Author Archives: drmarklifecoach

Daily Thoughts 6/22/21 Self-Talk. For many of us, our self-talk tells us that we are less than good enough. We have heard messages from childhood that tell us that we need to be different than who we are designed to be. We have listened to commercials that tell us that we need to buy theirContinue reading “June 22, 2021 – Self-Talk”

Daily Thoughts 6/21/21 Success. We live in a society that measures success by the amount of money or accolades that someone has achieved. That can be one goal and measurement of success, but it’s important to identify other levels of success for those who will not be at the top of the money chart, beContinue reading “June 21, 2021 – Success”

Daily Thoughts 6/20/21 Failure Is an Event, Not a Person. All too often, we label ourselves as failures when something that we have attempted to do did not turn out the way we had wanted it to. We are also quick to allow others to label us as failures or to label others as failuresContinue reading “June 20, 2021 – Failure Is an Event, Not a Person”

Daily Thoughts 6/19/21 Freedom. True freedom is not the removal of the bonds that others try to put on us, nor is it the ability to do anything we want. True freedom is the understanding that we each have control over our thoughts, our deeds, and our responses to the actions of others. True freedomContinue reading “June 19, 2021 – Freedom”

Daily Thoughts 6/18/21 Grace. We often hear people say, “There but for the grace of God…” Why is it that we think that people who are struggling or who have experienced some level of trauma or difficulty are outside of the grace of God? Grace is not the absence of struggle or pain. Grace isContinue reading “June 18, 2021 – Grace”

Daily Thoughts 6/17/21 Spiritual Foundation. We all have a spiritual foundation of some kind. Our spiritual foundation is that one underlying core value upon which everything else is built. For some, it has a religious foundation. For others, it is a foundation in science. For others, it is a foundation in relationships with others. ItContinue reading “June 17, 2021 – Spiritual Foundation”

Daily Thoughts 6/16/21 Relationships. Most of us think of our significant others, parents, siblings, friends, and colleagues when we think about relationships. Those are key components, but relationship includes everyone. As we are driving down the road, there is relationship between ourselves and the other vehicles. (Hopefully, it is a safe relationship!) When we areContinue reading “June 16, 2021 – Relationships”

Daily Thoughts 6/15/21 The Thought of God. The Thought of God breathed life into each of us. The Thought led to a Word, which when spoken, created each of us. In silence, we can reconnect to that Thought. In silence, answers come. In silence, we create. From where I sit, I seek the silence soContinue reading “June 15, 2021 – The Thought of God”

Daily Thoughts 6/14/21 Integrity. Integrity is a word that gets thrown around a lot. It is also one of those concepts that is a core value for me. As I was thinking on integrity this morning as part of the daily ritual, the thought came to me that we talk about how the integrity ofContinue reading “June 14, 2021 – Integrity”

Daily Thoughts 6/13/21 Making Choices. As I think about my core values, I realize that the choices I make must reflect what those core values are. At any given moment in the day, we are making choices. Most of the time those choices are involuntary or automatic. What if we took the time to becomeContinue reading “June 13, 2021 – Making Choices”