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.
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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...
The Power of Hand Written Notes
Modern communication is cheap and easy. That is the way it is designed to be. And, it certainly has its place. But there is still a place for a hand written note. I spent half of my career as the executive director of a non...
A Right Perspective on Desire
A buddy of my recently tweeted out an excellent question: “Why do I always want what I do not have? #frustrating” Maybe I found his question interesting because it resonates so powerfully with me. I have uttered the same statement in a variety of forms...
3 Reasons I Jailbroke My iPhone
I have yet to upgrade to the new IOS 7 and as an early adopter it is killing me. But, doing so would mean I would have to give up my jailbreak on my iPhone 4S. I get a lot of questions about jailbreaking iPhones....
3 Tips for Eating Frogs
There are some sounds you can’t un-hear. One of those is a bull frog being squashed. Maybe that is why when I came across the Parable of the Frog it stuck out to me and has become one of the most helpful tools I have...