“When you make a decision, you flip your brain onto a different frequency. You begin to attract whatever is on that frequency.” -Bob Proctor What and who are you attracting? See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
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“A simple idea that’s too often neglected. To appreciate you. For all you’ve gone through and all you’ve become. For all the fears you’ve faced and found freedom from. For the dreams you now only dreamed but had the bravery to make real. For all the people you’ve helped and for all the food you have done. You matter more than you know. So please do not measure your worthiness by what the majority tells you that you should be, do and have.” - Robin Sharma This might be the greatest...
3 days ago • 1 min read
“It is not death that a man should fear, but never beginning to live.” -Marcus Aurelius Only you know whether you are really living. My definition of living is hardly the standard everyone should use, but if you’re reading this Note, I think you’ll agree and know where I’m heading. Living a life that is not true to you–not authentic to you–is not living, at least not fully living. Yes, waking up each morning, existing, getting through the day, and maybe finding a little time to do something...
5 days ago • 1 min read
Tonight is the college football National Championship game between Indiana University (my wife’s alma mater) and the University of Miami. While we’ll be watching the game and rooting for the Hoosiers, I’m more interested in seeing what happens after the game with the coaching staff at IU–particularly the offensive and defensive coordinators. I’m sure both are already being courted by programs to leave IU to become head coaches, which will lead both men to reflect on what they want–what is...
5 days ago • 1 min read
I hope you had a great weekend! Last week, I shared a photo of a whiteboard, which is part of a family exercise we've started to help introduce the boys to living in alignment with their values. This weekend, we worked on vision boards--naturally, the oldest two boys are dragging their feet, but Silas joined in. I'm excited to see what the other two put on their boards and then to review them at the end of the year, so they can see how many of their goals come true after putting them on their...
6 days ago • 2 min read
What aren’t you doing that you wish you were? Why aren’t you doing it? Are there external forces preventing you, or are you keeping your Self from doing it? If you feel external forces are preventing you, take an honest look at whether that’s true or if it’s an excuse. Many times, external forces exist; however, they aren’t really the reason we don’t pursue what we really want. If you are feeling called to do something, you should do it–no matter what appears to be standing in your way. There...
7 days ago • 1 min read
“Work for a cause, not for applause. Live life to express, not to impress. Don't strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt.” -Grace Lichtenstein See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
7 days ago • 1 min read
I often write and talk about intuition. I’ve always had a connection to my intuition, even if I was too young to understand why I felt so confident about a decision I was making. Even as a high schooler (probably earlier, but I don’t really remember) I knew when something felt right, but I didn’t know that the internal feeling was a GPS from a Higher Power. Because it’s always been so natural for me to “follow my gut”, I have always assumed that it was easy for everyone to listen to their...
9 days ago • 2 min read
“The greatest force is derived from the power of thought. The finer the element, the more powerful it is. The silent power of thought influences people even at a distance, because mind is one as well as many. The universe is a cobweb; minds are spiders.” - Swami Vivekananda Controlling your thoughts is not always easy–although it does become easier the more aware you are of what your mind is thinking. The ability to catch your thoughts and become the observer of them, as Michael Singer would...
10 days ago • 1 min read