More Success With 80/20 Living

As humans, we tend to get excited about something and go all in. That action may be prompted by a conversation with someone who inspired us, an event (such as a movie, sporting event, or seminar) that motivated us, or even hitting a new low, getting smacked with the realization that something has got to…

The Way It’s Always Been Done

There’s a story about a woman preparing a ham dinner one evening. As she cuts the ends off of the ham, the husband says, “That’s a waste of perfectly good ham.” After a few moments, he asks her, “Why do you cut those ends off anyway?” The woman replies, “That’s how my mother used to…

Friday’s Findings: 3.8.2019

1.What’s Wrong With That…  I came across this article about a mid-wife who was arrested for “practicing midwifery without a license,” yet does have a certification (CPM, Certified Professional Midwife). Obviously, there are complex issues involved, but women and families are seeking this type of birth process for a variety of reasons (religious, philosophical, cultural, financial, etc.).…

Maximizing Your Relationships

I recently read that the divorce rate is actually dropping. Several factors play into that, one being that Millennials are waiting longer to marry, when they are older and more established in their careers and finances. While some people will cling to the idea that a reduction in divorce rates is a sign of good…

Toxic Overload

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) did a study that had five laboratories examine the umbilical cord blood of 10 babies and found more than 200 chemicals in each newborn. According to EWG, “This study represents the first reported cord blood tests for 261 of the targeted chemicals and the first reported detections in cord blood for…

Friday’s Findings: 2.22.19

1. Inspiring Person… Click here for a cool instagram post. Wow! I love watching human beings do things that I might have thought impossible. This came to me in Tim Ferris’ 5-bullet Friday weekly email (loaded with good stuff and partly what inspired these Friday Findings). 2. Recommended Book… Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results…