Your family deserves your best self. Why would you want those who are closest to you to have the worst impression? You may be tempted to adopt an attitude of comfort, I know I am, but today if you have the privilege to be with family, see if you can go out of your way…

The goal of this life should not to be happy all the time. For it is through trials that we become who we want to be. But smiling through those trials is often a sure way of making the situation better. Photo by Jonathan Daniels on Unsplash.

Make God your first love.I can’t emphasize the importance of this enough. If you are deeply in love with God, it will ground you. Instead of placing your identity in your performance or appearance you are grounded in who you are in Christ. His view of you can not be changed based on your earthly…

Life is a gift. I have a unique opportunity in this moment to craft the rest of my day. I choose to adopt a mindset of gratitude. It overflows to all those around me, allowing me to think greater then myself. I have a plan for how I’m going to achieve success today. I’ve identified…

I feel excited. The lights in the above photo seem to display a raw form of excitement. But similar to what these lights seem to be doing, waving in and out somewhat spastically, so excitement can be a chaotic force. Channeling your excitement with a plan is a key differentiator. Photo by Darius Bashar on Unsplash.