3-day live event to help you get in touch with who you are and the message you have to share. I attended it about a year and a half ago and it made a real difference in my life. Trust me, I’ve … Read more

I was working on a project at work. The project was late, as usual for this company. I was suggesting something and before I even finished, I was interrupted with, “we’re just not going to do that.” In that moment I was hijacked by emotions. It hit one of my “hot buttons.” Maybe this sometimes … Read more

I believe each of us has a reason for being here on planet Earth, and it’s not to just take up space, and it’s not to just survive or have fun until old age. The reason I’m here is to help people experience fuller life. To experience fuller life, we need to get to a … Read more

Some people aren’t very good at accepting praise. With a dismissive wave of the hand, they will completely dodge any words of praise. But it’s important to graciously accept praise when it’s given to us. Let’s take a look at why it’s important to accept praise and how to do it graciously. Discrediting praise is … Read more

I have a good excuse for not doing anything special in life. At least people tell me it’s a good excuse. I’m legally blind. All the time people tell me I could just call it quits and stay at home and do nothing. Maybe they tell me that because for them it would be a … Read more

A lot of us spend time and energy getting the most out of the moment we are in. For example, when we are negotiating a deal, we want the best deal. We want to get the most out of our relationships, and we want to get the most out of our jobs/careers. There’s nothing wrong … Read more

This is a bit different than our usual topics. Today I’m going over the nitty gritty of the specific tools and gear that I use. I describe what I use to help me accomplish what I do for Simply Great Lives. (Note that some of these tools and gear I use for the training I … Read more