New Site!

Hey folks, I know it's been a while since you've last received an email from me, but I have some exciting news... I have transitioned into a new site loveoffate.com! Same important life-topics, but more of a lighter read filled with quality humor. Feel free to check out the 1st and/or 2nd post in the mean …

Don’t Miss a Layup

Basketball players practice shooting layups before every game because practice pays off. They think to themselves, “I know I’m gonna need that in the game.” In life, there are layups that we can practice daily too. There are fundamental right little things that we can do.  We can respect others, put in the effort, and …

Life Nights

Spend time with others talking about what you want in life. Discuss your dreams and ambitions with friends and family. It will give you feedback from others about how to accomplish your goals. Your friends may have insight. They might be the person, or know the right person, who can help make your dreams a …

Communication

Very often the person with better communication skills outperforms the one with superior book smarts in their work lives. The benefit of being able to crunch numbers better than others only lasts for so long. In sales, management, and in many other jobs, being able to communicate with your co-workers and customers is what leads …

Self-Educate

Great discoveries and great inventions are founded during one’s free time. The greatest discoveries come from people who comeback home from work or school, to work and learn more about what gets their blood pumping. You know you are onto something when something intrigues you and you can’t stop learning and thinking about it. When …

Dare To Be Great

Men and women all over the world end up living mediocre lives due to one wretched decision they make. The decision to not dream big. They decide that what they have in life, or the path they are on, is acceptable and that is all to their life. They are the people who let their …

Never Too Good

The moment you begin to think you are “too good” for some honest work, is the moment you might need a reality check. The feeling that you are superior to someone or somethings is maybe a sign of an inferiority complex; where you truly feel as though you lesser than. Being above everything doesn’t lead …

Moving On

There always comes a time in life when the show is over. When it is time to move on. Movies end, they don’t run forever. Unfortunately, not all endings are as concrete as high school and college endings where you have four years in both and that is that. We sometimes need a harsh reality …

Random Acts of Kindness

Random acts of kindness lead to regular feelings of happiness. When you go out of your way to help someone else, you walk away feeling good. A strong feeling of satisfaction overcomes you when you perform these acts. It feels great to know you are doing the right thing. And guess what? The other person …

Disconnect

Doesn’t it feel terrible when you are telling someone something important in your life and they are buried in their phone instead of listening to you? Hearing “mhmm” or “yeah” to everything you say, sucks. We humans crave being listened to. Being listened to makes us feel important and the feeling being listened to gives …