Published in ILLUMINATION·6 days agoMember-only4 ways to improve your lifeAmazing wisdom from the 1800s — What can we learn from a man who lived when running water was a rarity, and no cars existed? Imagine a life with no electricity, telephone, radio, or television. There was not a single one of the countless distractions that exist today. Let’s look at some of the wisdom of…Thoreau4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 26Member-onlyVUCA and Why It Matters to YouWhat is VUCA and VUCA Prime? — What an amazing time to be alive! To paraphrase Charles Dickens — it truly is the best of times and the worst of times. While the conveniences of today are unparalleled in history, the whole world seems to be going to hell in a handbasket. There is so much volatility…Vuca5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 25Member-onlyFour Steps to Deal With ChallengesHow challenges strengthen you in your life — Do you know anyone who has never faced a challenge in life? Such a person never has and never will exist. How can I be so sure? Because the first challenge we have after birth is to take a breath, and the last challenge in our life will be our…Challenge7 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 25Member-onlyWhat Is a Quiet Quitter?Do you quit or quietly quit? — All of us have given up or quit something in life. Likely many times. But did you know there is another way to quit besides doing it outright? A relatively new term for a different way to quit is “quiet quitting.” Are you familiar with this other way? Read on…Quiet Quitting4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 24Member-onlyWhat Will You Make Of Your Life?How will you live your life? — What is more important than being successful in life? Many people would say that is a silly question. But is it? Let’s look at what it is to live a life far beyond success. What is success Who doesn’t want to be successful, regardless of how it is defined? But what does success…Success5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 23Member-onlyWhat It Takes to Build Your LifeWhat about the long view? — What is the best way to determine what you want today? The answer may not be as apparent as it is simple, but once you know it, it makes perfect sense. Read on to learn more about how you can easily answer this question in your life. Taking the long view The answer to…Life4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 22Member-onlyYou Can Improve the Cycles of LifeThree important cycles in your life — Did you know even the most inanimate object on earth is moving? Although it is not visible to the naked eye, at a subatomic level, everything in the universe is in motion. Here we are on this rock spinning at 1,000 miles per hour, circling the sun at 67,000 miles…Life7 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 21Member-onlyAre You in Charge of Your Life?Who are you leading and following? — Are you in charge of your life, or have you allowed someone or something else to control you? How can you know for sure? Let’s explore these questions and more. Who is leading whom? Most of us like to think we are in control of our lives, but what do we actually control? Before…Life5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 20Member-onlyWhat Makes up Your Life?You can reprogram your life — Everyone has countless patterns, routines, and habits in their lives, most of them unnoticed. If you are interested in learning more about yourself, let’s look at how these three affect who you are, what you do, and the results of your life. Patterns “To understand is to perceive patterns.” Isaiah Berlin…Life4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 18Member-onlyWhich is Best — Either/Or or Both/And?How hard a line should you draw? — Some people go through life drawing lines in the sand, saying it is either this way or that. They often use this mindset to differentiate between liberal or conservative, black or white, rich or poor, and a whole host of other things. Is there another way to approach these differences…Life6 min read
