The next level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs is safety needs. So many people get stuck on this level too - they could be free if only they knew they were enslaved. These are the areas in our life that we need to keep in ord…
What is the purpose of life? To pursue your potential in every area of your life. Maslow's Hierarchy of need: Different steps you need to have in order for you to eventually be in a successful state to reach your potential. …
"We do not rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training." - Archilochus
We automatically become who we do not want to be as human beings. How? By never moving away from default. When somebod…
When people are cruel, they are just passing on the degradation in themselves. On the other hand, when people are kind, they are passing on the goodness in themselves. Be generous make a difference, there is always a way to …
Accomplishing hard things is a huge blessing in life. It is way better to do hard things than to be sheltered and never step foot into the unknown. Tough life thoughts: Sometimes life isn't hard, we have just gotten weak. I…
There are a lot of good books, experiences and places that you could go to learn about the way some people live. Those experiences can be tough, those books can be harsh and the places can be very dark. You shouldn't live i…
The best cure when you feel like throwing a pity party is serving others. Love others, read good books that you can learn from and realize that you aren't alone. Failure isn't final. We strive to be green and growing. Someti…
This episode is just taking the three C's of individual development more in depth: Coaches: If you want a good coach, make sure they practice what they preach. Don't get a health coach that is out of shape, or a marriage cou…
You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat and take care of themselves. We all have an obligation to work on ourselves more than anything else. Good Input = Good Output, (and vice versa) are you building yourself u…
We are all aware of our weaknesses. Becoming a better person is a simple mindset shift to say "Ok, I'm going to work on those." Make a plan, get it done! Never settle when you are working on yourself. In fact everything goo…
Life is not one grand event, it's a journey. In the book The Alchemist , it talks a lot about finding your dream, more specifically, pursuing your legend. All of our stories are different but we all have common denominators,…
Seems to be that going through security into any country can be a nightmare the U.S., the UK, Hungry you name it. Something that seems to be a common thread between all these stories is that once someone has a little bit of …
Enmity: The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something. We should not feel enmity towards other people, in fact we should judge ourselves by how we treat people who are unkind to us. Turn …
Encourage your dreams. If you can't change the world yet, what can you do to change your world? Courage is the only thing you need to reach your dream, to change your world. Is money stopping you? Then make a good business/m…
You never graduate from learning. Though, sometimes we feel childish when we get to start something new. Very few adults learn new talents. Why is it that when we get older we think that because we never had the chance when …
Drove from Dallas, TX all the way to New York City. When he found he couldn't get a job or even get into school, he called a buddy and that friend drove all the way up to get him! They almost crashed on the way home, but n…
What group or people do we de-humanize? Democrats? Republicans? Muslims? Black people? White people? The list goes on, why do we objectify people? During WW2 the Germans strategically under social strategy got the general p…
Greg and Rachel met in college, you could say Greg was struck at first sight. Growing up Greg didn't have a lot examples of what a good marriage should look like, or if it was even possible. In his late teens he was terri…
Emotion is the driving force in our lives. So it's helpful to ask... "What emotions do I feel most of the time? Is that how I WANT to feel?" If emotion is a choice -- and in this episode I'll show you why that's true -- then…
When someones poor choice effects you, it's hard not to react in an outburst, or hold it against them. People carry hate for people their entire lives. Maybe you are in the right, but how does keeping that chip on your shou…
Caution! Awesome stories and reality checks lay ahead! While playing football, Greg's hand got smashed between two helmets and broke four metacarpals. When he saw that his back up wasn't doing too well, he headed back into …
Everyday you have the choice to between mediocrity and excellence. When Greg was just twelve years old, he was out late in a bad part of town with some friends. He ended up getting beat up pretty bad by some older teenager…
The common thread of how people end up at rock bottom. How do people's lives crumble and ultimately lead to the giant train wreck at the end of the tunnel? The cause has been around since humans first began. Juvenal, a Roma…
At the end of our life, most hope to say it was meaningful, filled with love and accomplished. Whatever your goal is, your passion to complete, you need more than ambition to get there! You need a game plan. You have to know…
