Without question, the past year has been a tough one. From our finances and careers, to our personal lives and key relationships, it’s safe to say that not a single circle of the seven key areas of our lives have gone unscathed. As we look with a hopeful eye toward the future, now is the

We’ve previously discussed the importance of unearthing core values, particularly when it comes to setting goals. But how do we make time for these values in our daily lives? While it’s easy to sit and outline what your values are, in practice, those values can mean something else altogether. If you’ve figured out what your

Famed motivational speaker Jim Rohn said that we’re the average of the five people that we spend the most time with. This concept also applies to our finances. You may be used to thinking of your financial well-being as a solo enterprise, that our personal discipline or ambition that determines how much we’re able to

Some parts of life grab more of our attention than others. Some “circles” like our finances, our careers, and even our health have clear indicators of success that are easily definable. The goals we set for those areas are easy to make measurable and specific. Spirituality, in contrast, can be easy to overlook or feel

The new year is always an opportunity to reset our diets after a holiday season of indulgent treats, but it’s especially important after a year like 2020. So many variables worked against healthy habits: Stress and uncertainty led many of us to reach for fast, convenient foods or less-than-nourishing treats long before the holidays. Working

We all have goals and dreams. Big things we want to achieve, people we want to become, and new mountains we hope to climb. But why do we choose to do what we do? More often than not, the whys behind our goals all boil down to one thing: our core values. Our values are

The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with saying, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man.” I thought about this saying a great deal in the closing weeks of 2020. Every year brings new challenges and changes. But this

It’s official. We’ve closed the book on 2020. And while it may have been the strangest, most universally stressful year many of us have ever experienced, it’s also true that each of us can likely look back and recognize that it wasn’t all bad. In fact, a lot of good things emerged from what many

No one is a master in every area of their life. It takes a little bit of humility to accept that while you may be a strong leader in your professional world, you might need to spend some time working on making your relationships stronger in your personal life. Or, that maybe you’ve created a

Every week millions of iPhone users get a report on how much time they’ve been spending on their phones. And every week, the amount of time it shows you feels like a reckoning. Just a few months ago, I remember looking down at my screen and getting an alert that said I had spent twice