motivation

Keep the Good People Close to you

After I was done speaking in Topeka a couple of weeks ago, someone said to me: “It’s so inspiring that you never gave up during the worst of it.” It’s a tempting fiction that I would love to step into, basking in my own majesty, but it’s a fiction. If I have made any changes [...]

March 5, 2012 READ MORE →

How to Get Over “It’s Too Hard” and Get On With It. All of It: Guest post by Kelly Diels

by Kelly Diels A conversation with my inner lazy ass. (Ok, she’s my outer lazy ass.) Writing. Rising Up. Raising Cash. Raising Kids. Working. Working out. Losing weight. Not losing my mind while keeping it all together. These things are hard. Or, I tell myself they’re hard. Let’s talk about hard.

January 31, 2012 READ MORE →

Be More. Do More. Live More. Take What Is Yours.

We had been talking for nearly 15 minutes when I realized that he couldn’t read. I wanted to cry.  I wanted to wrap my arms around him and pat his back and say “We’ll take care of this, don’t you worry.” Instead, I asked him if he knew how to read.  “You don’t have to [...]

February 11, 2010 READ MORE →

Sideways Thinking – Guest Post by Philippe Til

While I’m on the road, here’s a guest post from my friend Philippe Til from The Actionaut.  Philippe was on my team at the RKC weekend.  He speaks great French and can do some really wild martial arts stuff.  Please enjoy the post or he’ll kick my face apart.And if you’re super desperate for my [...]

January 29, 2010 READ MORE →

Dear Weakness: Better Luck Next Time

Dear Weakness, I’ve decided to tear up the truce we signed yesterday. You are: The fault line and the fissure Tourette’s that never ends The flinch when people stare at me The mourning for what morning used to bring The bridge that gives way to the plunge Quixote without Dulcinea The hidden flaw in the [...]

January 8, 2010 READ MORE →

Resolve, Not Resolutions: Guest Post By Lisis Blackston

Note from Josh: One day I’ll type an article again. Please enjoy this guest post from Lisis Blackston from Quest For Balance. Lisis is a great friend of mine and was one of my earliest supporters. Listen to her! (please) “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by [...]

January 7, 2010 READ MORE →

How To Have Tourette’s Part 8: A Long Walk

I’d been married for two years and trapped in the house for nearly as long.  I’d withdrawn from school again because I couldn’t be in public.  For one, I was a real nuisance in class.  Teachers would have accommodated me, and students would have done the same. But I wasn’t there mentally.  I couldn’t handle the [...]

November 25, 2009 READ MORE →

Progress Updates: What Are Your Goals?

It’s been a couple of months since I asked you what your goals were.  In that time, lots of new readers have arrived and hopefully we’ve all made some progress. During my week with Adam Glass, I’ve seen what singleminded focus and determination looks like.  I’ve also seen the results that it can give a [...]

September 29, 2009 READ MORE →