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Hi my friends,

Just a quick note to let you know that I’m offering all of my courses at the low price of $9.99 each. Click on a link below or go to a landing page and enter the coupon code: AUG2022SALE

(Note that the sale ends on Tuesday, Aug 8 at 11:30 a.m. MDT).

You’ll notice that most of my classes are either best seller or highest rated in their respective categories.

Managing Stress and Building Resilience Masterclass    Hot and New

Creating a Happy Marriage and Loving Relationship    Best...

The Discipline to Do Hard Things-A Key to Resilience

I realize that there is a strong connection between resilience and the discipline to do hard things. Knowing that I can do hard things gives me the inner strength to face all the challenges of my life–be they physical, social, emotional or mental. So in this post I want to share about a personal experience running in difficult conditions.

I ran a cross-country race sponsored by the US Track and Field Association. The weather was wet and drizzly and much of the course was a muddy mess from the r...

Managing Stress and Building Resilience Masterclass

I’m happy to let you know that my new on-line video course (Managing Stress and Building Resilience Masterclass) went live last week. It’s already getting a great response and reviews. And the good news is that you can buy it for $9.99 (an incredibly low price if you purchase it in the next four days). Plus, you get a 30-day money back guarantee if you aren’t satisfied. So, enroll here

This course is for you if,

• You face a constant barrage of adversity or challenges including family conflict,...

Build Resilience by Leaning into the Hard Things in Your Life

I hope it was meaningful for you to read the stories of Jim and Chris in my last couple of blog posts. Actually, I could have shared so many other stories (and will in the future). As I observe people in my life, I recognize and honor that so many of you have faced challenging, traumatic and unexpected life events and circumstances.

In fact, I recently spent time interviewing the top scholars at our local high school. These are the most outstanding students, as determined by the school staff an...

Resilience in the Face of Chronic Stress

In my last post, I shared a story of a friend who showed resilience after suffering a serious bicycle accident. It is an example of recovering from an acute stressor. And yet sometimes, even when no trauma is involved, life feels harsh and relentless. Just getting by day-to-day takes something out of us. So let me offer a story of someone who deals with chronic stress, a cousin whom I admire.

A Life-Time of Care-Giving

Chris has been in a care-giving role for most of her adult life. Not only di...

A Story of Resilience

I’ve spent a lot of time, these past several months, thinking about and researching the topic of resilience. As a matter of fact, I’ll be launching a new course on this topic in the next month or so. The purpose of the course is to help you become a stronger person, mentally and emotionally. I’ll be offering a framework for thinking about resilience as well as numerous strategies and practices to face life with greater resilience and confidence.

So let me introduce this topic by sharing a story...

Do You Blame When Things Go Wrong?

Imagine that you are driving home from work the last day before your big vacation. All you have been able to think about for the last week is your ten-day Mediterranean cruise to all those places you have long wanted to visit. You can hardly wait to get home and do your final preparations before leaving tomorrow morning.

As you’re zipping down the street, the light at the next intersection changes from green to yellow and you slow to a stop and patiently wait as the traffic passes in front of ...

How to Be Less Emotionally Reactive

Hello my friend,

Today, I want to talk about a reactive mindset. I know from my own experience as well as working with thousands of people that it is easy to be reactive. By reactive I mean we let events, circumstances, and other people determine our feelings and/or actions and then we act in ways we’re not proud of.

My Special Gift

This reminds me of a gift that my wife purchased for me several years ago when she and our kids and been visiting her parents in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was exci...

The Power of Belonging

We know that happy people have the best social relationships. This is true whether you’re an introvert or extravert. The ways each individual seeks and expresses connectedness will differ but it’s still important to our long-term happiness. Simply put, happiness comes from intersecting our lives and merging our stories with those of others.

My Journey towards Belonging

One way we do this is by belonging, being part of a group—recreation, civic, humanitarian, religious, or whatever. I have joine...

The Power of Kindness

The philosopher Plato is quoted as saying, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.”  

We don’t know that battles that are going on in the lives and hearts of others. But they are real and we can make life a little easier as we practice the power of kindness.

An Act of Compassion

Let me share a brief example from my own life. My wife and I lived in India for about 14 months. As we attended our church one day, an older gentleman, whom I’d never seen before, en...