Someone asked me this the other night."Well why don't you become a doctor then?!"It was in response to a social post I made that was critical of the health system.If you know me, you know that I am hypercritical of the healthcare system, and doctors...

Today I am celebrating.I released episode 90 today...which means that I am 10 episodes away from releasing episode 100 of the THRIVE ON LIFE Podcast.How the heck am I closing in on episode 100 already?!?!?I can remember starting the podcast with just...

Have you ever woken up thinking how much of a privilege it is to just be alive? Probably not.It is not in your nature to do so.The human ego will instead cause you to jump right into "what do I have to do today? What has to get done? Who do I have to...

What will move the needle fastest for you?Our insecurities kill our dreams more than our failures ever do. This is a fact.Why is this though?Because instead of doing the hard thing that will move the needle more quickly for us, and bring our dreams t...

There is something I have been pondering lately.The person I am today, what is the biggest difference between the person I was years ago?While on the outside, it may seem like I have been "doing" a lot more, and heading down a new road that I have be...

"It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior's life." -Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.If you have a look around, over the the course of the last 50 years, we have bred a society that focuses on cutting corners...

I am a problem solver.It is a blessing and a curse.Can you relate?Always trying to fix everything around you.It is an endless cycle I must say.Last night, during a men's group that I partake in, I vented about my struggles to control the urge to solv...

I am currently reading Steven Pressfield's "The War of Art: Break through blocks and win your creative battles."Below is an excerpt from it that I think everyone needs to hear. "Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within...

Last night I had crippling back spasms.So bad, I think I scared my wife into thinking I needed to go to the hospital. I knew what it was from though, overdoing it. One minute I was sitting on my bed, next minute I couldn't walk or talk. It was my bod...

I live by the 4/3 rule that I made up. Let me explain what that is.You are half way through the week. Just about 2.5 months into the year. Has it been good? Has it been bad? Has it been meh?You could sit here all day and try to decide. Or you could j...