Making Yourself Lucky by Kevin ConnellyYou have likely heard the expression that luck is simply when preparation meets opportunity. I believe this is to be true, but I think there can be more to luck. Some people tend to have more of opportunities or lucky breaks than others.In Design Your Life the two authors describe the mindset of being curious: “Curiosity makes everything new. It invites exploration. It makes everything play. Most of all, curiosity is going to help you ‘get good at being lucky.’ It is the reason some people seeSEE DETAILS

Sometimes, it can just be really hard to appreciate our time. And then we make ourselves guilty for not appreciating our time.After my Dad died unexpectedly at 60, I’ve really tried to appreciate my time more – but how do you appreciate something that feels like it’s endless and plentiful?But really, how much time do you have left? With yourself, with your parents, with your friends?Turns out, that really the wrong question. Although we live in a society focused on calendars, clocks, and hours in the day, that’s not howSEE DETAILS

Fear as a Compass by Kevin Connelly“It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.”-Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.In 2014 one of my mentors recommended The War of Art by Steven Pressfield to me. I have revisited it a few times since then and each time gain a little more insight from the book. This time through what really resonated with me were his thoughts related to fear:“Like a magnetized needle floating on a surface of oil, Resistance will unfailingly point to true NorthSEE DETAILS

Building Habits by Kevin Connelly“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit.” – ArtistotleConsider the well-worn hiking trail. It was not always this worn. In fact, it used to not exist. The first trailblazer faced much hardship and friction as they trudged along. After this initial path was carved out each subsequent hiker had an easier journey. The path became more and more defined, slowly but surely with each trip.Habits are the choices that all of us deliberately make at some point, and thenSEE DETAILS

Let’s get upset….Said no one ever…When’s the last time you were upset? How was it? A lot of fun right?We we all have these moments – where we’re immediately triggered by something and it brings out more emotion and feeling in us than we thought we had. If you don’t have these moments, please contact me and share your secret…What happens for you in these moments? Do you get angry? Sad? Withdrawn? Lonely? Depressed?Depending upon the situation, you might be lucky enough to experience all of these lovely emotions. Bingo, jackpot,SEE DETAILS