Personal Growth

There are two ways to live life, one is on the sidelines and one is on the field. I want to be on the field. I want to participate in life, not watch it like some TV show.   For me, I focus on three things: Push past my comfort zone Erase boundaries Be intentional […]

Did you know there are 171,476 words in the English dictionary? Or that there are 6,909 different ways to say them? In our world, words matter.   As an infant, we talk to babies the second they are born. They can’t understand what we’re saying, but every word we say matters.   Before you can

This one is so big it deserves its own infomercial. When you order, I’ll send you two for the price of one. I won’t even make you pay shipping and handling. This has to be the best deal in the history of time.   What is this great product you ask? Could it be the

Being self-conscious means being intensely aware of yourself. You think everyone is judging you, scrutinizing every move. You worry about looking dumb or doing something embarrassing. If you are always battling self-consciousness, you can’t have self-confidence. What’s worse is you can’t enjoy life.   The key word in self-conscious and self-confidence is self. While the

About 11 years ago I did something I never could have imagined. I ran and got elected to City Council.   At the time, the Village of Bee Cave was tiny, but growing like crazy. I didn’t know what I was doing, but I knew I was going to learn a lot.   Every two

There are so many things that shape perspective. Your knowledge, your experiences or your starting point to looking at a problem. As you gather more information, your perspective starts to change.     I love this illustration of perspective. Both characters are correct, and both characters are wrong. It all depends on your perspective. In

One of the great struggles in life is finding the balance between passion and getting paid. I would bet, that the majority of the world rather be doing something else than what they are getting paid for. The problem lies in the fact that it can be difficult to make money doing what we love.

W O R R Y. This is such a bad word, it should only be four letters.   At one time, worry helped save our lives. It kept us on high alert from the dangers around every corner. That was thousands of years ago. Today, things are different.   Instead of helping us, worry can

By any measure you use, my life is amazing. I have a beautiful wife, two amazing children, a great home and job. If you asked me to paint a picture of what I wanted in life 20 years ago, this would be it, only better. Now what? Coast along enjoying what I’ve accomplished? I was

Hard work wasn’t rewarded in my family, it was expected. Whether it was my great grandmother, or my mother and father, they all showed us the value of hard work. They set a gold standard.   We didn’t learn by watching, we learned by doing. I remember spending hours under a baking, St. Louis sun,