As you pursue your dreams, you may find it difficult to handle the negative feedback from people close to you. The people who spoke against your goals and dreams will be the same people trying to control what you do as you work to achieve them. You...

The Dream Thief often prevents people from taking steps towards their dreams. It fills their minds with visions of disastrous situations they will endure if they dare to step outside their comfort zone. This would have been the case for me if I hadn...

A significant thing that is absent in our society is empathy. We have too many people on social media who are disrespectful to others. We have people killing and stealing from one another because we lack the ability to understand how it feels to be i...

It’s not easy to accept that you’ve been chosen to do something great. When I say chosen, I mean that God, the universe, or whatever you believe in has given you a vision of doing something great. Your heart tells you that you were meant to realize t...

What's Up! Today happens to be my birthday! For the past four years, I've made it a tradition to support others on my special day. However, this year I've decided to treat myself! Although I enjoy serving others, I realize the importance of taking ca...

"What If" kills many dreams. People have visions of accomplishing great things but never follow through because they constantly wonder "What If" this or that happens. This "What If" cycle victimizes them by taking away the opportunities presented to...

Toxic people are those who are very pessimistic about life. They don't have any goals or dreams to strive for, so they'll probably try to discourage you rather than encourage you. So, it's very important that we don't try to receive encouragement fro...

Don't Choose Dialing for Dollars Over Your Dream. I know you might be thinking to yourself, "Gene, what do you mean by that? That makes no sense whatsoever." Well, I promise by the end of this conversation, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about....

We may be holding ourselves back from our purpose if we refuse to give up certain habits. It’s crucial that we reflect on our behaviors, so we can identify which habits are impeding our progression and get rid of them. If we allow our inflexibility w...

Mr. Shawn, an individual with a life full of regret, once shared some wise words with me that have stuck with me since: “Don't Let Your Ship Sail By.” His words prevented me from making a major regret in my own life by not going after what I want. Af...