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Lifestyle Design

The Master in the Art of Living

I just discovered a poem by James A. Michener, which beautifully illustrates the possibility of living an integrated and balanced life, where the different life areas are in harmony with each other.
Michener calls it “The Master in the Art of Living.”
The Master in the Art of Living
The master in the art of living makes little [...]

July 30, 2010 Lifestyle Design Read the full article →

The Other 8 Hours: How a Little Change in Your Habits Will Make a Big Difference

Do you ever feel like you can never find the time to pursue your dreams and live the life you want?
Would you like to eliminate all the people and activities that drain you, and replace them with positive and life-affirming ones?
Do you feel like your life is on “auto-pilot”, heading who knows where, and you’d [...]

March 9, 2010 Lifestyle Design Read the full article →

Inspired Family Lives Their Dream – Integrating Life and Work

My city, Grand Rapids, Michigan, is abuzz with all the art that is on display in the downtown area as part of the world’s largest ArtPrize, which runs from September 23 – October 10, 2009.
On Sunday, I took my family downtown to see some of the art.  We couldn’t see it all, as there are [...]

September 28, 2009 Family Read the full article →

What I Want From Life

In my last post, I shared my Monday Motivator for today and I encouraged you to ask yourself the question, “What Do I Want From Life?”  I promised that in this post, I’d share my answer.  Here goes…
What I want from life:  I want to…

Live to my full potential (spiritually, emotionally, financially, career, etc.), [...]

August 31, 2009 Lifestyle Design Read the full article →

Pillar #10 – Review and Track Your Progress

Welcome back to Life Compass, where I’m sharing my Ten Pillars of Lifestyle Design.  Congratulations on making it to the end!  Here’s what we’ve covered so far in the first nine Pillars:

Pillar #1 – Start Your Master Dream List.
Pillar #2 – Envision Your Preferred Future.
Pillar #3 – Clarify Your Life Purpose.
Pillar #4 – Evaluate Your [...]

August 12, 2009 Achieve Your Dreams Read the full article →

Pillar #9 – Visualize Your Success

Welcome back to Life Compass, where I’m sharing my Ten Pillars of Lifestyle Design.  Congratulations on making it this far!  Here’s what we’ve covered in the first eight Pillars:

Pillar #1 – Start Your Master Dream List.
Pillar #2 – Envision Your Preferred Future.
Pillar #3 – Clarify Your Life Purpose.
Pillar #4 – Evaluate Your Current Reality.
Pillar #5 [...]

August 11, 2009 Achieve Your Dreams Read the full article →