“When in doubt, zoom out.” – Reggie Watts Last week, I flew from PHL to LAX and as I was boarding the plane, the man at the counter asked me to check my bag. A rush of frustration flowed through me. The flight wasn’t full…

“Success is a series of small wins.” – John C. Maxwell Oftentimes in life, we can get consumed by our long-term goals, ambitions and objectives. We want to run a marathon, get promoted or lose a bunch of weight, but aren’t quite sure how to…

“If you listen to your body when it whispers, you won’t have to hear it scream.” – Cherokee Proverb When you hit a point of overworking, it is time to take a break. In our culture, we tend to ignore physical or emotional signals that…

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. The world is on fire- literally and figuratively. There are natural disasters going on around the Nation. There is a…

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not. – Nhat Hanh When we are spending time with loved ones or performing our favorite activity, we oftentimes never want the moment to…

“Problems Sculpt the Soul.” – Tony Robbins Last week, I had the opportunity to hike Siyeh Pass, a trail in West Glacier Montana with my girlfriend and two other best friends. The hike became extremely strenuous during the last mile climb up the mountain. During…

“If you’re always racing to the next moment, what happens to the one you’re in?” – Nanette Mathews Life can move quickly. We rush from one task to the next, always in a hurry. Always running short on time. We multitask, making a phone call…

“Quiet the mind and the soul will speak.” – Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati There is a lot of noise in the world right now. If we aren’t careful or intentional about what and who we let into our lives, we might begin to feel distracted,…

GREAT Morning SQUAD! “Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” – Eckhart Tolle Last Sunday, I found myself getting anxious at the thought of the week’s tasks in front of me. The narrative looping in my head…

MARVELOUS Morning Squad! “Happiness is not a goal. It is a byproduct of a life well lived.” – Eleanor Roosevelt As promised, here are the final 3 insights into the science of happiness from Dr. Laurie Santos’ talk last week: Be in the present moment…