Nelson Mandela Quote Reminds Us How our Journey Relates to our Purpose

Today as I was reading Andre Agassi’s autobiography Open (which I highly recommend), I came across a remarkable quote from Nelson Mandela. Agassi shares this quote as he writes about a transformational time in his life visiting with Mandela in South Africa raising money for the Nelson Mandela Foundation at a tennis event. Agassi quotes […]

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Parents: Don’t Teach Your Child to be Practical

Being practical is not a bad thing in itself. There is a lot of good that can come out of making practical decisions. However, practicality can also stifle a child’s development. Renowned professor and author William Damon, PhD, in his book The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life makes this clear. […]

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Two Steps to Finding Out If There is a Better Version of You

You can’t become a better version of yourself if you aren’t aware that a better version of you exists. Correspondingly, to know that a better version of you exist you must start by knowing two things: 1) What Your Strengths Are and How to Get Better Using Them Discovering my strengths and then committing to […]

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