by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 6, 2023 | Resilience
A Crucial Shift to Prevail Restart”You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end–which you can never afford to lose– with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality,” according to Admiral Jim...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 31, 2022 | Resilience
New Year Prep #5 Avoid. Fall behind. Finish frantically. Too often, I have followed this dubious path on projects, deadlines and various endeavors. Perhaps you identify.What if you choose one area, one project, one goal in 2023 and lean into it with this mantra? Be...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 23, 2022 | Resilience
New Year Prep #4 When you accomplish something big in 2023, how will you celebrate? When you execute on a new habit or rhythm, how will you mark this grand achievement? Too often, you may be tempted to overindulge to the point that the celebration seems...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 17, 2022 | Resilience
New Year Prep #3 When you group habits together, you can leverage rhythms and routines to make exponential progress. You probably already do this to some extent. Many people have morning routines, evening routines and various rhythms throughout the day. Shower, shave,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 10, 2022 | Resilience
New Year Prep #2 Your habits compound…for the good and the not-so-good.According to James Clear, “Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. The same way that money multiplies through compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 3, 2022 | Resilience
New Year Prep During the holiday weeks, I invest some prep time in charting my course for the coming year. I encourage you to do the same with whatever system works for you.There are many ways to do this. But, I strongly suggest that you write down your goals and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 26, 2022 | Spiritual Stuff
Going Deeper #2 Accept or deny? Our facial expression, body language, words, and attention communicate to people whether we accept them or deny them. Think of the 5 people you spend the most time being around. These are probably family members and perhaps some...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 19, 2022 | Serendipity
Going Deeper Gratitude tends to be transactional. Thank you for…the gift, the help, the donation. Appreciation is the entirely appropriate response for the more immediate and tangible graces and kindnesses that come our way. You are probably pretty good at the first...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 12, 2022 | Caregiving
Tools for Caregivers (and other people too) #2November is National Family Caregivers Month When someone you love struggles with a chronic condition, where do you start? The following tips from the Cleveland Clinic form a solid initial approach: 1. Give yourself a...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 5, 2022 | Caregiving
Tools for Caregivers (and other people too) #1November is National Family Caregivers MonthUnknown and often unnoticed, you are a hero nonetheless.For your love, sacrificial, is God at his best.You walk by faith in the darkness of the great unknown,And your courage,...
