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“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”Winston Churchill Persistence is continuing in an opinion or course of action despite difficulty or opposition. Nothing good or great has ever been acquired without this superpower. I call it a superpower because it is so rare in people, hard to obtain, and almost…

Proverbs 3: 5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart      and lean not on your own understanding;   in all your ways submit to him,      and he will make your paths straight. In other words, learn to trust the process. I don’t know your goals and what you are trying to…

There is a quote I like by Miyamoto Musashi, and it goes like this: “It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.” I interpret that as advice to always stay ready, especially as a man. Work on your mind, your body, and also your soul. Start and…

I want to thank You for the Sun,That shines on us each day. I want to thank You for the clouds,That bring us all the rain. I want to thank You for the pain,You used to make me pray. Pray, I dare say. I don’t know how to pray. I want to thank You for…

If you haven’t already, I need you to think about social media as an advertising platform because that is precisely what social media platforms are. Advertising platforms. Now. When you advertise something to sell, you describe the product as best as you can and point out all the best parts. Or what you think those…

Beautiful. Broken. Incomplete. Hurt. Damaged. Zombie. Dead man walking. Strong. Perfect. People. Awesome. Scared. People. You. Me. Them. Us. People. Perfect. Humanity. Us. Contemporary. Us. Generation. Contemporary. Us. Now. People. Perfect. Contemporary. Us. Now. When people talk, they unfold their whole universe. All you have to do is listen. Listen without grabbing. Listen without intent….

I want to talk about relationships for a minute so that I can share a new perspective on the subject with you. First of all, human beings are social creatures by nature, so relationships are a need we all have. A recent study states that the chances of either of us being born are 1…

I want you to understand something. With or without you, the world is still going to have people who succeed against all odds. With or without you, the world is still going to produce champions. With or without you, the world moves on. With or without you, the sun rises in the morning. You might…

Albert Einstein once said: “Time is relative; its only worth depends upon what we do as it is passing. Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.” I often hear great people talk about…

In 2022, when I was visiting Mount Athos, I had a beautiful conversation with one of the monks who had lived there for over 30 years. In all these thirty years, he never got off the mountain, so you can imagine that his view on life, humanity, the purpose of life, and God differed slightly…