It’s always easy at the start, right? There’s the excitement of a new strategy and the boundless hope that empowers you to begin. That energy surges inside you and lets you commit wholeheartedly to a plan that could change your life forever… …but then everything stalls. Fast forward a few weeks from the initial energy … [Read more...]
6 Surprising Life Lessons You Learn from Fantasy Football
I am a recovering addict. No, not from any drugs or alcohol, but from a game that was tailor-made for me. Fantasy football became one of my biggest obsessions over the past 5 years. I’ve thankfully reached the point now where my interest in the game doesn’t completely dominate my time and focus, but the start of each … [Read more...]
How to Work Hard: 6 Mindset Tips to Master Your Grind
There comes a time in everyone’s life when normal effort just isn’t enough. Yes, work-life balance is important and you shouldn’t make an idol out of your work, but sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do. That’s what this post is about. My goal here is to help you when you actually need to grind. Certain periods in … [Read more...]
Being a Late Bloomer Stinks—Why You Should Still Own It
Are you a late bloomer? To clarify, I’m not asking if you hit puberty late or if it took forever to see your last growth spurt. I mean in regards to life. A late bloomer is someone whose talents, personal growth, or achievements aren’t realized—or at least, aren’t apparent—until later than we expect. The 30-year-old … [Read more...]
How (And When) to Stop Caring What People Think of You
I opened my email after dinner yesterday and saw the following message: “[Blank] you!” I couldn’t contain my laughter afterwards. Seeing that message would have hurt me 15 years ago, but I’ve since learned how to stop caring what people think. Apparently, this is a highly desirable and uncommon skill, so I’ll show you … [Read more...]
How to Stop Being Lazy: 7 Steps to Be a Productive Human
It’s tough to admit but… I used to be lazy. Life didn’t go the way I thought it would when I was younger, and this resulted in me getting stuck in a depressed and unproductive state. My peers saw me sleeping at lectures, gaming till early morning, and struggling to pull my weight in group projects. All I cared about … [Read more...]
Marathon Mentality 5: A Race Ran Faithfully
…For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. (1 Tim 4:8 ESV) I’ve focused most of this series on the general endurance needed to run the races of life, but now, we’ll look at the Christian perspective. The Bible makes … [Read more...]
Marathon Mentality 4: Insane for the Mundane
Do you know the definition of insanity? It’s doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results…or at least I think that’s how the lie goes. Leave it to a culture obsessed with instant reward to equate patience with literal mental illness. Sure, repetition—or better yet, monotony—can make even the … [Read more...]
Curse God and Die
It’s easy to hate on Job’s wife. If you grew up in church and learned Scripture from a young age, her infamous proposal is absurd. How could anyone curse the Person they were told is so great since childhood? How could a true believer spite their “loving Father” and give up on the life He gave? The thought of doing that is … [Read more...]
To the Person Who Questions Their Abilities
Last week I said the two words only the most challenging problems force out of me: “What now?” Five previous attempts at part-swapping on the valve in front of me ended in failure. I couldn’t consistently get a metal rod in the valve to shift, and none of the usual suspects were causing the issue. Add in the pressure of an … [Read more...]
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