Use This Ridiculously Simple Time Management Cheat Sheet and Get Your To-Do List Done!

Time Management – It’s a Bear If time management was easy, we’d all be super productive and we wouldn’t need all those To Do Lists we love to make (but hate to actually do). Unfortunately the ability to use time wisely is a challenge for many people and most of the To Do lists we … Read more

3 Simple Ways to Do Something Good Today – Which Will YOU Choose?

Dr Seuss Care Quote

Life Lesson #8: Don’t just WISH to be helpful, DO something good today. Do Something Good Today – Our Teachers If you’ve read my blog for awhile you’ll know I don’t take credit for much of the wisdom I write about — instead, I view myself as more of a curator of helpful tips about … Read more

Are You Willing to Make a Fool of Yourself…And Become a Master?

“The time came when the risk it took to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin I think it’s fair to say that most people who want to achieve a goal understand that it takes hard work and effort, but in order to break free … Read more

The “SMART” Morning Routine – Built for Working Men and Women (2019)

Your New Morning Routine? It’s Fast, it’s flexible and it will supercharge your life – it’s The SMART Morning Routine! Share this Pin-Friendly Image Mike, That Helpful Dad Did You Know? If you enjoy this article, you can get all my tips by email. Read them at your leisure and apply them to improve your … Read more

Get Wisdom! Get Wealth! (The Solomon Series)

Solomon’s 10th Commandment Thou shalt use thy wisdom to acquire thy wealth, and thy wealth to acquire more wisdom. (Editor’s note: This article is part of a series of life lessons that feature the wisdom of King Solomon — visit this page to see more) The King is back and today’s lesson is one of … Read more

Wait, You Mean the Sky is NOT Falling?

Hitchhiking with Chicken Little Lesson #102: When faced with a problem, rather than act rashly and increase your odds of doing something stupid, instead THINK and ACT from a position of wisdom. Today’s Life Lesson was inspired by Douglas Adams (author of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) who sums up our lesson with two … Read more

2018 Resources – The Essential Guide to Awesomeness

2018 Resources – A Summary: Hi, I’m Mike, better known as That Helpful Dad. One of my Legacy Life goals is to help people live a better life — I do this by sharing practical tips, life lessons, honest product reviews, and action-oriented wisdom that you can use today to live your best life NOW. … Read more

Chapter 15 of “A Life Worth Living” – Tragedy

IClick here to read the earlier chapters and learn more about this serial novel Chapter 15 – Tragedy (2004) “Tragedy – when the feelin’s gone and you can’t go on, it’s tragedy.” The Bee Gee’s sang those lyrics back in 1979 but I never really understood them until 2004. I was at one of the high … Read more

Chapter 14 of “A Life Worth Living” – For Every Action, a Reaction

IClick here to read the earlier chapters and learn more about this serial novel Chapter 14 – For Every Action, a Reaction (2004) For every action there is a reaction and 2004 continued to prove the validity of that wisdom to us. Although friends came and went in Sassy’s life, our little yorkie continued to flourish … Read more

Chapter 13 of A Life Worth Living – A Time for Everything

Chapter 13 of “A Life Worth Living – The Story of Sassy” Click here to read the earlier chapters and learn more about this serial novel Chapter 13 – A Time for Everything (2004) And so everything worked out for the best and we all lived happily ever after. Well – not exactly. As you know … Read more

Chapter 10 of A Life Worth Living – Always Have a Plan

Chapter 10 of “A Life Worth Living – The Story of Sassy” Click here to read the earlier chapters and learn more about this serial novel Chapter 10 – Always Have a Plan (Mid-2003) Anne, Sassy, and I had been playing house for over a year and a half and things were so great that the … Read more

Chapter 9 of A Life Worth Living – The Wisdom of Your Family

Chapter 9 of “A Life Worth Living – The Story of Sassy” Click here to read the earlier chapters and learn more about this serial novel Chapter 9 – The Wisdom of Your Family (Early 2003) ChiChi would just as soon bite you as look at you — which was a lesson Anne learned the … Read more