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.
Much of our society is built on transactions. People watch our economy every closely. And it’s not just with money, we trade all the time – with family, with friends, with our bosses, and sometimes even with God. Today I’m going to explain how taking makes everyone lose. give to GET First off, I’m not … Read more
Too often people focus on what they don’t want. Sometimes you can see this wrong focus in names of organizations. Consider, for example, “Americans Against the Republican Party” or even “Mothers AGAINST Drunk Driving”. Neither title describes what they want. Against Isn’t Good Enough There are several important reasons why being against something isn’t good … Read more
You don’t have to do it alone. Let’s make a difference together. At Simply Great Lives, we want to build a community of like-minded people that will make a real difference in the lives of other people. We want to create a place where these people can share ideas, give and receive support, and maybe … Read more
This week we’ve been taking about SignifiCats. A SignifiCat is someone who lives a life of greater significance. And the world needs more SignifiCats. The world is full of normal, average and mediocre. When we wake up in the morning, we don’t expect amazing. Amazing seems like a pretty high bar, so we lower the … Read more
Last time I explained that SignifiCats are focused. You can read it here, if you missed it. This time I am explaining that SignifiCats are Insightful. A SignifiCat is someone who lives a life of greater significance. SignifiCats aren’t content with addressing only symptoms. SignifiCats work to address root causes. When living our legacy, we … Read more
We are continuing to talk about and describe SignifiCats. A SignifiCat is someone who lives a life of greater significance. SignifiCat’s lives make a big positive impact in the world, and they do this on purpose. One of the ways they do this is to live a focused life. Unfocused Focusing our efforts is important. … Read more
I’m passionate about people influencing other people. I recognize the effect people have on other people, whether it’s small or large, accidental or on purpose. I want everyone to become aware of how they are effecting people. It starts with awareness of oneself. I highly recommend “Emotional Intelligence 2.0” for practical tools to: increase awareness … Read more
It feels a little awkward developing my story and message at this point. At Simply Great Lives, we have been sharing John’s story about his heart attack for a while now. I’m just not used to clearly stating my own experience and story. My message is related to the story I shared on Monday. I am … Read more
Everyone has a story to tell. Life provides many valuable learning opportunities that we can, in turn, use to benefit other people. People love stories. They want to hear them and they need to tell them. When we share our story, people connect with us on a more personal level. They can relate to us … Read more
This week we’ve been talking about how your calling flows from who we are. It flows from our strengths. It also flows from our passions. To be passionate about something just means that we care deeply about it. When we connect our greatest strengths with our deepest passions, an amazing alignment happens in our life. … Read more