Category: 1 Minute Lessons

These posts are a series of 60 second tidbits derived from my daily Instagram stories.

Time to shine!

October 17, 2019 (updated April 5, 2021) Published by

Time To Shine!

Last night at our Connect’d Men’s group, we followed up with our conversation on Emotional Avoidance. One of the things that came up was the fact that a lot of us had areas where we not only suppressed feelings but we also suppressed parts of ourselves. 

The discussion was around where we do this in order to avoid conflict and appease others in our lives. It takes an immense amount of courage to fully show up in this world without hiding pieces of ourselves.

I know that this is something I have really struggled with at times in my life. My mantra for the week was “It is time to shine”. For me this meant not hiding any piece of myself for fear of judgment or reprisal. It means to have the courage to live who I truly am no matter what.

As always my friend continue to #makebeautifulshithappen

Connect with me on social

Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube

I am very proud to share with you my new book Becoming a Better Man: When “Something’s Gotta Change” Maybe It’s You!

You can reserve your copy clicking the link below! 

Reserve Your Copy!

Emotional Avoidance

October 16, 2019 (updated April 5, 2021) Published by

Emotional Avoidance

Sometimes as children when we are faced with difficult or even traumatic events we learn to suppress or avoid uncomfortable feelings. This is often because we lack the emotional maturity to deal with these feelings so we push them aside.

While this may be a decent short term coping strategy when we are young, it can become problematic when we carry this same approach later in life. We see it all the time in modern society. We find ways to avoid feeling. Maybe we distract ourselves with social media, work, kids, or other methods.

This Emotional Avoidance can becomes a problem when we don’t address the underlying emotions that affect us. These emotions will find a way to manifest one way or another. 

Sometimes as secondary emotions, for example anger, or maybe as physical symptoms (insomnia, illness).

So my challenge for you today is to pause and look around and see if there are areas where you are practicing emotional avoidance.

As always #makebeautifulshithappen

Connect with me on social

Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube

I am very proud to share with you my new book Becoming a Better Man: When “Something’s Gotta Change” Maybe It’s You!

You can reserve your copy clicking the link below! 

Reserve Your Copy!

Creating Connection

October 15, 2019 (updated April 5, 2021) Published by

Creating Connection

So many times when I am passionate about a message I have to share I can get caught up in making that message the priority.

It’s easy to forget the old adage “No one cares what you know til they know that you care.” Before imparting our wisdom on an individual it is important to first focus on building connection with them.

As a father this is especially true for me when it comes to my kids. I know that I tend to want to simply enforce my will as an authoritarian. If you have kids you will know how well this typically goes over.

So my challenge for you today is to find somewhere in your life where you can actively make ‘connection’ a priority over sharing your message.

Connect with me on social

Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube

I am very proud to share with you my new book Becoming a Better Man: When “Something’s Gotta Change” Maybe It’s You!

You can reserve your copy clicking the link below! 

Reserve Your Copy!

Celebrate the small moments

October 14, 2019 (updated April 5, 2021) Published by

Time Well Spent

One of my favourite things is my morning coffees with my partner Michelle. We don’t live together so they do not happen every day. When those coffee moments do happen it is so important that they are enjoyed and not wished away.

Too often we get so worried about productivity that we don’t actually enjoy life as it unfolds.

My challenge for you today is to slow down. Take a pause and reflect on what is happening at any moment in the day.

I challenge you to use your sense of ‘busyness’ as a trigger to take a pause and find some joy in the moment.

And if it is not joy then simply notice whatever the feeling is and appreciate that you get to have it.

Connect with me on social

Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube

I am very proud to share with you my new book Becoming a Better Man: When “Something’s Gotta Change” Maybe It’s You!

You can reserve your copy clicking the link below! 

Reserve Your Copy!

Strong Opinions, Loosely Held

October 13, 2019 (updated April 5, 2021) Published by

Strong Opinions, Loosely Held

Last night we had a great discussion on different economic and political systems and their merits and shortcomings.

We had 3 generations involved in the discussion and the opinions varied widely. The debate was lively and at times passionate.

I practiced reminding myself to keep the framework of “Strong opinions, loosely held”. This means by all means have strong opinions and voice those with conviction. However be open to having those opinions change when presented with new information.

All too often we dig in or double down on our beliefs even when presented with compelling information to shift those beliefs.

So my challenge today is to keep this concept in mind as you move through your daily interactions

Connect with me on social

Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube

I am very proud to share with you my new book Becoming a Better Man: When “Something’s Gotta Change” Maybe It’s You!

You can reserve your copy clicking the link below! 

Reserve Your Copy!
No event found!
Load More
Receive the latest news

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

Get notified about new articles