Craving, Routine, Reward

Craving, Routine, Reward

Creating Good Habits #1 In The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg articulates how habits form, both good and bad.First, you have a craving or a cue. Then, you follow a routine or a response to this. Why? Your routine yields a reward.Example: You hit the...
Go the Extra Mile

Go the Extra Mile

Crucial Principle Series #4 Hustle. Work hard. Give 110%.Go the extra mile.My guess is that you’re like me. You have never truly regretted the times you went the extra mile. You probably are even quite proud of yourself (and rightfully so) for extended periods...
Climbing Your Mountain

Climbing Your Mountain

Mountaintops #2 What mountain are you climbing?  Perhaps you are preparing for a literal mountain climb.  More likely, your climb is related to a season or era of life calling upon your endurance to complete the caregiving task, get your child through...
Mountaintops

Mountaintops

Mountaintops #1 I spent the summer of 1994 in Japan. Living with a Japanese family, I completed my next-to-last semester of college and enjoyed traveling around the country as well as seeing Hong Kong and South Korea. One of the true highlights was climbing Mount...
Love Remembered

Love Remembered

Love #3 Some songs say what stirs in our souls. And, there is nothing like love remembered. The Beatles say this well in their song, In My Life.There are places I’ll rememberAll my life though some have changedSome forever not for betterSome have gone and some...
At Last!

At Last!

Love #2 At last, my love has come alongMy lonely days are overAnd life is like a song The opening words of the song At Last! capture so elegantly the sentiment that leapt within almost everyone who has ever known romantic love. This ageless song was written...
Ups and Downs of Love

Ups and Downs of Love

Love #1 All days are not equal Over the course of all relationships, you encounter blissful seasons and tough slogs as well.My wife and I will celebrate 30 years of marriage soon. Fortunately, we have experienced early years of freedom and delight, and many years...

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