Life Lesson #11:  Choose meaning over money. Many people in today’s world decide to go after the money – choosing careers that will pay the most over time.  Unfortunately many of those same people 5-10 years down the road are miserable and looking to do something different because their life doesn’t have the meaning they…

Life Lesson #10 of my first 40 years:  Understand that I am the problem. I never really liked reading books growing up, but once I got into the business world, I found myself captivated by all of the wonderful wisdom that could be found in books. The book that really started my evolution in life…

Life Lesson #9:  Just Get It Done. Oh, the time and energy I’ve wasted procrastinating or putting things off that needed to get done – both personally and professionally. Choose to stop wasting time and energy on excuses, reasons or blaming someone or something else.  Stop over-analyzing things – it is never going to be…

Life Lesson #8:  Learn to say “No.” Throughout my life I have wanted to help people and/or make them happy – and that still continues today.  However, I’ve learned to say “No.” Not because I don’t believe in the cause or the opportunity, it’s just that I’ve decided in my life that when I do…

Life Lesson #7:  Don’t take things so personally. You will receive a large amount of feedback from family, friends, co-workers, and strangers in your lifetime – the best advice I can give you is this – don’t take things so personally. I used to get all caught up in my head in analyzing what people…