by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 21, 2017 | Resilience
Embrace determination You don’t quit. Sure, you may have slacked off, you may have not been productive for a while, you may have not always given your best effort, but you don’t quit. You keep going. You sweat, you keep working out, you keep caring, you...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 14, 2017 | Resilience
You can do this! You are capable, persistent, and full of possibility. Sure, you have suffered, and made mistakes, You get tired, frustrated, and angry. But, these are not your final definition. You are beautiful, courageous, and kind. And you have loved. You have...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 7, 2017 | Resilience
verb: to take action on something you are prone to procrastinate Stacks of unpaid bills. Home repair projects. Exercise plans. Difficult work tasks. Conflict-laden conversations. These are the kinds of things we tend to procrastinate doing. So, what if you decide to...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 23, 2017 | Resilience
A resilient surprise We only caught him for about a 10-second glimpse of beautiful, courageous freedom. Around 10am, we were enjoying the Paseo Arts Festival in OKC. As my son and I made our way to the upper street level, we noticed an older man on a medical scooter....
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 14, 2017 | Resilience
Fixed thinking vs. Growth thinking Be very quiet. Listen carefully. To yourself. Sometimes, you may hear yourself tell yourself about the way it will never be, the things you could never do, the problems you will never overcome. Difficult circumstances may have...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 10, 2017 | Resilience
Procrastination Does Not Make a Good Friend She had accumulated a massive collection of shoulds, oughts, and one-of-these-days. The collection was not an asset. Rather, it had become a debilitating burden. In a moment of spiritual desperation, she prayed, “What...
