If you’re fresh out of college, applying for jobs, would you just take the first offer from the first company that wanted to hire you? If you’re selling your house, would you just say yes to the first offer made by a prospective buyer? Of course not. If you have options, it pays to be picky. Well, every day, you wake up with options: You can exercise, meditate, and do… Read More »Be Picky With Your Time
My wife and I spent Memorial Day Weekend in a small town in central Washington to go birdwatching in the Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge. And devoting an entire three-day weekend to birding felt like a perfectly normal thing to do, but three years ago, I couldn’t have imagined such a thing. Now, I’m obsessed with birds. So what happened? And what does this have to do with becoming better? The… Read More »Passion Comes From Repeated Engagement
Have you ever thought about the true meaning of the phrase, “on purpose?” In everyday language, doing something on purpose means you intended to do it – it wasn’t an accident. But the words hint at a deeper meaning. To do something on purpose means to act in alignment with your life’s purpose. To be on purpose means organizing your habits and your environment around the actions that serve your… Read More »Living “On Purpose”
A good friend of mine has a saying: “We’re not here for a long time. We’re here for a good time.” When he says that, he’s usually talking about having fun, enjoying your life, not being afraid to take risks. He’s an avid backcountry skier, which can be dangerous. You could fall off a cliff or run into a tree. You could die in an avalanche. But, he argues, those… Read More »We’re Not Here For a Long Time