I'm a middle child from a loud and emotionally expressive family. Growing up, everyone expressed how they felt - except me. I decided at a young age to hide my feelings and live inside my head. Not a strategy I would recommend.

From age 16 to 22, I used negative coping mechanisms to numb and attemp...

Healthy people are drawn to those who like themselves. Being around people who have confidence in their worth and abilities will build your own self-esteem.

Many believe their value comes from their performance in different areas of life (career, health, finances, marriage, etc.). When they do well...

I didn't sleep for 5 nights straight. I was consumed by worry and desperate for some rest. The guy who helps others with anxiety, the experienced mental health professional, was in a bad place. Thank God for my friends and the doctors who helped me. I was neglecting too much on the checklist below. ...

You can make meaningful progress in just 15 minutes. Real momentum comes from consistently making smart, imperfect choices—because progress doesn’t require perfection.

Over a decade ago, when I designed our logo, I chose a tree with seven leaves to represent our “Make it a 7” philosophy. On a scale...

In 1998, I was on a flight with severe turbulence. What probably lasted fifteen minutes felt like hours. When it was over, I assumed I was fine. I wasn’t.

A few months later, I had another trip scheduled. Flying had always been exciting—something I genuinely enjoyed. This time, the excitement was g...

It's easy to find things to worry about and dread. Being grateful is often hard, yet ironically, our gratitude is more grounded in reality than our fears. So many things in life are outside our control, but one thing you can directly influence is your perspective.

You can focus on what's going wron...

History is filled with examples of people who overcame the most challenging of circumstances. Learn as much as a you can from those who overcome. What you'll find is that you CAN improve your self-confidence if you work at it.

People who build self confidence are committed to not avoiding things, k...

Since founding Decide Your Legacy in 2012, I’ve worked with four different coaches. Each one played a meaningful role in helping me grow the business and myself as a leader.

The results you experience in coaching depend, in part, on the quality of the professional you choose. I’m often asked who I ...

I can be insane at times. My view of the world and my life can be extremely negative. My perspective is consumed by what can go wrong, the opportunities lost, the mistakes I've made, and how everything can, and in my mind will, fall apart. This is insanity because my thinking is just not accurate. M...

With all I know about mental health, I still get stuck in worry. I'm often the most negative person I know. Here are three things you must do to get unstuck from your fears and anxieties.

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In 7th grade, on the very last day of school, I was bullied by a student named Craig. I found out firsthand how taking decisive & consistent action is transformational. It was a school assembly and he kept pushing me hard from behind. I asked him to stop multiple times and he refused. I told myself,...

Life is hard! It brings us many challenges we didn't expect and weren't prepared to face. I've had days when I've struggled to stay hopeful. Many people vacillate between hope and fear. I write this post to remind myself and to remind you to choose hope.

There are two orientations towards life: a f...