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.
Sometimes life happens. It can be pretty frustrating when it does, especially when it interferes with our plans. In February of 2013, I lost just enough central vision that I could hardly read regular print anymore–including most of the stuff on my phone and computer. I wasn’t surprised because I have non age-related macular degeneration. … Read more
Rena and I are getting close to finishing our book. I’m continuing to write about the things I learned while writing a book.Today it’s about the power of just the writing itself. There’s just something magic about having an idea flow out through the fingers and onto the page that clarifies our thinking. This is … Read more
As I mentioned last post, Rena and I are getting close to finishing our book. I’m continuing to write about the things I learned while writing a book. Today it’s about the power of stories. We had sent out our manuscript to several folks to review and were waiting anxiously for their feedback when these … Read more
Rena and I are getting close to finishing our book. The book, of course, is about living our calling. It helps people discover their purpose and live a legacy. This week I’m going to write about some lessons we’ve learned from writing this book. This first one is about being vulnerable. We’ve created several revisions … Read more
At Simply Great Lives, we feel that compassion toward other people is an essential characteristic for anyone who wants to make a difference in the world. Having said that… Imagine there is a certain food that I love to eat. Actually, it has some addictive characteristics so that when I do not eat any, I … Read more
Being busy is another common form of victim thinking. We throw the word “busy” around like it’s something that happens to us. We act like it’s something we get caught up in as though we have no choice in the matter. I try to avoid using the word “busy” because, to me, it implies that … Read more
The most common expression of victim thinking is “I have to… .” It permeates our speech and our writing. It’s everywhere. We use it without even really thinking about what it means. What “I have to…” Really Means There are several underlying assumptions behind this victim thinking. 1. “I have no other choice.” When … Read more
Often we think that the other person makes us trust or not trust them. However, trust is a choice. It depends on us not them. The other person may act in ways that make us question if trust is a good choice. Yet, it is still our choice to trust them or not. This leads … Read more
Sometimes we’ll use the phrase, “trust me.” But does this work? Can we tell people to trust us? Telling someone “trust me,” appears to work sometimes, but I propose that this only works when trust already exists. Our words don’t create trust. Our actions do. This concept is captured nicely in the following quote from … Read more
Look, if there’s something you really don’t like, change it! Don’t just complain. Don’t go victim. Do something about it. Sticking with the status quo is easy. Average people choose to take the easy route. But if you’re reading this, you’re not the average person. Truthfully, you have lots of power to make change. The … Read more