A profound lesson has dawned upon me recently: the necessity to safeguard the originality of my thoughts. Throughout my life, my views and reactions, be they summaries, reviews, or reflections, have been shaped predominantly by the opinions of others. Before forming my own impressions of a topic, I would dive into the perspectives of my…
Over the past several months of running every day, I’ve come to notice many things about life and my surroundings. It’s as if a whole New World has opened to me. I wonder if it was the act of being alone with just my body and thoughts for an extended period. Maybe it was the…
“Some books leave us free and some books make us free.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I never used to be much of a reader. If fact I detested it throughout college and much of my youth and time in the military. Looking back, this was quite unfortunate, for I absolutely deprived myself of substantial growth. It’s…
This book opened my eyes to the fact that if you are in the world of creating any sort of content through the use of words, then you are a writer, and as such, you need to take it seriously. Check it out on Amazon, or my personal favorite, Bookshop.org. 3 Main Takeaways From the…
(A Part of The Continuous Improvement Series) Today I started my new routine of writing first thing in the morning. Since September, I’ve been getting up at 3:30 AM to go on a run and have run every morning for over 120 nearly-consecutive days of running with only three missed mornings due to injury during…
I frequently talk about how I start the day and for me, it’s at 4 AM, no matter what. To take care of my kids to the best of my ability during the day while ensuring I’m accomplishing all my daily goals, I need to start my day early and on the right foot. And…