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I spent 13 days in the hospital last year, half of that was in ICU. Before that, I considered myself healthy, I didn't take any medications and wasn't under a doctor's care for anything. This was a shock to me and my family for sure.
I remember lying in the ER bed as the surgeon explained I...
We all have an imposter monster. That voice in your head that tells you you can't, no way that will work, who would listen to you, you don't know anything. The little devil on your shoulder. The lies that hold you back from taking the step you know you need to take.
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I always thought I didn't have much of a story. I grew up in a middle-class white household. Nothing special or different about me or my life, or so I thought.
I didn't have a major illness or suffer some catastrophe. My parents worked 2-4 jobs and I had 3 siblings. We were a normal middle-class...
The last week of the year is when most people consider a reset, start to dream of something new or different for their lives.
For years I would utter New Year's Resolutions
- I want to lose 10 pounds
- I want to read 12 books this year
- I want to be a better dad
- I want to be a better husband
The...
We start this world with relationships. We have parents, siblings, and extended family and then we make friends as we grow up. Sometimes these all seem to come easy and then we become teenagers and things can get complicated. No one spends the time to teach us relationship skills. We learn about...
Often times what comes to mind is reprimanding or correcting a child.
What happens when you are out of integrity with yourself?
For most of my life it was easy to keep my word to others, to show up on time, to do what I said I would do. The area where I struggled, even after I started coaching, was being in harmony with myself. I would commit to launch my...
On September 11, 2003, Ritter fell ill while rehearsing for 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter on the Walt Disney Studio lot in Burbank. Sweating profusely, vomiting and complaining of chest pain, he was taken to the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center across the street (the same...
What we measure matters, or does it? Typically, I would tell you that what we measure matters, but over and over again I see examples of measuring and not making a difference. The easiest example is stepping on the scale each morning and yet not changing any behavior related to weight.
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This week started a little differently than most. First my wife and I had just attended a virtual business conference all weekend. We were excited, exhausted and ready to take massive action in our business. Monday morning conference hangover… so many things to take action on, she still...
Time is a resource that for many feels out of control. Time, like money and other things, is really a matter of how you think about it. If you get your thought life about time correct, it makes it easier to use time for your benefit, rather than feeling like you are being controlled by the...
There's huge power in changing your story.
When I was in eighth grade, I lived in a small town, and one elementary school, middle school was 11 miles away. And the high school was 20 miles up the road. Middle School was by far, my worst school years.
I was small, I was geeky. I felt out of place...
