Author: Riley

October 3, 2017 Riley

Failure is a loser’s attribute, right? Not even close. Failure is the most important attribute of success. Think of Thomas Edison, he is recorded to have gone through 9,999 iterations of the light bulb before he got it right. Think of Abraham Lincoln, he ran for multiple offices and lost every single one until he…

August 21, 2017 Riley

Give yourself a break for once and just relax.  Oh, you don’t have time?  It’s probably because you, like most people, have over-complicated your life.  Did you know you can undo that and make things simple, like they used to be when you were a kid.  This sounds impossible or fluff to make you ‘feel’…

April 2, 2017 Riley

How many times have you wanted to start something but just didn’t get around to it?  How many times have you began a project but didn’t quite finish it?  I know that has been the case in my life on more than one occasion.  But why does that happen when we seem to really want…

October 17, 2016 Riley

My friend asked me to write about self-esteem.  As you can guess that’s what I will break down and build up just like the walls we build that inhibit our self-esteem, self-respect, self-belief, and self-awareness.  I write this, like most of you out there, as someone who has had low self-esteem.  Whether you like to…

August 21, 2016 Riley

It is impossible to explain life or what it means to live. Since the beginning of humanity these questions have been studied, created philosophies, wondered, asked, and synthesized. There has never been one answer, the answers are endless. I offer my understanding and conviction of what life is. This may be what you need to…

June 29, 2016 Riley

Setting a goal is one thing but achieving it is another.  Saying “I’m going to do this by this day” is easy, but what happens on that day?  Did you succeed?  A lot of the times no, and that’s very frustrating- I know the feeling.  I have always asked myself, “what’s the secret to accomplishing…

June 13, 2016 Riley

Are you one to let circumstance control you? Do you sit back and let someone or something else live your life? If you are not sure how to respond to these questions the answer is probably yes. Life will always “be going,” you get to decide and direct how it affects you and where it…

May 10, 2016 Riley

Life is replete with challenges, problems, difficulties, issues. Life also has blessings, miracles, good-times, and enjoyment. We can go from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in the blink of an eye. We can go from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs as well. There are things that happen to…

March 19, 2016 Riley

Is there a secret to stay motivated?  Is there a secret to stay positive?  Is there a secret to be happy?  Each of these questions has the same answer… Yes.  It’s not what you’d expect to hear nor necessarily want to hear but it’s the truth.  Not everyone has the “gift” of happiness, the “gift”…

February 22, 2016 Riley

Life should be easier, shouldn’t it?  The answer is up to you.  I’ll tell you what I think, I think life is as easy as I decide it to be.  My life is my life.  I’m still young but I will say I’ve lived a long time.  I have learned a lot thus far.  I have…