Practicing better nutrition habits is one of the areas where we tend to let challenges turn into excuses. “I don’t have the willpower. I don’t have the time. I’m too busy. I don’t have the patience. I like to enjoy my food. I don’t have the money. It’s too hard to eat better. I don’t …
Fitness: Overcoming Self-Doubt
One of the most dangerous thoughts to improving physical health through fitness is the thought that you can’t do this. That thought can be debilitating, and it can have a lifelong effect in terms of what you think about yourself, the actions you take (or don’t take) and what you accept. It starts with a …
Believe in Yourself
Don’t let limiting beliefs, negative self-talk, or what others think hold you back. Believe in yourself first. Think, “this is how I can,” not “this is why I can’t.” We influence our reality by what we decide is possible. You can do this. It doesn’t matter what you think about yourself in other areas. And …
Spiritual Living: Who Do You Want to Be?
I and other believers strive to live our lives in a way such that we can mimic the way Jesus lived here on earth. We all want to be like Him. Now, this isn’t necessarily an attainable goal because we are all sinners at heart. But how does that translate into the best version of …
Parenting: Who Do You Want to Be?
This is perhaps the area where I am tested the most on a day-to-day basis. As an engaged parent of two young girls, ages nine and six, I (and my wife) get constant practice at working toward becoming the parents we ultimately want to be. Young kids will do that for you. I think each …