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(and an intro into the Life Made Conscious Community) Going It On Your Own Nothing is done in a vacuum. Nothing great is accomplished in isolation. When we are in a mode of “I need to prove it to myself” is when we learn the inevitable lesson of humility. Once I prove to myself I… Read More »

Beyond Surface-Level Solutions Why tips and quick fixes aren’t working It’s easy to find step oriented solutions to problems. The problem is that without direct feedback, we cannot go to the deeper levels that our inner issues require. The problem with content that stays in the realm of ideas Men are already wired to stay… Read More »

When was the last time you had a conversation with another man that went beyond work, sports, or something surface-level? For the men I work with, the answer is usually: “I can’t remember,”or“I used to do that but I don’t have those types of relationships anymore.” This is just the beginning of what’s going wrong…. Read More »

My wife and I noticed that our oldest daughter, at an early age, was extremely shy around people she didn’t know. Not uncommon for kids. When she was at school her teachers would say that she was often softspoken. She would shrink and hide with her friends. My daughter is not a quiet person. At… Read More »

Here’s what happens when we don’t ask what we truly want. We drift. Operating from old patterns, we do the same thing over and over without question. We disconnect. Relationships happen in the present, but we’re stuck in our heads, solving problems that don’t matter. We distract ourselves — with social media, TV, politics —… Read More »

It was my last day at the last job I would ever have as an employee. I was leaving my stable job with great benefits to start my own therapy business. For the first time in my adult life, I was making a career move based solely on what I wanted. Sure, I had chosen… Read More »

Childhood Blueprints: Maps to an Imagined Destination I remember standing in my new home office, business launched, two young children, and thinking, “When will I feel like I’ve actually made it?” Despite having checked all the boxes on my life’s to-do list, that promised feeling of arrival remained out of reach. What is life about?… Read More »

How Can You See the Bigger Pattern in Your Life? What are we missing? We get caught up in the rat race of daily life without even questioning what we’re doing. Do we really want the things we think we want? Do we even know what we want? We fall into subconscious life patterns that… Read More »

What Is Victim Thinking? There is nobody to blame. There is nothing to blame. Every single time I can look back and see where I made a positive change in my life it was because I took responsibility for my circumstances. Every time I am stuck and feeling frustrated, it’s because I’m seeing life from… Read More »

Your mind runs on an operating system you didn’t install. In fact, your unconscious mind controls up to 95% of your daily actions. This post explores how to reprogram your unconscious mind and take back control of your life. You think you’re making conscious decisions. You’re not. Your subconscious is running the show—controlling 95-99% of… Read More »