A lot of people enjoy watching television. It’s mindless and entertaining. It’s also a colossal waste of time. More time should be spent creating than consuming. When you’re consuming content, you’re consuming someone else’s ideas rather than creating your own ideas and manifesting your own reality. The average person is being “programmed” by media without …
Life gets complicated. Over time material stuff gathers, new relationships are made, new directions and demands are introduced, and the mind has to keep up with it all. It can be exhausting. The wild thing is that you never actually feel it getting more complicated or exhausting. One day you just realize that your mind …
Lead by example is a simple concept that doesn’t need to be explained. However, it often fails in application. One area it fails in consistently is parenting. We all know that kids follow what other people do. What’s important to note is the terminology here – kids do what “other people” do. Yes, they do …
I carry a firearm regularly. If I leave the house my firearm is with me. It’s as normal as grabbing my keys, phone, and wallet. I also carry a locking knife and two spare magazines. Why do I carry? I carry based on the possibility, not probability, that something can happen. Let’s break that down …
Unhappiness is everywhere. Some are unhappy with their appearance, others with their financial situation. Other areas of unhappiness can include material possessions, personality, sense of humor, outlook on life, state of mind, sexuality, intelligence, discipline, the list goes on. A lot of people are wishing they had the qualities of someone else. Well here’s the …
Preparing for disasters sometimes has negative connotations around it. As if being prepared is only for “preppers” and pessimistic people who fantasize about doom and gloom or the zombie apocalypse. The truth is being prepared for the unknown is the duty of every man and women, especially heads of households. You don’t have to take …
Everyone has an excuse, something they’d rather do, some way of rationalizing whatever it is they need at the time. Some people want to be fit but won’t put in the work. Others want to be successful, but won’t put in the work. Discipline is the game changer. If a person has mastered the art …
Everything is energy. Your actions, your feelings, your thoughts. Every experience we have impacts our energy in some manner whether its positive, negative, or neutral. Positive energy is of course beneficial; it gives us a sense of purpose, accomplishment, momentum, belonging, rejuvenation, etc. Negative energy on the other hand can give us a feeling of …
Our tax payments are spent by politicians on what they think is best for us. Sure we elected these politicians, and sure they promised to spend our dollars in such-and-such way, but at the end of the day they spend our taxes on whatever they see fit. Sometimes the intentions are good, other times they …