This world will benefit from having better men. It’s my mission to see men take up the call to improve themselves for the sake of their families and the rest of society.

“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.” -Edmund Burke

Sometimes we limit ourselves more than outside factors limit us. It’s time for an honest self-assessment. Are you capable of more?

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Do you want to be just like everyone else, or do you want to be you? You should be you, because you know what, you’re awesome.

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“It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” -Bill Gates

We often tend to treat success as a place that we arrive, but we will never get there.

We need to focus more on the process of improving ourselves, not on reaching perfection.

Goals are good, but they’re not the end.

Sometimes when we think we can’t reach perfection we actually never begin.

Do SOMETHING.

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We can overcomplicate things in life, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Let’s discuss a few ways to simplify.

So often we make decisions in life based on what other people are going to think of us. We do things to be liked, we avoid doing things that will cause ridicule. But what if we just lived our lives doing what we think is right and not caring so much about how others will see us?

Will 2018 be a year that you live differently?

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Happy 2018! It’s a new year! What are your plans and goals? I encourage you to invest in yourself and your personal growth this year.

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Take better care of yourself.

I have, over the past couple of years, become interested in mental toughness. I listen to podcasts and read books by Navy SEALS like Jocko Willink and

It’s been a while, but we’re back! 2017 is going to be a new beginning full of chances to start new habits, including better connections in our relationships. One way we can better connect is to put down our devices! Step back, assess your usage, and make some healthy choices this year.

We’re going to be detoxing in several ways during the month of January. One way is to fast from social media for a period of time. Another is to detoxify our bodies of harmful things and then make better decisions in our diets going forward. Share with us your plans to be better in 2017.

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Chris McCallus, a Tactical Dad, joins MJC this week to talk about being active with your kids and how to keep them engaged.  Chris is a former soldier with a tender side to all of his toughness.

Chris talks about “knighting” his kids as they ascend to adulthood. Find out more about that concept in Robert Lewis’ book Raising a Modern Day Knight