Spark Your Growth
Stories of passion, inspiration, and the gift of human potential
Five Life Lessons My Dad Taught Me Last Week
Five Life Lessons My Dad Taught Me Last Week
Last week, I received voice mail from my Dad, asking me to give him a call back when I had a minute, because he’d been thinking of some…
How I Found Gratitude in a Bowl of Stew
How I Found Gratitude in a Bowl of Stew
“This food reveals our connection with the earth. Each bite contains the life of the sun and the earth. The extent to which our food…
The Ben Franklin Effect: An Unexpected Way to Build Rapport
The Ben Franklin Effect: An Unexpected Way to Build Rapport
“He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.” –- Benjamin Franklin
Is Karma Real? The Definitive Answer
Is Karma Real? The Definitive Answer
“Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching” -C.S. Lewis
My Three-Minute Birthday Manifesto
My Three-Minute Birthday Manifesto
It was mid-July 2013 and I was on the tail end of a road trip with two of my closet friends. Departing New Orleans in the morning and…
Your Life is a Blank Canvas. What Will You Paint?
Your Life is a Blank Canvas. What Will You Paint?
“Life in itself is an empty canvas; it becomes whatsoever you paint it. You can paint misery, you can paint bliss. This freedom is your glory.”
The Fail-Proof Path to Happiness: Invest in the Process
The Fail-Proof Path to Happiness: Invest in the Process
“Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It [achievement] is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances” — Orison Swett Marden