When my sisters and I were in grade school, my dad had his own way of encouraging us to do well. He taught us the following exchange, which we had to say nearly every day. Every morning, he'd say to us, "Do your best!" We would always say that we would. Then he'd ask us, "Why are you going to do your best?" Our response was, "Because we're going to be somebody." Then he'd say, "Starting when?" To which we'd reply, "Today!" Today…

We all do it. We get inspired by a delightful story. We're moved by a picture or video that resonates in our hearts and we say to ourselves, we're going to make a change. We decide we're going to take more risks and stop letting our anxiety control us. We're motivated! Then, seconds later, we're reneging on that promise and falling right back into our normal routine. Why is motivation so hard to maintain? This is a question I often ask myself.  As…

While I've never been famous, it doesn't seem all it's cracked up to be. Sure, the money would be great, and the perks are likely wonderful, but fame seems to come at a much higher price tag than most people bargained for. With the internet, paparazzi, and crazy fans selling their stories to the media, it seems that celebrities spend just as much, if not more, time protecting their career from people trying to tear it down as they do building it. So…