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Here’s Part 2 from reader Bethany Theulen, shared with permission:

(Click here for Part 1 – Goals vs. Marriage)

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love Disney. All of it—the songs, the stories, th...

Steve Dragon has a compelling story of how he moved his feet when a genius idea came to him. He worked hard and put forth consistent effort.

But his idea never fully materialized. Discouraged, he let...

Ann Ferguson shares a powerful story about her wrestle with God as she struggled to step into what has become a life-calling for her. It's a journey I've seen countless people make, and the struggle i...

By Heather Gibson

I felt passed over and unseen. I had been consistent and poured countless hours into my work, but I was being held to standards that put me at a major disadvantage compared to my co...

By Heather Gibson

A Message from Ann Ferguson:

My brother committed suicide when I was a senior in high school.
It was one of the darkest times of my life.
I can’t fully describe it with words—excep...

By Heather Gibson

It was a horrible day.

I found our sweet 5-month-old platinum mink kitten—who we had poured so much energy into saving—limp on the couch. We had taken her to the vet several times,...

By Heather Gibson

My son was thrilled to play college football—but a freak accident changed everything.

Just three weeks into his first semester, during practice, he suffered a major knee injury. He...

Holy smokes.

I've met some amazing people... let me tell you about one of them.

Here's someone who has been learning with me off and on since 2011, and now that she has completed Mentor Training, I ...

In just 48 hours, I was alerted to:

• The worst stock market crash in history

• A global pandemic shutting down businesses across the country

• An earthquake in Utah that knocked the trumpet

  ...

When Coronavirus First Hit… How Did You Feel?

When COVID first made the headlines, how did you feel?

If you felt a twinge (or a tidal wave) of fear about what it might mean for you, your family, or ...

By Dawn Norton

The Law of Cause and Effect is a pretty straightforward principle. For every effect, there is a cause—and for every cause, there’s an effect. It’s obvious in everyday life. If you step...

Bob Proctor had a mentor once who called him "the luckiest man in the room".

But it didn't make sense, because Bob was WORSE OFF than them all.

His relationships were a mess, he had an addiction, hi...

Today's Q/A comes from a husband and wife who take turns feeling frustrated, confused, or lost in their common goals. Keri writes:

Hi Leslie,

I have followed you now for about 3 years. I have read y...

By Matthew Piling

I’ve never been much of a risk taker. I’ve stood on the sidelines watching others fail—and succeed—in investments and businesses. I’ve seen ventures crash and burn, and others wildl...

By Matthew Piling

About four minutes into The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part 1), there’s a moment that really stuck with me. Katniss is in an elevator with Commander Boggs. As they talk about everyth...

By Matthew Piling

For as long as I can remember, my mom has lived with some serious health challenges. A combination of colitis and chemically-based depression often kept her from participating in li...

By Judy Young

As a little girl I had terrible nightmares.  Not your typical boogey man scary dreams, though.  I dreamt of fires, and tsunami’s (and I didn’t even know that word until I was an adult),...

By Carol Colvin

The Law of Relativity teaches that nothing is inherently good or bad—until it's compared to something else. There’s no “up” without a “down,” no “tall” without “short,” no “rich” with...