The Everyday Advantage
Sustainable growth for a centered life
The Everyday Advantage is a space for thoughtful exploration and intentional growth. With book reviews, meaningful meditations, and curated resources, we offer practical tools to help you find balance and live with purpose.
Our goal isn’t about doing more its about learning to live better.
Dads, Tuck Your Kids in at Night
Dads, tuck your kids into bed at night. This is one of the most generous gifts Jennifer has given to me. I work a lot. I always have. The major drawback is that by the time I get home from work and we sit down...
The Power of the Brain Dump
The dullest pencil is better than the sharpest mind. It’s just a fact of life. Unless you are 40 and still crashing on your parent’s couch (hey, no judgement here), chances are you have more information to keep track of than is possible to hold...
Caring for the Orphans in Your Community
The word “orphan” generally conjures up comical images of Little Orphan Annie or the heartbreaking pictures we have seen from group homes around the world. But the reality is that even in a country as blessed as ours, there are still kids who are growing...
Finding my Waze
I recently moved back to my home town. I have lived in this town for more than 20 years and yet I use a GPS everyday. It’s not that things have changed that much. I’ve just actually found a GPS app that is actually fun...
Review: 10 Days to Faster Reading
I consider myself to be a pretty good reader but felt that I read slowly, which made me feel a little self conscience. I came across Abby Marks-Beale’s “10 Days to Faster Reading” in a footnote of another book and decided to give it a...
Rear-views, Windshields, and God’s Plan for Your Life
I have sat knee to knee with 100s of people who all want an answer to the same question. “How can I know what God’s will for my life is?” It is a question that touches us all. I have found myself wondering the same...
First Appearances Can Be Deceiving
We have all found ourselves in those moments when a decision has to be made. Even when the correct moral choice is fairly obvious, it doesn’t necessarily mean that will be the easy one to choose. In fact, it is usually just the opposite. That...
Book Review: The Personal MBA
The point of the book is that it is not necessary to get an expensive MBA to be successful in business. I was recommended this book as an introduction to basic business fundamentals. It is as advertised. The book divides into roughly two sections. In...