Category: Original Articles

  • #39  How to Really Make Those Resolutions Stick!

    #39 How to Really Make Those Resolutions Stick!

    With a simple adjustment to our perspectives, we can forego the circumstantial comforts we crave at the moment, and fix our sites on what we all truly want in life – to be someone fully alive.  That’s who God intended you to be, that’s who your loved ones need and that’s who your coworkers value…

  • #30 Still Have an Election Hangover? Don’t Miss Your BIG Opportunity.

    #30 Still Have an Election Hangover? Don’t Miss Your BIG Opportunity.

    The stress levels surrounding the recent presidential election were unprecedented. Voters from both sides of the aisle hoped and prayed that we would at least see an end to the mudslinging after Election Day. But much to our dismay, it hasn’t stopped. If you are still fatigued over the whole ordeal, you are not alone!…

  • #29 Catholic Millennials: Want to Experience the Power of YES?

    #29 Catholic Millennials: Want to Experience the Power of YES?

    Want to become excited about the next generation of Church laity? Want a shot of optimism about how the corporate world will operate in the future? Are you a Millennial and want to get involved with one of the most exciting endeavors of the New Evangelization? All you have to do then, is join up…

  • #28 Catholic Survival Guide to Election 2016

    #28 Catholic Survival Guide to Election 2016

    My wife told me last night that she is considering deleting Facebook until after the election.  I think that’s probably a common thought.  The nomination circus has ended. The official presidential campaigns have just begun, with the major party conventions in the books.  November is still a long way off and I am already fatigued…

  • #25 How to Reinvent Yourself in the New Year

    #25 How to Reinvent Yourself in the New Year

    If you’re like me, you’re serious about life. I’m a planner.  My wife calls me Mr. List (among other things). So it’s a New Year – time again for all of us to envision how we can improve ourselves. What’s the next step for you in becoming the person you-were-intended-to-be? Bestselling author Matthew Kelly has…

  • #25 How to Reinvent Yourself in 2016

    #25 How to Reinvent Yourself in 2016

    If you’re like me, you’re serious about life. I’m a planner.  My wife calls me Mr. List (among other things). So it’s a New Year – time again for all of us to envision how we can improve ourselves. What’s the next step for you in becoming the person you-were-intended-to-be? Bestselling author Matthew Kelly has…

  • #24 Are You The Next St. Nicholas?

    #24 Are You The Next St. Nicholas?

    “Yeah, right.”  Now be careful, I actually heard someone think that.  One of the most addictive things about writing is how we connect from mind to mind, and as you read this article’s title, someone’s inner Ebenezer sent me a small dose of sarcasm. But hear me out, I might not be asking you what…

  • Four Keys to Defeating Your Stress!

    Four Keys to Defeating Your Stress!

    In November of 2015 I conducted a survey of my book and article readers. I wanted to know how this largely Catholic, non-Catholic Christian and professional group viewed current stressors in their lives. When asked what they considered to be a personal struggle, the top three answers were: Feeling overwhelmed/out of balance Fighting effects of…

  • #19 Four Ways to Defeat Your Stress!

    #19 Four Ways to Defeat Your Stress!

    In November of 2015 I conducted a survey of my book and article readers. I wanted to know how this largely Catholic, non-Catholic Christian and professional group viewed current stressors in their lives. When asked what they considered to be a personal struggle, the top three answers were: Feeling overwhelmed/out of balance Fighting effects of…

  • I’m SO ready… for Lent!

    I’m SO ready… for Lent!

    In the blink of eye I looked up and saw it was the first week of February (already?!?).  Picking at my field greens and sipping my soup, I mentioned to my friend, a fellow authorpreneur, that January blew by like a freight train.  She lit up in agreement, and mentioned how that reinforced her decision…