There’s going to be times when you have so much work to do or so many problems to solve that it will feel like you might never get out of the woods. When this happens you have to use your mental calories in the right places so that you don’t bu

A Burglar Broke In At The Neighbors

Jun 15th, 2020 2m 41s

Burglars are scum bags. They take things that you can’t replace, but they also violate the privacy of your home. Our neighbors just got robbed and it made me think back to when our home got robbed. I share how it made me feel and also some of

Change Your Routine, Spice Up Your Life

Jun 8th, 2020 1m 58s

The weather is changing and the world is changing. Take advantage of this time to change your routine and spice up your life. If you want to be more productive and more creative, use this tip to do it.

Knowledge Leads To Ignorance

May 25th, 2020 2m 37s

Did you read that title twice and are you still wondering if it’s written wrong? Today on your Monday Motivation I share a quote that seemed to make the world clearer for me. I think you’ll like it too. The title is true. Knowledge leads to ign

What You Believe Matters

May 18th, 2020 2m 35s

What you believe can create wealth, destroy wealth, help you, hurt you, make your life better, or worse and what you believe will also affect other people too. There’s a time to keep on believing what you believe and there are also times to re-

Dogs Who Bite and Humans

May 11th, 2020 2m 23s

We’re getting our youngest German Shepherd trained as a personal protection dog so that she barks and bites on command. Here is a dog training technique that you can use even if you don’t have a dog, because it works on humans too. If you use t

Life At The Bottom

May 4th, 2020 5m 10s

How can a murderer not be guilty of murder? Why is a broken relationship nobody’s fault? There are two frames through which you can look out on life. One frame leads to misery, the other to opportunity.

Off-roading, Fast-food and Savings

Apr 27th, 2020 4m 53s

People are off-roading in 2-wheel drive sedans, eating fast-food and spending all of their money. Is it better to close the off-road trails or start thinking ahead more? Is it better to let people learn or keep them from failing?

Ceiling Fans And Smoke Alarms

Apr 20th, 2020 4m 21s

If you hate changing smoke alarm batteries in the night, you’ll relate to this. This week, cut some unnecessary energy you’re spending and use that energy for other things. Listen now on Your Monday Motivation.

Using Your Quarantine Time

Apr 13th, 2020 3m 18s

During quarantine some people have less available money, but they have a different form of currency to spend. How you spend your time in quarantine can determine whether you participate in this recession or not. In Your Monday Motivation, here

Finding Happiness

Apr 6th, 2020 3m 5s

Many people are searching for real happiness. Most of the mainstream advice for finding happiness is not the way to find true happiness. As a person, there is something you can do that will cause your body to release chemicals that will make yo

Keep Winning When You Win

Mar 30th, 2020 2m 31s

Some people have a big win followed by a devastating loss. Sometimes the loss even nullifies the win. Have you seen it? It’s the classic example of winning a battle but losing the war. In this episode of Your Monday Motivation there’s some go

An Excuse for All Do-It-Yourselfers

Mar 23rd, 2020 5m

It’s not always easier to buy time, i.e. hire things done, at first because hiring things done requires a new skill set and involves different possibilities. If you are a Do It Yourselfer (DIYer), this episode of Your Monday Motivation will giv

To DIY or not DIY

Mar 16th, 2020 3m 26s

Do you ever feel like a hopeless do it your-selfer? Sometimes I feel like I want to do everything myself! Time is a big reality check for do it your-selfers (DIYers)! Trying to do everything can actually waste time, but hiring things done can

Mean What You Say and Say What You Mean

Mar 9th, 2020 3m 28s

Language in our society will continue to devolve by nature. It’s the law of entropy. Meaningless phrases and expressions are everywhere. People say things all the time that they don’t really mean. But have you ever met someone who put a bumper

How to be Happier and More Effective

Mar 2nd, 2020 3m 9s

Many of the decisions people make today are heavily influenced by what they assume other people will think of them. The man in Your Monday Motivation today is a great example of someone who seemed as if he couldn’t care less what other people t

Did you know the door of a jet could kill you?

Feb 24th, 2020 4m 18s

Learning new things is often way more involved than it appears to be at first glance because you don’t know what you don’t know. I just learned something new about jet aircraft the other day and thankfully I didn’t have to learn the hard way. T

Would You Burn Newspaper?

Feb 17th, 2020 2m 31s

Would you burn newspaper if someone told you it would plug your chimney? If you feel like false information and stupidity circulate too quickly in our society today, you will love the quotes in your Monday Motivation this morning. One quote is

A Man with a MAMMOTH Vision

Feb 10th, 2020 4m 24s

This Man is 104 years old. His name is Dave McCoy. He started one of the largest ski resorts in North America. He stopped skiing when he had a knee replacement at the age of 92. He sold the ski resort in 2005 but he didn’t completely retire,

Bad Brakes and Bad Thoughts

Feb 3rd, 2020 4m 56s

I had a bad experience on a dirt bike ride this weekend, but as they say bad experiences can make good stories and this one did not disappoint. It turns out this particular experience is a great metaphor for life. Listen to this Monday Motivat

Asking for Help

Jan 27th, 2020 3m 17s

Struggling to scale a 25 ft vertical wall, I asked a fellow climber for advice. He came over, talked his way through the course and then proceeded to demonstrate...

Driving with a Hypocrite

Jan 20th, 2020 4m 11s

70mph down the freeway, pitch black darkness outside and the car in front of me is weaving back and forth in its lane touching first one white line, then across the lane to the other white line. I gas up to pass them and as I pull up alongside,