by Jim Chaput | Jan 13, 2020 | Jim's Blog
We’re at the airport getting ready to head home. We have a different airline to get home and they charge extra for carry on items. Seriously? If we don’t pay, you leave all the overheads empty? You’re going to charge me to put a bag under the seat in front of me? At...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 12, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Trish and I are enjoying a weekend in Las Vegas with some friends. We stumbled on an artist making pictures with spray paint. From start to finish, he produced a beautiful picture in less than 10 minutes. He did it again and again and made it look easy. I wonder how...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 11, 2020 | Jim's Blog
My January challenge is to creatively empathize with people that do things that I don’t like. I’ve noticed that it’s easier to empathize when you don’t have history with the person. When you have a history, it’s easy to fall into old patterns without even realizing...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 10, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Is an excuse different from a reason? I think so. Excuses seem like a mechanism for eschewing responsibility. When you give an excuse, you’re saying, “It’s not my fault, there’s nothing I could have done.” Reasons are an observation of what occurred. You...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 9, 2020 | Jim's Blog
If you’re curious about your gut biome, cardiovascular system, metabolic health or other areas, it’s easy to get good information. For it to have value you must act on that information. Maybe it shows you need to eat differently or exercise more. If you’re...
