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  • How Survival Instinct & Comfort Zones Screwed Us Up

    How Survival Instinct & Comfort Zones Screwed Us Up

    Human beings are wired with a survival instinct.  Some call it our reptilian brains and many are quick to reference Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as evidence. There has been a lot of more recent neuroscience to further affirm this human need for survival at all costs. This human nature, though, blurs the line between…

  • Why Waiting Should Not Be So Challenging

    Why Waiting Should Not Be So Challenging

    I so dislike waiting on anything. Whether waiting in line or waiting for an appointment, the simple fact that I am waiting drives me absolutely bonkers! It’s a shortcoming of which I am well aware. In an attempt to overcome this personal flaw, many years ago, I took up gardening. My thinking at the time was…

  • No More Self-Defeat – You Belong on the Field

    No More Self-Defeat – You Belong on the Field

    One of the recurring themes throughout my life is the concept of self-defeat. I share exactly how this manifested throughout my whole life in Listen Up, Kids, so I won’t belabor the point here. I bring it up mostly to introduce the next topic in our Year of Listening Up series. You Belong on the…