This has been a year of letting go. Letting go of how I used to define myself and what success meant to me.In my workshops and keynotes I often share (and get many nods in agreement) how most of my professional life I had an ongoing checklist of things I had to accomplish in order to “be” successful. If you’re nodding in agreement as well,
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February marks a romantic opportunity for men to make a statement to that special person in their lives. For me, February is the month that I proposed to my wife (Kathy). Kathy and I were not able to spend our first Valentine’s Day together as Kathy was away at a conference in Vancouver, Canada. We lived in a small northern community at the time so had planned to have me join Kathy in Vancouver once her conference was over. I flew in late Valentine’s evening to spend…
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Jobs, kids, extended family challenges, friends, traffic, and every day life drama are all part of busying up our lives and sucking the romance out of our relationships. Whatever happened to the intense pizzazz and the crazy attraction of life with your spouse? Many couples say “It’s just too much work”, but does it really have to be that way? Do we really have to allow life to suck out the intimacy between spouses?
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This month will make my family and I one year anniversary of being a blended family. This is truly worth a celebration. I would be lying if I said it was all peaches and cream. During the past year we have had our share of family woes. There were some days that were just downright overwhelming; I asked myself what the hell did I get myself into?
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The pursuit of happiness has been the subject of numerous books and movies as it is something we all desire. How to define happiness and how to achieve it, however, remain elusive goals. Nobody wants to go through life being sad and miserable. Depression is a tragic illness that is all too common and has complicated and multiple causes – many of which are not in our control. Happiness, too, has multiple causes and there are strategies to improve our happiness which will be the topic of this article.
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