• The Five Minute Journal Review: Intelligent Change’s Thorough Gratitude Journal

    The Five Minute Journal Review: Intelligent Change’s Thorough Gratitude Journal

    This post contains affiliate link(s). An affiliate link means I may earn advertising or referral fees if you purchase through my link. When you are grateful, you align yourself with the universe’s creative force. And you admit you are a creative force. In those moments of gratitude, you’ve stopped playing small. You’ve stopped pretending to…

  • Flip the Script of Your Life to Something Positive

    Flip the Script of Your Life to Something Positive

    The world is a reflection of your thoughts. I’ve experienced the reality of that countless times. If I’ve expected people to yell at me, they yell at me. If I’ve expected them to be cruel to me, they live down to my expectations. It goes the other way, too, of course. If I expect people…

  • Happiness Is a Warm Puppy Book Review: What Happiness Is About

    Happiness Is a Warm Puppy Book Review: What Happiness Is About

    This post contains affiliate link(s). An affiliate link means I may earn advertising or referral fees if you purchase through my link. Each person has their own answer for what happiness is about. A book I first read when I was a boy makes me happy whenever I read it. It’s “Happiness Is a Warm Puppy“…

  • The Confidence Solution Book Review: Keith Johnson’s Practical Guide for Growth

    The Confidence Solution Book Review: Keith Johnson’s Practical Guide for Growth

    This post contains affiliate link(s). An affiliate link means I may earn advertising or referral fees if you purchase through my link. Dear Confident Leader, I saw Keith Johnson give a speech in 2016 at the Get Motivated Business Seminar. I enjoyed his speech so much that I knew I had to read one of his books.…

  • When You’re Still Stuck in That Moment in Time

    When You’re Still Stuck in That Moment in Time

    I’ve had those moments. Moments that are bittersweet and gone now. I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve had those moments, too. It can be tricky to let go of them and move on with life. Thankfully, it is possible to let go and move on. Be grateful for those moments. They helped make you who…

  • Why Being a Grandparent Can Be More Fun Than Being a Parent

    Why Being a Grandparent Can Be More Fun Than Being a Parent

    Grandparents get the opportunity to help raise children a second time around. Except the pressure is off. This time, it’s their children’s children. Now grandparents get to have fun in ways that they didn’t get to while they raised their children. Maybe having grandchildren is how grandparents can relive their childhoods, better than with their…

  • Lessons Learned from Getting My Teeth Knocked Out

    Lessons Learned from Getting My Teeth Knocked Out

    Dear Friend, Have you ever had situations where you were right, but you still lost? Remember those times as I tell you about lessons I learned from getting my teeth knocked out. I had the right of way and still lost my front teeth. Lesson #1: Don’t Be Hasty I was 17. I had graduated from…

  • You Deserve to Be Here — Alive and Strong

    You Deserve to Be Here — Alive and Strong

    Have you ever been discouraged? Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Have you ever wondered why you’re here? Of course, you have. Those are universal experiences to go through. It’s painful to experience discouragement, isolation, and not knowing your purpose. Yet somehow it looks to be necessary to have those difficult moments in…

  • Want to Live Longer? Then Say Goodbye to Getting Sick

    Want to Live Longer? Then Say Goodbye to Getting Sick

    Heart disease. Cancer. Depression. Anxiety. Diabetes. Obesity. These various forms of sickness are some of the major killers worldwide. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I submit the idea that humanity is stronger than any sickness. And if we can conquer sickness, that opens up a whole world of possibilities, including living longer.…

  • How to Design Your Life: Get Your Life Vision Template

    How to Design Your Life: Get Your Life Vision Template

    Here is the template you can download and use to put your vision for your life in writing. No sign-up is required. For more information, see the “LifeBook Online Review: How to Design Your Life” post. If you have any questions or comments, please add them in the comments section below. Conclusion Thank you for reading.…

  • LifeBook Online Review: How to Design Your Life

    LifeBook Online Review: How to Design Your Life

    Dear Friend, Are you pleased with your life? Happiness is a choice; you can be happy anywhere and anytime. You have more to live up to, and it helps to have a written vision for how you want your life to be. That’s what the LifeBook Online program by Jon Butcher and Missy Butcher is…

  • When Would Now Be the Time to Free Your Voice

    When Would Now Be the Time to Free Your Voice

    You have more to give than you realize. You are more than you realize. The energy contained within you fuels the universe. “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies, were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of…

  • What Is Happiness About? The Elusive Search for Something Real

    What Is Happiness About? The Elusive Search for Something Real

    Does anyone remember the Peanuts book “Happiness Is a Warm Puppy” by Charles M. Schulz? It contains a series of “Happiness is …” statements accompanied by Charles M. Schulz’s illustrations. Here are some statements from the book: “Happiness is an umbrella and a new raincoat.” “Happiness is a pile of leaves.” “Happiness is sleeping in…

  • Addicted to Travel? Enjoy These Quotes for Traveling Through Life

    Addicted to Travel? Enjoy These Quotes for Traveling Through Life

    Dear Traveler, The wind was blowing in the backyard. The wind itself was invisible, but I could see its effect as it moved branches and leaves. Similarly, your thoughts and actions might seem invisible, but they affect you and others. I’m currently staying in a Portuguese village in the countryside. I’ve lived in various Canadian…

  • Here’s to a New Year. You’ve Got This

    Here’s to a New Year. You’ve Got This

    2019 went by so fast. Still, some great things happened last year. I started GiantsWithin.com, and I traveled to Portugal and Spain. In 2020, I’ll keep building GiantsWithin.com, I’ll write a book, and I’ll keep traveling. What are 2 or 3 things that you did last year? And what are 2 or 3 things that…