During my keynotes and retreats on college campuses, I talk a lot about commitment. I even have an audience member break an arrow with their neck [without using their hands] as a demonstration of being truly committed. I recently took on a big commitment. I started P90X. It’s an extreme home fitness video series that’s a 90-day commitment. My commitment to the program is tested daily because the workouts are so extreme and I push myself to the limit every time. When you add to the mix raising two boys, being a husband, running a business with traveling and speaking… that’s when it gets really challenging. The other week I was on … [Read more...]

Relationships will take on new meanings now so you really want to learn how to deal with them. Depending on your career choice, you may need to develop good people skills. Even if you won’t be dealing directly with others in your career, it is helpful to learn this fine art now. During your college years you will meet all sorts of different people, and this will help to develop your people skills. You want to learn to get along with all the difference people and personalities harmoniously. You can learn how to get along with others starting with your dorm. Chances are you will have a room-mate, or mates. Depending on the type of dorm, … [Read more...]

When we last left Jake, he was pretty much freaking out during the beginning weeks of his first semester at college. The issue? He didn't think being away from home would be this intense. That's a pretty common issue that many college freshmen have. It can be pretty frightening when you are around that many new people in a place that has nothing to do with home. The pressure of making a success of it can weigh heavy on student's minds. So what's Jake up to now? He's pretty much feeling the same thing. It's like this dark cloud comes over him and he can't seem to break free of it. I'm a Certified Life Coach that helps people through … [Read more...]

It's no big secret that all of us tend to tire of things from time to time. Lack of motivation is something that can occur for the simple fact that our lives tend to become repetitive, especially when we're on a fixed schedule week after week, month after month, year after year. Going to classes during a semester at the same time every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday can cause one to feel more like a machine than someone who for a temporary bit of time, attends classes to learn and then move on. So what do you do when the monotony of life becomes your main focus? When life becomes lackluster and there doesn't seem to be much hope in site, … [Read more...]

The impetus for this blog post comes from a quote that has hung on my office wall for 25 years. “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”- Johnann Wolfgang von Goethe: What Goethe is telling us is that whatever it may be that we desire, wish for, or dream to have real in our lives, we should go for it! There is so much in life that we all want to make happen and so few people seem to really reach for their dreams. Why is this? I think it is because the accomplishment of the dream seems to be a far off thing, and many times it is. That can be discouraging when we want it now. … [Read more...]