Coffee With Dad

CWD-25 Be A Friend Always

No person is inherently bad or evil. As they say, “God doesn’t make junk.” And this means that if someone does bad things to you or to someone around you should never direct your language, your actions or your anger at the person - instead it should be directed at the action. This is an important step toward understanding others and helping you deal with people who are ‘less than nice’ to you. This is fundamental in friendship- and it’s what we talk about today.

CWD-24 Keep Moving!

Martin Luther King had a famous saying that inspired today’s episode. It’s a quote that encourages us to never stop trying. When we do stop, there is a whole lot of things that happen to our brain that you need to be aware of so you can avoid them. Do what you need to do to keep moving! Physically… and mentally.

CWD-23 Effort Over Talent

There’s one ingredient that is very important to success, so important that without it success is impossible. That one thing is effort. Now, that word tends to have a negative sound. It makes us feel worn out or tired. But when you look at the big picture, effort is something that gets easier the further along you move toward your success. And the best part about effort is, anyone can choose to use it. And in today’s episode we’ll find out how the magic really happens when we commit to effort.

CWD-22 Know Thyself

It’s a funny kind of concept but it’s true. The younger we are, what seems so important right now in shaping your future, really isn’t. The things that are important are communication, personal resilience and emotional intelligence. Basically knowing yourself. You flaws, strengths, and your values. That’s what we talk about today.

CWD-21 Maintain Positive Thoughts

This episode is very important. If you can grasp this, the ONE thing, you are well on your way along a successful life path. You will become what you think about and mastering this concept is of utmost importance. zYour brain will always stop short of what your body can achieve and this concept holds the key to pushing your brain past what it thinks it can do and allows you to push past mediocrity. How? I let you know one simple thing to do.

  

CWD-20 It's Your Fault. Wait...what?

Years ago I read a book that really stuck with me.  The premise of the book is everything that happens to you is your fault. Now, that may sound kind of harsh. However when you dig deeper into that you realize that understanding what that really means is a tremendous positive toward moving you forward on your journey toward being your true self.

CWD-19 Gratitude in Motion

Gratitude can be one of THE most important habits that you can develop. And if you focus not on the outcome of the gratitude habit but at the process, wonderful things happen. Being grateful for what you have now is the best way to live in the moment. But enjoying the process of gratitude takes it from a noun to a verb and this truly sets you life in motion.

CWD-18 Work

All that we have is a gift. And when we consider the quote from runner Steve Prefontaine, “to give anything less than your best is to sacrifice your gift.”  So what is the gift? Today we explore what this means and how it should change our attitude about the simple things we receive each day, including giving our best at work.

CWD-17 What do you Want to Be?

We’ve all made them. New Year’s resolutions. And chances are we’ve probably not followed through on some of them. And the reasons why can be varied. But nearly all of them have one thing in common - it’s not having a clear idea of who we want to be. In today’s podcast we talk about some things to be aware of that will help us become who we want to be. And who knows? We actually keep those resolutions and become the person we want to be!

CWD-16 The Small Stuff

How often have you heard the saying, don’t sweat the small stuff? Do you do that, or do you go after the small stuff? The idea with that is you don’t get stressed out about the little things that happen to you in life. Then there are the little things you do in life that are small things. I would like to invite you today to consider the thought that – you should sweat the small stuff. I will explain why in this episode.