Epigenetics research has found that some genes can turn on or off as a result of the environment. This is the ultimate trump card in the nature/nurture debate. If the environment has a direct effect on our genes, then we better make sure we’re in the right environment.
Read MoreFirst dates, they’re exciting but a little anxiety-provoking as well and for good cause, there’s a lot at stake. Using these two simple rules will lead you to the best first date ever.
Read MoreTo be a good speaker is one of the most valued gifts in our society. Yet, who can speak well without first listening? How many of us truly hear what others are saying before we respond with our words?
Read MoreAs I have been doing a lot of personal reflection on the legacy of Kobe Bryant after his tragic death, I have noticed some other’s reflections that I find quite alarming in their hypocrisy. For a public figure who we know too much about, it is unreasonable to believe that there were never any mistakes made in their life. Where is this fantasy coming from that the influential in our society are somehow not like the rest of us?
Read MoreWhere are you going? Not today, not in 1 year, not in 5 years or even in 10 years. What is your ultimate aspiration in life? What do you desire above all else, what may even seem impossible?
Read MoreWhen our conscience does not serve the interests we hold onto and give precedence to, do we allow it to redirect our course of action or do we put it away and make sure it stays out of our business? When we choose the latter, we are burying our conscience–what are the effects of a lost conscience?
Read MoreEver think popularity and in-groups were only in high-school? They're not. Anytime there is a group of people subsystems will be created and they will be ordered upon their honor and regard within the larger group, in other words their popularity. Stop playing into these games.
Read More“Why?”. It is a crucial question to ask in every circumstance. It gets us to answers we’d otherwise leave buried away. By going through a series of whys we can unlock the motivations for our behaviors and thus the core of our being–since to ‘be’ is to ‘act’.
Read MoreHave you ever heard it said, “they were hearing footsteps”? Let me refresh your memory; perhaps it came from a sports announcer and was followed by a major blunder by a player. To the player “hearing footsteps” he lost sight of the ball and dropped the touchdown pass.
Read MoreYou may be able to wear many hats and dip your toes into many ponds, but at the end of the day there is always the one source that consumes your most effort, your most energy, and your most thinking time. So, think about it: where is your time going? What are you thinking about? In other words, who is your master?
Read MoreHave you ever heard the expression, “you are what you eat”? There’s far more that goes into us on a daily basis then just food alone. How might these other substances be changing us?
Read MoreWhat is it you cherish most in your life right now? The one that you hold onto most dearly; if it were destroyed you’d be in ruin, and so when it is threatened you fight with all you got in order to preserve it.
Read MoreWho is in control? You or your mind? This is a pivotal distinction.
Read MoreIt is our most sacred of commodities. Oh, how we long for more of it–thinking we’re just given too few of it in any given day. But is 24 hours in the day really not enough?
Read MoreWe all begin our journey for meaning, purpose, and support by looking around us and outside of us. “What will make me happy?” we say. This is where we first go wrong.
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