Something very interesting happened at the Castain household on Friday night! My two sons decided to enter a local talent show. I know . . . so what and No, I wasn’t out of stuff to blog about. There’s a lesson if you stay with me for a moment. They entered the talent show and … continue reading »
The problem with “being able to take a punch” is that its also the definition of a “punching bag” Sometimes that sets you up for repeated beatings! There’s nothing admirable about that . . . don’t kid yourself! Instead, be able to take that punch but know why you were punched in the first place. … continue reading »
Warning: I’m going to be blunt today! Leave now and come back tomorrow if you’d like when I will return to a kinder gentler Uncle Paul 🙂 It’s unfortunate, but there are two very common train wrecks that occur this time of year. The first happens when people set goals that were never properly thought … continue reading »
The “Teacher” appears. The “teacher” can be an actual person who can help you and . . . it can also be something that people miss all the time . . . Our willingness to accept a lesson. Perhaps a lesson we’ve heard many times but we simply weren’t ready . . . To ACCEPT … continue reading »
I’m sure I’m not the first one to tell you that most new year’s resolutions are abandoned well within the first quarter of the new year. Actually, I was being nice . . . its more like 30 days or less! Some say its because we’re doing it in a moment of “this is what … continue reading »
Sometimes we put something off forever and spend the bulk of our life waiting for someday. Meanwhile we die the proverbial thousand deaths. Each day we wake up a prisoner to our own procrastination and a prisoner to our own comfort zone! We even kid ourselves by mentally changing the subject. By the way, a … continue reading »
Did you hear the one about the person who was so busy, they didn’t have time to think? The punch line is that sadly there isn’t a punch line . . . its you! The statement isn’t 100% true because you and I actually think quite a bit (60,000 – 90,000 thoughts a day) The … continue reading »
There’s a story about Edison that’s worth repeating. While Edison was trying to invent the light bulb, rumor has it that the more he failed, the more excited he became. In fact, once he failed a few thousand times he became really excited. I know . . . How nutty is that? I’m thinking that … continue reading »
It was somewhere back in a far away time known as “1986” that I sat listening to the “Slippery When Wet” album. I remember sitting with my guitar and imagining my band and I playing Madison Square Garden. I could see them and hear their applause so vividly. I practiced somewhere around 6 hours a … continue reading »
What if you were to take the concept of 1 action per day towards one of your goals and you were to do it . . . Each day 5 days per week (give yourself the weekends off you deserve it!) By New Year’s Eve your goal will have had the benefit of already having … continue reading »
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