The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.
-John Stuart Mill
I never planned on living a mediocre life. Nobody really does. Like all mediocre pursuits, it just kind of happened. Most of us leave high school and college with dreams and visions of future possibilities that set […]

When I travel through airports, go to the doctor’s office, or pick up groceries on my way home from work, I see people waiting. Not just sitting or standing peacefully waiting, but stretched like a rubber band waiting. Brows furrowed, eyes forward, a slight scowl of impatience walling them off from the world. I don’t […]

Many of us carry around the pain of years of self-defeating thought patterns. We have created a wound that never has a chance to heal because we come back and inflict the same damage over and over again. I have struggled with this for years, and it has probably been the single biggest road block […]

Normally I am not a huge fan of reality TV, but my wife and daughter are in love with it. Since I love hanging out with them, I often spend time watching shows like American Idol and What Not To Wear.
Since I started blogging on the issues of personal growth and development, I tend to […]

Financial Anxiety
Clever Dude asks a very important question on his website - is the thought of debt ruining your life? Yes you may have debt, but are you paying your bills every month on time? Do you have creditors calling? Have you had to sell anything to pay a bill? If not, your […]

Many of the self-improvement publishers print books about people who made dramatic changes in their lives. These people have had an almost religious “born again” experience. In a matter of weeks or months, they went from the depths of tragedy to the heights of triumph. There they stand, a beacon and example to those of […]