Insights

The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all
Inconsistent
Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create. ~ Roy T
Get busy living or get busy dying
Driven
“Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live
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Set free
Conversations: Set me free
Help me out here Chris, How can I stop thinking about...
No pressure, no diamonds
How to handle the pressure
No one LIKES pressure… Including those who will...
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated
Is life really simple
You know, the philosophical me, would love to accept...
Grow Up
Conversations: Will I grow up?
You know Chris, I always said that I didn’t want to...
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open
Happiness sneaks in
I don’t know about you, but there are days I...
Gentle spirit
Foreshadowing
I first learned of this term when I was taking a writing...
Full Plate
Conversations: Full Plate
Hey Chris, Do you ever find yourself in the situation...
Find people who will make you better
The people you choose
I recall hearing a saying when I was a young entrepreneur. It...
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor
How failure adds flavor to life
Have you ever noticed that failures come in two flavors? One...
You got this
Conversations: Ready to change
Hi Chris, I have been trying to improve myself and...
“You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them
When to cross the line
I relate to Shonda, because we had the same undergrad experience. However, even beyond that, I imagine we encountered similar environments where we had to: watch where the lines were drawn find our place...
Discouraged
Conversations: Discouraged
Ugh Chris, What if you feel like you’ve done so much wrong in your past that you get discouraged from changing? Signed, Discouraged ~~~~~~~~~~ My dear Discouraged…there is NEVER so much wrong that you...
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make
What difference do you want to make
So, this is not about purpose… This is about a difference that COULD end up leading you to your purpose. Quick example. As a child, I wanted to “teach.”  I’d get my “readers”...
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things could fall together
Why it falls apart
Have you ever had something go so wrong, that you thought you’d never get back to where you were? This may require a little reminiscing on your part. I’ll help with an example from my own journey. For...