It’s time to rebuild — I grew up in a sleepy little southeastern county in the mid-70s when the eye could see farmland stretched across the horizon for miles. Corn and soybean fields have given way to cookie-cutter neighborhoods and congested country roads. Boy, do times change. My mom would bring me to town on…

Don’t let circumstances master you. — “These greens are kind of rough,” I observed. “They’re not really greens,” my son replied. We had begun our first round of golf in five years on an unusually cool early September morning in the Southeast, and the entire course looked like the yard your neighbors complain about. …

Have you ever heard of Spergon Wynn? — I didn’t think so. He was the 183rd pick in the 2000 NFL draft and the sixth quarterback chosen. You may have heard of the next QB selected as the 199th pick out of 254. His name is Tom Brady. The man who NFL General Managers overlooked 198 times went…

You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself. Leonardo da Vinci — I hate it. I really do. At 56 years old, I’ve never conjured up a love for exercising or looking for the best workout plan. Not just for the sake of it. Racquetball, volleyball, tennis, paddleboarding, backyard basketball, and football, sign me up. But pushups, crunches, weight training, jumping jacks…

When you can’t help yourself — Have you lived through an experience that was bleak, hopeless, and desperate and could do absolutely nothing to help yourself? All would’ve been lost, but God intervened? I’ve lived through a few. When the Great Recession of 2008 crushed my real estate research business and eviscerated our life savings, I…

Stop being the all-or-nothing goofball — Three percent is a small number. You wouldn’t be happy with a long-term 3% stock market return. Lose only 3% body fat in a year of starvation dieting, and you’ll chew your arm off in anger. A Windows update poking along at 3% complete has you calling your internet provider…

No hyperbole here — My toddler-age daughter flew through the air, laughing as she soared and splash-landed in the heated outdoor pool on the Carolina coast. The cool early November temperature didn’t faze her and only mildly affected me as I propelled her with all my might. Those were the days. Our two daughters…

Here’s how easy it is — On May 2, I posted Final Update to My 50-Year Old Push-Up Challenge, but as it turns out, that wasn’t my final update, and this one may not be either. I’m obsessed with the benefits of doing push-ups consistently, and on June 2, I surpassed 10,000 push-ups this year.

Let’s age well — As you slide into midlife, you should fight aging like it’s breaking into your home and stealing your Nutter Butters. But don’t fight with expensive cosmetic surgeries, fad diets, prescription drugs, and definitely not with a midlife crisis. …