It is the last week until we gain an extra hour of daylight at the end of our days. To be honest, daylight saving's time is one of my favorite holidays. LOL. Yes I know it is not a holiday, but I treat it like one. The extra light has a major impact...

What is it that we are all after? The good life, right?WELL THAT IS WITHIN YOUR CONTROL!!!Do you agree that you have control over everything listed above?Here is the problem...How often do you find yourself distracted from controlling the things abov...

Whoever you are on the other side of this, I believe you are the type of person that can relate. Have you ever heard the statement "more afraid of success, than of failure.." ? What it means is that you have a fear of stepping into what you know will...

I ain't giving my freedom for your money and statusSo don't say I'm getting older'Cause I'll say it when I do'Cause everybody I know, everybody I knowIs growing old, is growing old too quicklyAnd I don't wanna goNo, how am I supposed to slow it downS...

What is the top reason I believe everyone should own or manage some kind of business?Not because you can make your own money.Not because it would give you power. Not because it would be more fun than your current job. Because it is a safety net for y...

I have now written 350+ email messages on this newsletter. What started off as a "therapy" writing for myself... meaning I started this because I wasn't enthused with myself or my path in life, so I just started writing more. I asked myself, why not...

How do you THRIVE in a chaotic world? Do you just succumb to the external pressure?Or do you use that pressure like a diamond would, and make yourself more valuable? A few weeks ago I was chatting with my mother, and I mentioned to her that there get...

I have a short story for you that I believe you can relate to in your own way. The first "THRIVE" website I ever tried to build... I paid a contractor $500 to help with it.Lets just say that $500 did not give me much help lol.In fact, the website loo...

you won't receive. But when is asking too much?!? As a highly competitive person, my entire life has revolved around asking myself to do more, be more, and achieve more. And to be completely transparent, I have held back. I want more.Yet, I have held...

I had a fantastic weekend. Yet with all the amazing memories I just created with some of the best people around...something darker is lingering in my mind. Someone in our Austin community lost a friend this weekend. And that friend, was lost with her...