Blog #31 – My Hero’s Journey

The Hero’s Journey is a analysis of all the stories ever told by Joseph Campbell. In these most famous stories there are characteristics that they all share. All of the stories are focused around one hero. This hero is living in his/her everyday life when all of a sudden there is a divine call toContinueContinue reading “Blog #31 – My Hero’s Journey”

Blog #30 – Are you an Amateur or Professional?

You choose! Everyone starts out as an amateur but few people have the mindset to be a professional. Amateur and professional have two completely different mindsets. The amateur does it for fun. The amateur does it when they feel like it. The amateur is not consistent. The amateur will get around to it. The amateurContinueContinue reading “Blog #30 – Are you an Amateur or Professional?”

Blog #29 – Stuck in Life?

The reason you are stuck is because you believe you are stuck. If you believe you are stuck then you are not willing to take the same action as if you where growing towards something. Everything you do should be in preparation for where you want to go and who you want to be. YouContinueContinue reading “Blog #29 – Stuck in Life?”

Blog #28 – How to achieve perfection

Perfection is the hardest goal to achieve because there is no such thing. If your main goal is perfection then you will always be disappointed. Perfection is the carrot dangled in front of the horse. A goal that is always taunting us and just out of our reach. If you work hard enough and finallyContinueContinue reading “Blog #28 – How to achieve perfection”

Blog #27 – Test Yourself

Where are you at? Are you getting better or worse? How do you know the answers to these question if you do not test yourself? Testing yourself benchmarks where you are at. A test is not only a scantron done in school. A test can be anything that gets you out of your comfort zone.ContinueContinue reading “Blog #27 – Test Yourself”

Blog #26 – Finding Beauty

There is a lot of bad things happening everyday. If you want to know about it then turn on your nightly news and you will hear about the murders, kidnappers, frauds, wars, politics and any other conflicts going on. Even the thoughts going through are heads are not always the most pleasant things. We oftenContinueContinue reading “Blog #26 – Finding Beauty”

Blog #25 – Deadlines, a curse or blessing?

Whether self imposed or put on you by someone else, deadlines are a powerful thing. I have always been a procrastinator. In school I would work on something right until the moment it was due. If I had a test then I would study the night before. Now that I’m in a real world job,ContinueContinue reading “Blog #25 – Deadlines, a curse or blessing?”

Blog #24 – Common Goals

If you want to work as a team you must set some common goals. Where are you going together? The environment must be collaborative where everyone has a say and their voice is heard. Each person must have a team first attitude. This means the success of the team is more important than the individualContinueContinue reading “Blog #24 – Common Goals”

Blog #23 – Growth Takes Time

There are two ways to look at why people do things. Short Term – It is human nature to want things instantly for nothing. Everyone wants to win the lottery. Everyone wants to have a hit song. Everyone wants the one big break. They want the results without putting in the work. They want theContinueContinue reading “Blog #23 – Growth Takes Time”

Blog #22 – Keep Blue Skies in Mind

Imagine a clear blue ski for as long as your eyes can see. The warmth of the sunset on your skin. Birds soaring through the air off in the distance. How do you feel? This is the ideal analogy for a calm mind. Know that whenever we are going through a storm that behind thoseContinueContinue reading “Blog #22 – Keep Blue Skies in Mind”