4. Continuing the Morning Habit
As we wrap up the Morning Habit module, let’s be optimistic and say you’ve done fairly well with your new habit … you’re either waking a bit earlier or you’ve started doing a new morning habit and it’s starting to become a bit automatic. Success! But where you go from here? What’s next? First, a […]
2. Declutter Your Space: The Obstacle of Others
One of the biggest problems many people face while decluttering isn’t the clutter itself, but other people in their lives. Whether it’s messy coworkers or a spouse who hoards years of possessions or kids with mountains of toys, not only are other people’s habits an obstacle, but their active resistance to our decluttering efforts can […]
3: Expanding Your Meditation Practice
Today we’ll talk about ways to move your meditation practice to the next level — whether you’re just starting out, or you’ve been doing it for years. There are two methods that I’ve found useful that I’d like to discuss with you: Using the obstacle as your path. Expanding your idea of what meditation is. […]
3. Simple Living: Where to Go Next
This month, if you’ve been working on the Simple Living focuses each week, you’ve made some progress but likely haven’t gotten to the simplest life possible yet. That’s perfectly OK. This month wasn’t about getting to perfection — because perfection doesn’t exist. The ideal you might have of your perfect simple life isn’t real. But […]
1. Going Beyond the Declutter Challenge
My friends, I hope you found some joy in the Declutter Challenge! If you were able to do any decluttering, please take a moment to celebrate this wonderful victory. We don’t often acknowledge our achievements. If you’re wondering what’s next, let’s talk about that today. I have two suggestions for what to do next (plus one […]
2. Adjusting & Fine Tuning the Healthy Eating Habit
This final week, I’m challenging you to adjust & fine tune your healthy meal pattern. Let’s fine tune our healthy meals machine. That will mean different things to different people: either 1) adjusting if you’re not doing one of the earlier weeks’ meals consistently, or 2) adjusting what you eat and drink outside of these three […]
2. A Method to Use Gratitude for Dealing with Life’s Troubles
Today I was on the way to the Saigon airport, tired after not sleeping much, trying to locate my lost laptop, feeling homesick and missing my wife. I wasn’t too happy. I noticed this tiredness, this anxiety about the laptop, and the feelings of longing and being out of place. These feelings are all part […]
2. My (Non-Expert) Advice on Investing
After I got out of debt (it took me two years), I worked on increasing my savings. This was important for me, because I quit my day job and really wanted a big safety net in the form of savings. So I increased my savings, but I realized that even with the best savings accounts, […]