Category Archives: Personal Growth

3 Ways to Organize Your World in 2012

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Brett

I didn’t accomplish everything I wanted to last year. But I’m pretty sure I got much further because I actually wrote things out before the year started. I went through an elaborate process of reviewing 2010 and planning for 2011. … Continue reading →

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Break Room Snacks & The Challenge of Consistency

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Brett

One of the only consistent things in my life around the holidays is the steady stream of snacks into my company’s break room. We’re an insurance sales organization, so around now tins full of snacks parade through the door and … Continue reading →

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Familiarity Breeds…

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Brett

It doesn’t always breed contempt. It often breeds blind acceptance–and not the good kind. I was listening to Andy Stanley’s leadership podcast (5 Inescapable Truths of Culture) One of the points in this podcast was this: The longer we are … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of Inertia

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Brett

I was about to write a post about the challenge of inconsistency, how it’s difficult to continue steadily with good habits, projects, personal commitments. Then I realized that before you can be consistent, you have to start. The challenge of … Continue reading →

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My Sis-in-Law, Bloggers, Pumpkin, Books

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Brett

It’s been a a couple weeks since I did a traditional ‘Thankful Thursday.’ Nonetheless, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of gratefulness. It seems like every book I read, every blog I visit, and every podcast I listen to focuses … Continue reading →

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Are You A Champion?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Brett

I just started reading Tim Sanders’ book Today We Are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence and came across this line: “Jacqueline and Anthony deserve better,” I continued. “They deserve a champion.” Until then, Sanders had been flailing around in … Continue reading →

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Gratitude: The Link from Grace to Generosity

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Brett

Last Thursday accidentally posted about the difference between gratitude and appreciation. I set out to do one of my normal ‘Thankful Thursdays’ and ended up trying to do a word study on those two words. I can’t seem to get … Continue reading →

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4 Questions to Help Refocus Parenting

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Brett

Disclaimer… Please keep in mind that when I write blog posts, I know full well that I’m not a parenting, productivity, marriage guru. As a matter of fact, I might just be the opposite: I’m a guy that struggles but … Continue reading →

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When Being a Dad is Difficult

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Brett

“What to do when you hate being a father.” That’s a Google search phrase that led someone to my post from a few weeks ago: “Do You Hate Parenting?” When I saw that in my blog’s statistics report, my heart … Continue reading →

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Where You Are, Are You Really There?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Brett

It graced many of our grandparents’ kitchen or bathroom walls. The plaque from some flea market with the cutesy statement: “Wherever you go, there you are.” Not sure if that’s the case anymore. These days we are very seldom completely … Continue reading →

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