We all like to think that when we give to a charity, we’re helping people out. At Simply Great Lives, we really encourage people to take a good look at their impact–are their efforts effectively creating the desired change? John and I recently watched a thought-provoking documentary, Poverty Inc. It’s available on Netflix and It’ll […]
When we’re about to start something new, it’s a good idea to focus on what we’ll get from it instead of just what we’ll have to give up. Technically, we won’t HAVE to give up anything, but we may make getting what we want more likely by CHOOSING to give up some other things. If […]
Do you want to have more time and less stress in your life? You don’t have to wait until you take a vacation or retire to enjoy having more time and less stress. Believe it or not, you can have them by getting focused and making your unique positive impact. It may seem counter-intuitive that […]
So often, I think the problem is out there. I’ve blamed other people or my circumstances. I’ve believed that I’m just fine, the real problem is out there somewhere. But my problem is in me. I am learning that the biggest influence on what I experience in life is in how I move through the […]
Your life isn’t a result of your circumstances. Instead, you get what you tolerate. Your life is filled with the things for which you settle – the things that you allow to remain in your life. One of the tough truths to take in is the idea that we are responsible for our experiences in […]
I encounter people from time to time who say something like, “I don’t worry about other people. I let them make their own choices.” Basically these folks are saying, “I don’t give a rip about other people. I live my life and I let them live theirs.” My Experience I used to live by this […]
There are a lot of different benefits to living what we call a “simply great life.” That’s where you’re using your passion to make a deep, lasting positive impact in the lives of other people. Then you pull in your strengths to make sure it’s a great fit for you. Of course, it will require […]
No one who does great things started off doing great things in the beginning. Instead, they used steppingstones to get where they are today. If you have a big dream in life but can’t possibly see how you’ll get there, take heart. There are steppingstones that can help get you there. At Simply Great Lives, […]
I watched a little boy get some guidance the other day and it was beautiful. I was standing in line at Panera when two little boys passed me on the left. One boy was maybe for or five years old and the other boy was just two or three. If I hadn’t seen them, I […]
Helping people have better relationships isn’t our main gig here. At Simply Great Lives, we normally focus on helping people have a bigger impact in the world. But as it turns out, it’s hard to have a big impact in the world if you have poor relationships. So here are two turbo charged relationship boosters. If […]
