BWell Blog

[maximize] PERSONAL CAPACITY:  Meet yourself wherever you are.  Each of us has a threshold for managing difficult times based on our emotional and physical capacity.  Our ability to navigate challenge is often shaped by past experience, prior learning and adaptation of tools and practices, and greatly influenced by the responsibilities of our personal circumstance.  There is...

Traditionally, Spring Break vacation involves miles and miles of the open road in our RV, s'mores around a campfire, followed by the grand finale, a white water rafting adventure on the local river.  This year, we opt for turkey and gravy instead. 

Although it is the middle of March, we sit down to share a Thanksgiving dinner together.  That’s right, turkey, gravy, sweet...

Community is defined as a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common; a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.  Common attitudes, interests, and goals!   I love this.  What a reminder of our influence and decision in who we choose to surround ourselves.  The idea that we...

I couldn’t help but wonder, fast forward two decades would she have even noticed the frog? Or, would she walk right by, consumed by her thoughts, distracted by a tiny screen in the palm of her hand?  When does being curious become something we have to work for?  What happens to the wonder, the what, why, and how.  Can we get it back?  

I was sitting on the second...

Do you listen to podcasts?  If you are busy and on the go, it’s a great way to listen to inspiring stories and learn from some incredible humans.  Podcasts are convenient because you are able to start and stop whenever you need to and can be heard on a variety of platforms through multiple devices.  My preferred method of listening is through iTunes in my car during my...

How are you ending your days?  When do you know it’s time to call it quits?  What’s your wind-down routine?

We tend to put a lot of energy and focus on our morning practice and habits.  How we decide to start our day is important but what about how we are closing out the day? The decisions we make in how we end our day can either set us up for feelings of fulfillment...

Why do we do what we do?  We do what we do based on our conditioning (our everyday default), our choices, and consequences from the choices we make. Our everyday habits dictate our choices so without a strong default, we won’t get far in the way of making a new habit stick.  When I look at the habits in my life I’ve been able to stick with over time, I notice three...

What if we're just scraping the surface of what is possible?  What if there was more to do, more to give? I think it’s easier to identify and acknowledge where we feel confident in life. We find confidence in proficiency with a particular skill or vocation we’ve spent years practicing and mastering.  We may find confidence in a long-term relationship, a familiar connection...

We just wrapped up our big annual meeting of the year for our real estate company. Our guest speaker was Olympic Athlete, Nick Symmonds. Nick shared his inspiring story of how he managed early rejection, endured hours of relentless training, and overcame the competition to go on and compete in the 2012 Olympic 800M run.

The most inspiring takeaway from Nick’s story for me was all the...

Have you ever met someone so incredibly stuck in their life they make everything and everyone miserable in their path? 20, sometimes 30 years go by and even though they know they aren’t happy, they stay right where they are because they don't believe there is any other choice.  Misery becomes easier than the change that would be required of them.  They live in the past, they are...