Your environment is everything.

I sit here on my couch, legs crossed, a pillow between my legs, and my laptop on top of the pillow. To the right of me is the book Become What You Are - [Alan Watts] opened to a random page (I struggle to read books front to back, a lot of times I op...

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Apr 13, 2022
What seeds are you planting?

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.—William A. WardWe live in such a privileged society. Think about this... Every time you want food or water...You turn your faucet on, or open your fridge/pantry. Something so simp...

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Apr 12, 2022
Grateful, yet not satisfied.

This past weekend I placed 3rd in my age group at the HYROX Fitness Competition that I entered. And while I PR'd this race, I was not satisfied with my performance. ....The thing about life, is that when you want to go from "good" to "great" ... that...

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Apr 11, 2022
Life is simple, yet not easy.

Happy THRIVE THURSDAY.Today will be short and sweet. The premise?Simple is better.And today I want you to simplify your life. Here is how...Realize that the "exact" future is not within your control... so don't be anxious about it.The past is not wit...

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Apr 07, 2022
It's not all sunshine and rainbows...

"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't...

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Apr 06, 2022
If you had only 5 years left...

how would you spend them?How would your decisions change today?This was the question that got asked at the dinner table I was at last night. First off, if you aren't having dinners with friends that raise thought provoking questions, find yourself so...

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Apr 04, 2022
Always forward, never back.

Today, and this weekend, will mark a major step in my wife and I's life. I can't tell you why just yet. But what I can tell you is that we've worked extremely hard to get to this point.And when I reflected on the question "how I got here?"Something c...

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Apr 01, 2022
Humanize your perspective.

Perspective: A noun that does not get enough attention in today's society. With the emergence of technology, the ability to apply filters to whatever photo/video, chat, or text we send, what is TRUE perspective anymore....?!?! We feel pressured to po...

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Mar 30, 2022
Your Relationships Hinder Your Freedom.

You may have had the thought that money can solve all of your problems. Yet, why are so many "rich" people unhappy? Values and Relationships. Money can buy neither of the above. Yes more money can help your life. Don't ever take me as someone who doe...

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Mar 29, 2022
Fuck being average.

99.8I am .2 miles away from hitting my goal of running 100 miles outside during the month of March.I have never gone over 75 miles before. And within the next 3 hours or so, I will eclipse my goal. Let me ask you...What goal will you have conquered b...

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Mar 28, 2022