Personal improvement can be difficult. You have to identify where you need to improve, you need to know how to improve, and you have to put those actions into action. The hardest part for me is not being aware of what I am doing or what I need to do, it is getting myself in…
I think about the saying "Play the hand you have been dealt" quite often. Sometimes because of the practical purpose of the saying, in that, you get dealt a different hand each day, and we have to work with what we have. It is not always the hand we want, but it is the hand…
I took the last two days off from blogging, as I was playing in a 2-day golf event that saw me walk 18 miles and play golf for around 12 hours over those two days. A lot has happened since Friday (my last post), but to keep from rambling, I learned one solid thing from…
It is cold today! And I love it. I've always loved the cold, the snow, the winter holidays. I've been looking forward to this kind of weather for quite a while. Although this is a good moment, I have to consider something. I complained about the heat for a long time this year, continuously…
Sitting in the past is useful at times. Reflection is okay, but living in the past can be dangerous. I specifically take time out of my day to reflect, but once it's done, I work hard to move forward. I'm not perfect, and sometimes I do look back, but I am always working to move…
We all have things in life that we know are frequent but hurtful. They are simply just bad for us. They might not seem inherently bad, but they don't do positive things for you. I am aware of those temptations in my life. How come it is hard at times to throw those things…
As I sat and watched my favorite team, The Philadelphia Eagles, play football last night, I kept finding reasons to expect the worst. They were legitimate reasons to be skeptical (injuries, bad defensive play at times, etc.), but it wasn't good for me to keep thinking about the bad. Not only were those bad things…
I was recently asked the question of "do you think people are truly doing their best?" I sat and pondered the question for a moment and my immediate reaction was "no". Reflecting on that further, I still think "no", but I think it's complicated. I think many people consider "doing your best" to mean…
I have a word document that I consistently update titled "Life". It is a compilation of things in life that I love, that I don't love, that I have learned about myself, what I want going forward, what I thought about the past, bucket lists, reminders, and much more. It's a bunch of lists about…
Golf season is right around the corner, and for most of the summer, my swing has felt weird. Not bad, just weird. After hearing from a few people that have watched my swing and working on some things, my hands seem to be moving quicker than my body. I'm not in sync! When I was…
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