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I'm continuing my four part series exploration of Don Miguel Ruiz's book, "The Four Agreements."  In today's episode, I focus on the third agreement, "Don't Make Assumptions."

The book argues that muc…

In today's episode, I look at the second agreement from Don Miguel Ruiz's book, "The Four Agreements." The second agreement is "Don't take anything personally."

Ruiz states that nothing others say or…

In this episode, I'm starting a four-part series based on the book "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz.

The book is based on Toltec wisdom and describes how our life is shaped by opinions from o…

In this episode, I reflect on the concept of labeling and its impact on our perception of others and ourselves.

We often judge people and assign them labels in our mind, like "rude" or "stupid," and t…

In this episode of "Every Day A New Thought," I discuss the concept of building your own advanced team.

You may have heard of the idea of a team that goes ahead to make arrangements for a big CEO or …

Happy Valentine's Day! (Or if you're listening to this on the other 364 non-romantic days of the year... Happy Whatever Day It Is.)

In today's episode, I share on interesting experiment that you can t…

Recently, I had a long lasting cold that seemed to never end (and no, it wasn't COVID) It went on so long I actually said out loud, "Am I going to have this #&*%! cold forever." Yes , I actually said…

Do you know the correct way to walk into a church? Or if you are not someone who walks into churches, do you know the correct way to walk into a building or structure or monument that’s awe-inspiring…

You’ve seen ice skating in the Olympics, right? Where the skater is being hyped because they are going to do some incredible jump in their program. '

And the announcers are telling you it’s about to h…

Did Thomas Edison invent the light bulb, and is it true that he said he didn’t fail 10,000 times, he only discovered 10,000 ways it didn’t work?

In today's episode, I explore the famous quote about Th…

In today's message, I’m talking about a SINGLE LINE OF DIALOGUE from the massive hit movie, "Top Gun Maverick" with Tom Cruise.

I talk about why that line is so important in the movie, why it capture…

You know how when you place an order at a drive-through Starbucks, then they say, "See you at the next window!" And then they give you what you asked for at the next window? Well, the Universe is exa…

Do you ever have regret over things that have happened in the past? Like you look back and think, “why did I do that?” If so, in moments like that, say to yourself, “Past ME already got to live his o…

Have you ever yelled at a baby? Probably not, right? Even if it was your own child and you were upset chances are, you would never yell at the baby.

In today’s episode, I’m going to suggest that we pu…

In today's message, I explore the phrase "get rich quick." I ask the question, should we avoid the idea of getting rich quick?

Most of us get that riches don't necessarily come quickly. We have to put…

In this episode, I ask the question, how often do you put yourself first? One way to test  this is to ask what would happen if you and I were sharing a container of Neapolitan ice cream, and there's …

Here's a question you probably don't get asked often: how much would you bid on yourself?

Here's the scenario. You're at a fancy auction at Christies. You're in the audience with one of those fancy l…

In today's message, I ask if maybe we have it all wrong when we use the phrase, "Easier Said Than Done." Maybe it should be "Easier DONE Than Said." Here's why...

When we start off by SAYING something…

In today's message, I explore the power of making 30 day resolutions, as opposed to year-long ones.  We've probably all made New Years resolutions that lasted -- what? -- maybe a month? Well what if …

In today's episode, I'm celebrating. It's my birthday! Also, I've now done the first 30 episodes of the show, and I share three insights on the  process of doing a podcast and a YouTube show EVERY SI…