This past fall Nature Valley promoted National Rediscover Nature Day with the hashtag#Rediscovernature all over Social Media. The granola bar company made a video promotion encouraging human beings to get outside with 1 simple question asked to 3 generations: “What did you like to do for fun as a kid?” After the GenX Mom and…
“That’s not what I meant!” Ever said that to your spouse before? Perhaps twice today? Even the best intentioned of words sometimes come out sideways. Or on Monday’s sometimes they all come out in Greek. Classic in marriages is the old: “You are not listening to me!” Which prompts you to think to yourself, I…
The external values push from the world can feel never-ending, and it can be easy to succumb to. Entertainment television, the newspapers, magazines and the internet are constantly trying to sell John Q public on watching or reading what they are putting “out there”. There is a whole values system that goes with publishing…
Who has not heard the old cliche “IT IS BETTER TO GIVE THAN RECEIVE?” I have heard this from many sources and many people I interact with use it as an axiom to live by. What is interesting about this saying is that when you trace it back to it’s origins in ancient Greece, it…
“What the heck is she doing here at an ice cold arena at 6:30 a.m.” I thought to myself as I saw my girlfriend run up to the glass on the other side of the arena and wave at me. My girlfriend never came to hockey practices so this was weird …….. something was definitely…
His client had money to put towards a trip to Rome, allowing for a more memorable experience than most have had when playing tourist in this city.. His amazement had risen as he walked into the Accademia to be seated at the base of the statue of David, where, amazingly, his private catered dinner was…
I have yet to meet a person in this life that is not their own worst critic. I can assure you that no one is harder on Tom Preston than Tom Preston is. It isn’t physically or mentally possible. It has been my experience to date that this is true of all people. I call…
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” Oscar Wilde The purpose of a bucket list is to get out of the minutiae of the daily grind, and work towards creating a life of intention, and more importantly, fun! There are no rules, no items too big or…
Are you reading this article out of procrastination? Or do you have time scheduled for personal and professional development? Even if you had this time allotted to a certain activity, there are dozens of distractions that can take you away from it unless you are creatively inspired to accomplish the task. Creative writing, for example,…