Do you feel like you have someone who is supporting you and cheering for your success? If you’ve thought of a specific person that’s awesome! I encourage you to write them a hand written thank you note. Now consider, is there someone in your life who you are supporting and cheering for? Do you think…

I value loving others and learning about things that interest me. When traveling it is no surprise that these values are the things I enjoy most about the experience. The past two months have held a recent influx in vacations, providing ample opportunity to brainstorm my ideal vacation or day. The day starts at 5:30…

A book I read every year is The Last Safe Investment by Bryan Franklin and Michael Ellsberg. The core message of The Last Safe Investment is to live intentionally. You do so by developing three disciplines: spend systemically, increase your value to others and increase your Happiness Exchange Rate.  These disciplines develop your three assets:…

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.