Enjoy the Last One
Enjoy the Last One During the holidays I get gifted chocolate covered cherries. Not only because of the price, but because they are one of my favorite candies. I can eat these non-stop. However, the supply of chocolate covered cherries tends to dwindle starting the first of the year. So, I usually have to pace […]
Greatest Fear
Greatest Fear https://jamesrboyd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Greatest-Fear.mov How many can related to the the above movie scene from Coach Carter? Are you afraid of being successful?
Learn Something New
Learn Something New Many of us have been forced to stay home, others may be staying home by choice. Our daily lives are not the same. So what can you do while you are at home? Sure you can binge watch tv shows. Or watch a ton of movies. This may be entertaining but when […]
Reduce your Goals
Reduce Your Goals We have all heard that we should set massive goals, goals so big that it scares us. Shoot for the moon, if you miss at least you will be with the stars, yada, yada, yada. I am all for goal setting and setting huge goals, but there is something that I have […]
Just Make a Decision
Just Make a Decision When I was growing up as a kid going out to eat was few and far between. But when we did go out to eat it was a real treat, once we finally got there. You see, the same routine would play out almost like clockwork. My dad would ask my […]
Get a Game Plan
Get a Game Plan Photo by Mike Homme from FreeImages When I was playing high school football, out coaches had a game plan. They typically had the first 25 to 50 plays ready to go. Most of the time the plays were designed so that the coaches in the booth could see how the defense […]
Road Blocks
Road Blocks When I was younger I would pick up my friends and drive them to school. One day the normal route to school was closed due to an accident up ahead. The closure happened so fast that they had not set up detour signs yet. Several things could have happened at the moment. I […]
Routine
Routine Every morning I get up and use the restroom, wash my face, brush my teeth, and put on my contacts. I then put on my gym clothes and take my dog out for a walk. After the walk I head to the gym. I do this every day. It has gotten to the point […]
Creating a Budget
Creating a Budget We have all heard that we need a budget, but this simple practice is hardly not touched on in schools. Usually we have to learn as we go or reach out for advice. In some cases the advice we get is not that good (you can decide about this writing laterJ). There […]
Be consistent
Be Consistent In life no one says you have to be perfect. Perfect does not always win the game or the day. What does win, in the long run, is consistency. Consistency is boring Consistency is not fancy Consistency can be simple If you look around at companies and people that are successful, I can […]