Archive for August 2020

The other day I was going through some old papers, and I found my stash of Daily Wins Checklists. (Pictured above.) Made me smile seeing this FAT stack of papers. You see, I’ve been using Daily Wins Checklists (DWCs) since the beginning of 2017. (Right after I started writing here on Mindful Ambition.) And I…

Whenever we’re feeling less-than-hopeful about something, there’s a quick check-in we can do to dramatically boost our hope levels. It only takes a few minutes to take the Hope dial and crank it up to 11.  You see, there are people who study this kind of thing—The Science of Hope. And through their research, they…

There once was a man who tried to cover the earth in leather. You see, the man had tender feet. So everywhere he walked, the man was in pain.  The sun made the sand too hot. Jagged edges made rocks too sharp. And fine points made thorns too prickly. No matter the season, no matter the…

The idea that we actually know the people in our lives holds us back from tapping into the potential of these relationships. Let me explain… At some point in our relationships–with family, friends, and intimate partners–we arrive at a place where we feel that we know them. Which…might feel like a good thing at first. Except when…