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Take a Breath! Everyone has an idea of who they are. We may be tall or short, a mom or dad, good at some things and not so good at others. We may be happy or sad, rich or poor, and have many friends or just a few. We all have dreams and goals, and we share some of them with others. We share our good times and bad times with people we trust, or we keep everything close to the vest because we have trouble trusting others. We all have things we care about and want to hold on to,

From the outside, everything looks successful. The career is stable. The bills are paid. People respect you. Friends tell you how lucky you are. By every outward measure, you should feel accomplished. So why do so many high performers quietly ask themselves the same question: "Why do I still feel stuck?" It's a question many people never say out loud because they're afraid they'll sound ungrateful. They wonder why they feel restless when others would gladly trade places with

Life has a way of changing our plans. Sometimes it's gradual. Sometimes it happens in a single phone call. A divorce. The loss of a career. A financial setback. An addiction. A betrayal. The death of someone you love. Or simply waking up one morning and realizing the life you've been living no longer feels like your own. Every one of us will face fire. The question isn't whether it will happen. The question is what happens after it does. Why the Phoenix? Throughout history, t

Personal healing is a transformative journey, often accompanied by moments of unexpected triggers that resurface from the past. These triggers can disrupt our progress and challenge the idea of a linear transition from our old selves to our new selves. It is crucial to recognize that healing is not an event but rather a marathon, where we encounter instances of regression. We are going to explore the significance of triggers, the role of emotions like embarrassment and guilt,

I’ve had Henry Ford on my mind for the past couple of days. There are a lot of stories and phrases associated with him, some I have talked about earlier. There is a story about when he was hiring people to work on his idea of the assembly line. He would always have the interview during a meal. Right after the meal was brought to the table was when he knew whether he was going to hire or decline the candidate. What he was looking for was an open mind, one that was open to ne

Have you ever had something to do and you just did it, almost in automatic mode? What about something you had to do and you KNEW you couldn’t do it? Well, you were right in both instances. Henry Ford said “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” The reason you were right in both instances is because you KNEW the result before you even started. You KNEW you could get it done, and the only thing you were thinking was “what can I get done after this?” In

Here’s a question to think about: why are you taking advice from people who are not on the same journey in life as you? I get it, you ask your friends and family for advice, but you always get the same type of advice. But there is something deep down inside of you screaming “this is not the best way to handle it”. “There has to be a way that aligns with my value system.” There is, and it is always one that lets you sleep at night, one that will always be the easiest for you

Michael Barnes Building Life Foundations How does your comfort zone keep you from attaining greatness in your life? Albert Einstein is quoted as saying “expecting a different result after doing the same thing over and over is the truest form of insanity”. So that means you will get nowhere in life doing the same thing over and over again. I can think of a lot of times in my life where I was expecting things to change but they never did. And it was all because of my unwilli