My wife and I have always lived by a couple of simple rules: 1. Be open and honest when we need help, 2. Seek counseling BEFORE there is a problem. Recently we have lots of things going on in our family, so we returned to counseling. It’s been a then life happens kind of thing.

Productivity, planning, goal setting, time management and overcoming procrastination are topics that have been all the rage for decades. I went to my first Steven Covey goal setting/time management seminar in the early 90′s.

I Google searched the word “motivation”… 59,500,000 results! Who am I to think I have anything new to share about this subject when so many others have thrown in their two cents? I guess I like the challenge!

Have you ever felt a connection with someone and you are not completely sure why? I’m talking on a deeper level here. Not just a surface, “hey, I like that person” kind of deal. Maybe we can call it a spiritual connection.

I’m a very practical kind of guy. I need technique not just theory when it comes to areas of self-help, motivation and enlightenment. The writers that I am drawn to not only explain the why of something they are discussing, but