This year I am regularly tutoring my children in Maths. I call it “attitude class”. One of the biggest roadblocks is not their ability, but their attitude. In fact, they are each highly capable, yet what keeps one of them from progressing is perfectionism. PERFECTIONISM The inner voice of perfectionism [...]

I have heard it said, “A genius is someone who makes complex things simple.” I agree. That kind of genius is helpful, and it can be a lucrative skill to possess. People like answers. People need answers. People want answers, quick. We live in a complex world. We need easy-to-remember [...]

Be perfect. If you ask people on the streets if they are “good” you’ll get a fair amount of affirmative responses, but “perfect” is a different ask altogether. Human perfection, impossible. Those that demand it of themselves eventually find themselves crushed. Who in the world can be free of faults, [...]

I remember the question that was asked when I was in my teens and twenties was often, “What would you like to do when you grow up?” I think it is a good and valid question. It is a question that helps us to explore what we like, what our [...]

It is difficult to describe the internal development that took place in my life over twenty-six years ago. One of the ways I describe it is that “God got a hold of my life.” Another way I could say it is that I had a revolutionary experience at my core [...]

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Benjamin Franklin I have found the above words attributed to Benjamin Franklin as a helpful reminder. I sometimes need memorable axioms that may not convey all there is to know about a subject, yet help me [...]

Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 I have had a wrinkled piece of printer paper on the wall next to my desk for four years. On it are the words, “Teach us to number our days that we may gain [...]