Being a good father is one of the most important things to me. I want my kids to have a firm foundation and to know that they are loved and that I am very proud of them. Most days I feel like I fail at this…but I want 2014 to be a better year in how I relate to and raise my 3 children. So, here are my 4 goals: Date nights with each of my children and wife – I used to do this, but got away from it due to the busyness of life. With the 4 of...
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5 Ways to Make Sure You Don’t Hit Your Goals in 2014
Don’t write them down – I mean, who needs to write stuff down?? My memory was good enough for me to pass that geometry test in high school, so it’s good enough for me now… Plus, if I write it down, I’ll have to see it every day and be reminded of my goal(s). Writing down your goals helps you keep focused on the long journey ahead of you. It makes the goal real and not just something you thought of one day that would be a good idea. And, in addition to writing them down, post them where you...
The Big Christmas Letdown of 2013
The ham has been eaten. The presents have been unwrapped. The overly-difficult-need a PhD-to-assemble toys have been assembled. All of your family has been visited. And then it happens. Every year… The Big Christmas Letdown. It’s like a drug addict going through withdrawal after being off of drugs for 24 hours. It’s like the feeling you have when your favorite sitcom just completed its series finale. It’s that feeling of finishing the box of fruit loops. It can come as feelings of disappointment, discouragement, hopelessness, or even depression. And it happens at the end several life events – birthdays, vacations,...