No, I am not. Nor are you. 

Assist, Inspire, Support, yes. Take responsibility, accept accountability, seize control? Certainly not. N.O.P.E!

Ralph Waldo Emerson: ”The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”

Joshua Son of Nun: “Choose this day whom you will serve ... but as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15).

So just to be clear you are, as you are - essentially - complete, like a seed is. But just like a seed, it is purposed to grow. To be more than what it already has become. To be complete, body, mind, soul and spirit!

Here are 6 ways to complete you by living according to your D.E.S.I.G.N.

"I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live."  

– George Bernard Shaw

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” - Vince Lombardi

Self-improvement is a worthwhile pursuit, but sometimes people get caught up in the wrong ways and reasons for doing so. In seeking perfection, there are some ways that are simply NOT THAT WAY. Let's explore ten wrong approaches to improving oneself, using the acronym N.O.T. T.H.A.T. W.A.Y.

Because you to have beyond today keep living, and who and how you are living today won’t be enough for your kind of “living” tomorrow!

Yup, heard me right, who and how you are today won’t cut it for tomorrow!

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” –  Henry Ford

So, how is it that you say, Anthony, that you’re on the longest break by yourself that you have in a very long time, but here sharing about a break you’ve had like, forever?

It’s not an event, not a trip, not a one time VL: this break is daily practice, a constant source of calm, a deeply rooted lifestyle I take no credit for.

Well, ok I do: I chose it.

Will you consider embracing this “Break” too?

10 ways to maximize a break now that you have decided on it and calendared it!

The more you apply the better the quality of that  long needed break.

So, M.A.X.I.M.I.Z.E. IT!

“Only do what only you can do.” — Paul Sloane

Of course, only you can a break for yourself. Haha. Here are 5 ways to C.A.R.V.E out a great Break just for you.

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. - Albert einstein.

Ok, ok, ok, if this doesn’t apply to you, then you can skip this podcast, or even listen on and help someone else who struggles with it.

Why do people get stuck ? Here are four reasons why people are unable to take a break. Can you identify with one or all?

Indeed, it is. That's what I figured out while preparing for this.

5 reasons why it is more important than you probably think it is, and why you just might need to schedule your next break sooner than you think!

"Almost everything will work if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." - Anne Lamott

Betrayals shall come and go. 

And you can be the nicest, kindest and holiest individual in the world but your character will not  spare you from acts of betrayal. In fact, you might even be a target for those who specialize in it!

How to turn betrayals into opportunities for good, and transformation? Here are 4 ways to F.L.I.P. it, and leverage it for good.

"Never let a good crisis go to waste." - Winston Churchill