1. The “joyful demeanor” that opens doors to talking about Jesus (without getting weird).
2. A godfather breakfast on a baptism anniversary becomes a living lesson in evangelization.
3. “Five seconds” theology: most of our daily encounters are brief—so what do we do with them?

1. Time accelerates as you age; “someday” becomes a trap.
2. Many men feel stuck for 10–15 years—spiritually, vocationally, relationally, and in work.
3. The antidote isn’t bigger ambition—it’s better order.

Aquinas method: name the end (happiness), then rule out false ends.

1. Wealth: money is a means, not a final end.
2. Honor / reputation: depends on others; happiness must be stable and interior.
3. Power: instrumental, addictive, and easily disguised as “leadership.”
4. Pleasure: real and good, but cannot be the end—pleasure perfects an act, it doesn’t define the goal.

1. Perfect happiness is the vision of God (beatific vision).
2. We can’t fully attain it in this life, but we can live an imperfect happiness by ordering our lives toward it.
3. Key shift: beatitude, not optimization.

Three filters for any resolution:

1. Is it ordered toward the highest good? (God, truth, contemplation)
2. Does it support your vocation? (husband/father, priest, etc.)
3. Does it treat lesser goods as means? (money, status, comfort serve the mission)

1. “Not huge shifts—small profitable habits that stick.”
2. Guarding silence and adding a few more minutes of contemplative prayer.
3. A reminder: you can “succeed” without prayer, but not in the way a Christian wants to succeed.

1. Gratitude grounds you in the present and breaks the “always next” mindset.
2. Hard to stay bitter when you’re truly thankful.
3. Cheers to Jesus—and to living the winning side like you mean it.