The universe has a way of aligning us with messages at the right time. This is the case for me with ‘The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires’, audiobook popping up on my YouTube feed. The author Brian Tracy, a personal development coach, slipped by me while on my path…

A key piece of advice to hand down to our son’s — Social media will be the ruin of us all if we continue to listen to these clowns. And while I’m hoping what’s being said on social media doesn’t fully depict the philosophy of the general population, I’m doubtful. This is why I stay in my son’s ear about life. Mainly…

When dating with intention goes right — One Saturday afternoon, myself and a group of women family members convened for lunch. My family is pretty small and busy, so this luncheon was one of many we vowed to have every so often to stay close. After our greetings and being seated I noticed the cousin I was…

How not to get screwed in the dating pool — The number of times I’ve heard divorced women proclaim how they won’t remarry is neither daunting or surprising. Women give so much in relationships, that hearing the gavel’s slam could be the sound of relief to many newly divorced wives in courtrooms. Despite the reasoning behind a divorce, there is…

Every now and then a parent is reminded how well they’ve parented. Take my twenty year old son for instance. A fellow classmate asked him how he does what he does. Why he is the way he is. For context, my son doesn’t curse, drink, or smoke. It was a…

The things men say, the things women tolerate — In a world of good man bad man, we may have things miscontrued. A good man does this and that, a bad man doesn't do this and that. Overall, good people do some not so good things and bad people do some good things. So maybe good vs bad isn’t…

The consequences of matching energy — Half of your mastery of power comes from what you do not do, what you do not allow yourself to get dragged into. Robert Greene 48 Laws of Power In a world of dealing with difficult people, the solution has become “match energy”. Outside of instances where tit for tat…

Extra money isn’t always for me — When I began my Medium journey, I never dreamed of the possibility of earning money from my words. No matter how small or large, every dime is appreciated. In 2016, after my marriage collapsed, I was in search of and found a new church home to renew my faith and…

Many articles have been written on what can increase the potential for virality here on Medium. I’ve been writing consistently on Medium around 3 years now and have had a few articles go viral. A key attribute is that they were written from the heart. One article garnered so much…