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Chances are, you’ve heard the phrase “practice makes perfect.” From sports to music, this mantra is continually being used as a means of motivation. Recently, I started poking around at the phrase questioning its power of inspiration. What if practice doesn’t make perfect?  Think about, what is perfect? NO SLIP UPS. How is this even possible?  […]

Today’s society prides individuals for their independence.  “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is a mantra for many.  Like Frank Sinatra they belt out, “I did it my way.”  But is independence a quality to seek out and celebrate? One of the first things God said to Adam is that it’s not good for man […]

The neocortex essentially covers your brain. Like many other parts of your highly interconnected brain, it holds a variety of jobs. For instance, the neocortex assists with the priming process. Priming refers to your brain’s sensitivity to your environment as a result of having experienced prior events. In other words, your brain is subconsciously primed by […]

If you’re like most individuals, you grapple with how to shoo away daily distractions in order to get your stuff done. In fact, according to Psychology Today, “20 percent of people chronically avoid difficult tasks and deliberately look for distractions.” This means one-fifth of people struggle to get their stuff done. What about you? What’s […]

Every year Americans spend billions of dollars buying organic produce and foods.  The promise of the manufactures is a product free from pesticides, hormones, and toxins.  We pay a premium to eat “clean” foods. By definition, organic means naturally occurring, derived from living matter. Organic food is treated differently than non-organic food. Not only is […]