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Everything Is A Risk

To open your eyes in the morning is a risk.

To go after your dreams is a risk.

To NOT go after your goals is a risk.

But sometimes you have to risk it all for the invisible that you only can see.

Because the biggest risk of all is to live a life that causes you to look back with regret.

Without the leap of faith, you’ll never know what you truly could be.

So do yourself, the world, and your future a favor.

Take the leap of faith and embrace the risk.

What would your tomorrow look like if you...

You’re Doing Great, I Know It

Usually when one is taking out the trash, they don’t get compliments. However, during what started out as a normal life task became a teachable moment.

“You’re doing great, I know it”, was the sentence my tiny human shared with me as I began pulling the bag out of its container.

A simple sentence that made a mundane task a little more pleasant to endure. I mean, who really likes taking out the trash?

Yet, it’s a task that must be done in order to prevent a much more unpleasant experience from...

Accept Your Origin Story

Do you accept you for who you are?

You’ll never have the perspective of where you’re going, if you never take the time to understand what you’ve survived so far.

It wasn’t until I was laid off from an ad agency on my birthday while going into my second year as a parent did this phrase make sense in a full clarity kind of way.

But here’s what else I learned:

You aren’t the title, you’re a person with a story to share, love to give, and value to pass on. Live as such.

It’ll be tempting to do ot...

Keep Rising

Day 85 of 365.

You have a choice in just about everything that you do.

It’s easier to reach for comfort than it is for growth.

Easier to play it safe than to take a risk.

But what happens when you reach the end of your life, and all you’ve been left holding is a bag of regrets?

What if you were to just get lost in the moment and rise above the noise?

What would happen if you allowed your focus to be on the goal as you go through the messy, mundane, and madness that often is life?

Would your f...

Your Dream is Your Responsibility

Day 81 of 365.

You have an amazing mind.

In a matter of moments it can imagine absolutely anything.

When harnessed for a bigger purpose your mind is capable of contributing to massive positive change.

But on the micro level, your dreams and goals are your responsibility to see through.

Failing is a part of the process.

So are the obstacles.

Because at the end of the day, if you really want to make a difference, you’ll find a way.

You weren’t made to have a common existence.

Know the differenc...

All Of The Lights

Day 80 of 365.

The past few weeks have been a true rollercoaster of emotions.

Life literally feels strange.

Yet despite how things may be, I’m ever so grateful.

For the first time in a long time, I feel like I’m back in my zone.

The secret? Focus.

Anything that doesn’t positively add to my life doesn’t get much time.

It’s not worth keeping things around you that reopen the wounds you’ve trying to heal either.

The path upward will reveal all the good stuff as long as you stay focused.

Focused...

Mind Your Reality

Day 74 of 365.

What you think eventually is what you become and things are often easier said than done.

What you think of yourself and your abilities showcases itself in how you act and approach your purpose.

Devotion breeds excellence.

What kind of excellence that ends up being is on you and no one else.

The reality is that the more you aim to uplift is the more you’ll be uplifted.

But it starts in your mind.

What you feed it with will either strengthen you or leave you feeble.

Creativity ca...

Broken People

Day 72 of 365.

In one way or another, we’re all broken.

Whether it’s from a experience in our childhood or more recently, things happen that leave you not feeling quite the same as before.

Sometimes this is a good thing and at other times it can be quite painful to endure.

However, we miss a very important factor.

In our brokenness, we have the opportunity to come together to heal.

So in reality, no one should ever have to suffer alone.

Yet we live in a world where many often suffer silently....

Plot Twists and Staying Focused

Day 70 of 365.

If there has been any thing I’ve learned recently is this; life is full of plot twists.

It doesn’t matter how old you are or what status in life you may have either.

To know and not know is one of the greatest and scariest tight ropes to have to walk in life.

Each level of life unlocks bits of knowledge and awareness that may have been too cloudy to see previously.

Then they are the plot twists.

The events that can either motivate or paralyze even the best amongst us.

It’s duri...

Drop The World

Day 67 of 365.

What’s the point of taking on the entire world’s problems and you barely have things together yourself?

Sounds like a recipe for the ultimate level of burnout.

If you aren’t taking care of yourself then you’ll be in no position to take care of others. Regardless of how big your dreams to may be.

Thing is this, when we’re not focused on what we’re doing, we become seriously unproductive.

It isn’t selfish to take time to heal your mind, body, and soul.

If anything, it’s the best...