I went to the optometrist last week for new glasses. I was shocked that I couldn’t see the “E” at the top of the eyechart. I strained and struggled and could barely make out that there were some lines there. As the tears came it became even more difficult to see. I turned to my […]
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 […]
Today i’m giving you a quiz on how supportive your friends are for you. Actually, it’s an exercise from chapter three of our book, “Splash! Increase Your Life’s Impact.” A couple weeks ago, I challenged you to evaluate your “peeps.” Now it’s time to get detailed about that evaluation. Take this quiz to determine how […]
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 […]
