Reader, What would it take for you to live your life with no regrets? Many people are so busy just trying to keep up with their lives that they never stop to consider this question. When they finally have a moment to themselves, the last thing they want to do is evaluate how satisfied they are with their life. They turn to Netflix or bourbon or something else that will let them empty their minds and veg out, so they can muster up the energy to face another day. This cycle is a villain that I...

Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash Reader, I had a session recently where my client started things off on a completely unexpected note. "I need you to help me die well," he said. He went on to explain he'd been diagnosed with stage four cancer. The doctors told him he had less than a year to live. Now, for the sake of his wife and his kids, he just wanted to die well. In a situation like that, what are we to do with the concept of our "calling"? We typically think that "calling" means: "my...

Reader, Don't just try to feel better. Try to be better. When we enter a new counseling or coaching relationship, we're often trying to fix our feelings. We say things like: "I just want to get rid of this anxiety that I'm carrying." "I'm tired of feeling down all the time." "I just want stop feeling exhausted by the grind of life." What we're really saying is: "Just help me feel better inside!" But the people who make the most progress in how they feel are the people who have the humility...