The saying “it could always be worse” has brought me little consolation when I have been experiencing a difficult time. But it a true statement. Of course, something bad is never good. But when something worse happens, boy does it put things in perspective. And sometimes, things appear like they are getting worse when they are actually in the state of becoming something else. You see, for a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it

The balance only gives us one data point. It tells us what something weighs. It is a statement of fact, based on one piece of criteria alone.  The balance doesn’t consider what the item is. There isn’t any context, because context is irrelevant to the balance or scale’s main objective – which is, what does it weigh? Think about US currency. The weight of any paper bill is approximately one gram. However, the denomination on

How we see the world either limits us or sets us free. There is nothing more powerful than our mindset and how we choose to see things. One can have all the resources at their fingertips to do something. But if they believe they can’t do it, they won’t. We create our own prison from our fears, insecurities, beliefs about ourselves and the bullshit stories we tell ourselves about why we can’t do something. It

In The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Charlie asks his English teacher why good people pick partners that treat them like garbage. His teacher responds with, “we accept the love we think we deserve.” There so much truth in this simply stated quote. At the end of the day, the reason why we tolerate nonsense and bullshit in our relationships is because we don’t think we are worth more or deserve better. When I look

Perhaps your family has a bad reputation. Or maybe you have made some serious mistakes in your life and people only associate you with that now. When we have a bad reputation attached to our name, it can feel difficult to overcome. Reputation of your name can put you at a disadvantage, but it is not your final destination. The truth is, it takes a lifetime to build a good reputation and only a moment

I talk a lot about the importance of an abundance mindset. When it comes to being open to the world and all its possibilities, believing that there are endless opportunities only serves to propel us out of our comfort zones and lead us to where we ultimately want to be. When we believe that there aren’t enough pieces of the pie to go around, we become discouraged and develop a scarcity mindset. The idea of

Someone who is banished or shunned from their community has a lot of motivation for revenge or justice. Just like when someone is done wrong, they can be fueled by that pain to complete their objective. In The Punisher, Frank Castle’s family is murdered, and he is also left for dead. Castle survives and after he recovers, he returns home to exact vengeance for his family’s death and the attempt on his life. Nothing will

One of my favorite things that Tony Robbins says, is something he says often. He says if you want better answers, start asking better questions. But what does that even mean? When things happened in our lives, especially bad things, we tend to ask why this is happening to us. Which makes sense, right? Why are all these difficult and sad things happening to me all at once? It’s not fair! But what if we