God Wants You To Be Happy?

"May all who are godly be HAPPY..." - Psalm 97:12 NLT96 It feels so good to hear the words, "God wants me to be happy." It feels good to hear that, above all else, He wants me to enjoy life and only wants good things to happen in my life. But what if that weren't entirely …

Choosing Between Making Money and Doing What You Love (Part 2)

In an article I wrote many months ago (If you haven't read it, I suggest you do, otherwise this post may not make as much sense) I wrote about the fact that money and happiness are not always directly related. And while that might sound noble or perhaps naive, I wanted to ask myself the question, "Is this …

6 Things To Stop Caring About Today

Every day is an oppourtunity to start again. A new beginning. Sometimes however, in life, you have to stop before you can truly begin. So starting today, here are 6 things you should stop caring about: 1) Stop caring about everyone else's opinion of you. For the most part, what other people think and say …

Choosing Between Making Money and Doing What You Love

I read an article recently in the Harvard Business Review that posed the question: "If you're really passionate about what you do, but it's not going to make you a lot of money, should you still do it?" What a great question! Of course, telling someone to do what they love, and the money will …

3 Ways to Seize the Day!

I recently had the incredible privilege of conducting the wedding of one of my best friends. And as we stood there under a magnificent tree, I wanted to make sure the words I shared with the couple were both profound and personal. I'm not sure if I hit the mark, but here's the verse I …

The Power of Pressing Pause

I am an impulsive person. When I know I want something, I go after it. Sometimes foolishly. Just ask my wife. So I'm trying to learn the power of pressing pause. Of taking a step back and reflecting in the midst of a world that continues to move in fast-forward. So often we act on urges …

21 Steps to Awesomeness

As I was checking out my blog stats the other day I realised that many of my most popular posts all have something in common: NUMBERS. Check it out: 16 Tips to Simply Your Life (And Increase Your Productivity) 6 Things To Stop Caring About Today 4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Do Kettlebells And I totally …

You Are What You Eat

You've probably heard that saying a thousand times before. When I was younger and training 4-5 hours a day as a gymnast, I could eat whatever and as much as I liked. Literally. It didn't matter how much junk food, alcohol, chocolate etc I put into my body, I never gained weight, and always stayed …

Holidays And Hotels

What is it with hotel shower curtains?I'll admit I haven't stayed in thousands of hotels, but it seems like almost all of the ones I have stayed in have had really crappy shower curtains. You know the ones that are a little bit porous and never quite wide enough. Even though you are super careful …

Still Haven’t Found What You’re Looking For?

It's something we're all looking for, but not a lot of us seem to be finding... HAPPINESS. And I'm not talking about fleeting moments of pleasure, I'm talking about true happiness - a deep sense of contentment and joy. Now the Bible has a lot to say about happiness and joy. It says . "Always …