May 9, 2022Member-onlyTommy Edman’s Success May Be Here to StayTommy Edman was a name I had only heard a few times in passing prior to this season, but he had a great first month of the season and his hot start has a good chance of continuing. — One of the surprises of the first month for me is Tommy Edman. Edman, the second basemen for the St. Louis Cardinals, had a very solid year last year. He even brought home a gold glove at the end of the year. His name, however, was largely overshadowed by the…Baseball4 min readBaseball4 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·Mar 9, 2021Member-onlyThe Importance of Accepting New InformationThe strength of our decision-making heavily relies on our willingness to accept new information. — There is this problem in statistics called the Monty Hall Problem. The problem goes as follows: You are given 3 doors and told there is a prize behind one of them. You choose a door. Then, one of the doors you did not choose will open showing there is no…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Mar 6, 2021Member-onlyA Game of PokerI started playing poker at a very young age.Life1 min readLife1 min readPhoto by Michał Parzuchowski on UnsplashA Game of Poker----
Feb 19, 2021Member-onlyUsing a Motto to Stay on TrackA good motto will remind you of what is truly important. — When asked, I think many people would say their lives are largely a result of their habits and routines. These routines not only lead them to complete similar actions each day, but they also lead them to have similar thoughts. This is what human bodies are good at. They pick…Life3 min readLife3 min read
Jan 31, 2021Member-onlyUsing Writing To Clear the MindWhy I started writing and continue to come back to it. — July 23, 2018. That was the first article I published here on Medium. It was the first time I stepped out of my comfort zone and wrote something for the internet to see. …Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in Live Your Life On Purpose·Jan 25, 2021Member-onlyThe Challenge of Looking for Happiness Through MindfulnessFor a long time, I thought mindfulness was trying to squeeze the most out of each experience. — It was somewhere around 5 years ago that I first became deeply interested in the power of mindfulness. I was midway through high school and my life was not where I wanted it to be. Somehow, I managed to stumble upon self-help articles and I discovered the process of meditation. …Mindfulness4 min readMindfulness4 min read
Published in Live Your Life On Purpose·Jan 21, 2021Member-onlyLet Boundaries Free YouBoundaries are a beautiful thing. — As a child, boundaries are the fences parents use to keep you under control. As a result, many kids learn to dream of a world without boundaries. …Life3 min readLife3 min read
Jan 16, 2021Member-onlyA Life Filled With Fireworks and RocksSome people light up your life, others hold it together. — I firmly believe the people in our lives are as important as the ideas we hold, the actions we take, and the future we seek. Without the right people, it is easy for a life to flounder under the best of intentions. …People3 min readPeople3 min read
Published in Live Your Life On Purpose·Oct 21, 2020Member-onlyThis Is A Happy MomentThe power of simply being content. — Life is crazy! There is so much going on. I’ll be praising the happiness I feel in one moment and five minutes later, I’ll find myself sinking into a sad rut. Within an hour, I can easily go through three to four different emotions. …Happiness3 min readHappiness3 min read
Published in Live Your Life On Purpose·Oct 19, 2020Member-onlyYou’re Creating Yourself When You Are By YourselfThe person you are is formed by what you do when nobody is around. — It’s often said that good character is displayed when we do good things with nobody around. I couldn’t agree more with this saying, but I think we can go even further than this. Usually, we say good character is shown by doing good things when nobody is around because it…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
