Living in our strengths and passions to make the world a better place is ultimately satisfying. Under this category, we talk about how to align our lives with our strengths, passions, values and life experience. In short, we talk about how to live our calling.
I realized the other day that if I am halfway done with my life, that would mean I would live until ninety. That would be a pretty good lifespan. I wouldn’t call it a midlife crisis per se. It just got me thinking about how much time I have left. Maybe you’ve had occasion to […]
There is a great quote from Stephen Covey which is, “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” Of course, it doesn’t really tell you what that main thing is. So it begs the question, “What is the main thing for you?” That’s what I want to talk about today. With […]
I know, it sounds weird. We don’t usually write articles on living small. But there must be some value in it. Otherwise, no one would live a small life. First let me describe the small life. A very small life is to live only for yourself. You make money for you. You go on vacation […]
Sometimes we get stuck in a moment. We have something happen to us, and it gets a hold of us, We get stuck in that moment. It could be the time we were ridiculed in front of our classmates in school. Maybe it was a time we were betrayed by someone we trusted. Or perhaps […]
Do you have enough support in your life? It’s an essential part of living a Simply Great Life.
Your peeps are the people you spend the most time with. Whether you want them to or not, these people are having an impact on you. Your peeps are a huge indicator of what you will achieve in your life. Are you choosing your peeps wisely? Sometimes we spend time with people we wouldn’t deliberately […]
More than a Smile A smile is nice. A smile feels good to the person who gives it and to the person who receives it. To be clear, though, giving a smile will not change a life. At Simply Great Lives, we want lives to be changed. For many people, the idea of becoming a […]
The saying goes, “Give me a lever long enough and I can move the world.” Leverage can be a bad thing when it refers to manipulating people into doing what we want. Today, though, I want to talk about a different kind of leverage. With good leverage, we can do a whole lot more than […]
We like shiny glossy things. I remember a while ago I was looking to purchase a new flat screen TV. Reviewers were lamenting the demise of matte screens. They said that the matte screens were easier to view – especially in highly lit rooms. But because the glossy screens looked more, well, shiny, they sold […]
We all respond to life’s events and life’s messages in different ways. I find that people can become bitter, numb, better, or grander. Bitter Some of us have life come at us, and we become bitter. Life disappoints us. Our job is less than fulfilling. Our marriage is a lot more mundane than we envisioned. […]
