An obvious statement, yet we seem to forget it from time to time. Why? Because human nature naturally wants an easier path or answer to a problem. Change requires hard work, unpredictability and unknowns and we just don’t like it. If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you’ll get this analogy. When it comes to change, we often go into Kreacher mode. In the Harry Potter stories, Kreacher doesn’t want to deviate from is path and

While it is safe to stick to the familiar and known paths in life, truly living is veering off those paths. Life is meant for adventure, developing meaningful relationships and learning about who you are and why you are here. How can you discover those answers if you chose to play it safe all of the time? To experience new things and grow as a person, you have to be willing to get out of

We know that it is human nature to play it safe. But when we really start examining our choices, how many can we say are made based on what we really want? I know for me, there is a silent compromise I make in many of my choices. I can make an excellent argument with the rationalizations I use as to why I should choose something safer or put something off. And sometimes there is

When people feel bad about the things that they have done, and they don’t want to acknowledge the truth about they did, they tend to focus all their energy on picking apart someone else and the things that they do. By focusing all their energy on them and making them the person who was wrong, they don’t have to look at themselves. Or take accountability and responsibility for themselves. It’s a nice little buffer that

Whether we are conscious of it or not, what we believe about ourselves determines the results we get in our life. Back in June, I talked about the science behind the law of attraction and how our brains create filters for our experiences based on what we believe. You can read the full post here. What we believe about who we are, and our value heavily influences how we experience life. Whether it’s how we

Often times we give and give to others, hoping to get the same back from them. When we don’t get it, we wonder why we aren’t worthy of it in their eyes. Or we keep on giving and hoping the other person will see it and give us the love or validation we want. The truth is, you are worthy. Just as you are. And your worthiness doesn’t decrease just because someone else can’t see

You may know this famous quote from The Godfather Part II or Machiavelli, but it dates back to Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. Friends are somewhat predictable, and you know their strengths and weaknesses. The idea of keeping your enemies closer is all about knowledge, information and strategy. If someone is your enemy, it’s helpful to understand what their strengths and weaknesses are. How do they think? What motivates their actions? What kind of

In the movie The Matrix, Morpheus tells Neo that there’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. Knowing and doing are two totally different concepts. Knowing is passive and doing is active. Walking the path allows us grow by facing challenges and struggles along the way. It builds character. Knowing the path is more theoretical. Often times, intellectually, we know what the right path for us is. We think about it, envision