Robert Emmons, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading experts on the science of gratitude. A professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, he’s written multiple books on the topic, including The Little Book of Gratitude: Create a Life of Happiness and Wellbeing by Giving Thanks and Thanks!: How Practicing Gratitude Can Make [...]
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who [...]
"The air that day in Nepal was hot, and it was very still in spots. There was no breeze – not what I had expected as we climbed a mountain. In my head, I had anticipated some coolness in the air. As we moved higher in elevation, the sun beat down on our exposed skin. [...]
Training over the last few months for a backpacking trip, I’ve gotten turned on to the ultralight gear community. Search “ultralight backpacking” on YouTube, and you’ll quickly become overwhelmed by the amount of available content. Specifically, for an ultralight backpacker, the goal is to minimize the weight you carry on your trip. Simply put, carry [...]
Gratitude, and the idea behind writing down what we're grateful for each day, seem to be gaining more and more traction. So what's the hype, and is gratitude journaling all it's cracked up to be? Here's some research and science that may make you want to crack open your own gratitude journal… Why gratitude? Let's [...]
"Minutes become hours, hours become days, days become weeks, and before you know it, a year has passed with little to show for it." - Nick Lavery In 2013, on his second combat rotation to Afghanistan, Green Beret Nick Lavery and his detachment fell victim to an insider attack. Nick ultimately survived that attack but [...]
I often use my writing as a way to let my mind reflect on things in my life. More often than not, writing is where I host mental Jiu Jitsu matches with myself. Here’s an example of one of those grappling matches I’m having with myself right now, wrestling through my own beliefs about my [...]
Here's a question I've kept asking myself over and over again… one that has changed everything as I've answered it… "Why not me?" For years, I had unspoken aspirations. "I'd like to run my own successful business." "I'd like to have a podcast." "I want to write a book." "I'd like to be a coach." [...]
My daughter called me yesterday, wrapping up the last day of her sophomore year. She was excited, even borderline giddy, about the grade she had gotten on her math final. That short conversation was an opportunity for both of us to celebrate her hard work and for me to let her know how proud I [...]
"I don't have time." I hear people say this a lot. They're overwhelmed by everything they have to get done, so they procrastinate on doing what's most important. The busyness of life leaves them saying "I don't have time" to the things in their lives that really matter. You're right. You don't have time. You [...]
