If you ask most people how to change the world they will say some variation of "start by changing yourself," or something like that, but they never speak to what you do afterwards. To me, there are two parts of changing the world, self-mastery, and service. We can't avoid influencing other people, no matter how much we would prefer to just work on ourselves first. Whether you like it or not you do influence other people just by living your life. So how do make sure our influe

Here's a question you may not consider very often: How can you learn the most from your life experiences? Life is full of principles and lessons that everyone seems to learn at their own pace. Some learn sooner, others take much longer to learn the same thing. But what if you could always learn the lessons life has for you without having to go through similar challenges again and again before you get the message? Whether it's the things that happen to you, or mistakes that yo

I went to the grocery store yesterday and bought vegetables, meat, spices, oil, and rice, and we'll have ourselves a nice Sunday dinner tomorrow night. I’d like to propose that there is a lesson here. Everything you want, requires what it needs. Every recipe you wish to make requires the proper ingredients. Additionally it requires time, labor and tools, and some basic knowledge and skills. Similarly, everything you wish to create or accomplish also has required ‘ingredients

In Lehi’s dream he was lost in a dark and dreary waste, but then he saw an angel that came and directed him where to go, then vanished. It seems that the best people always leave us sooner than we’d hope. The great and precious souls, the salt of the earth, pure and wise individuals that we are just blessed to be with. We are with them for a time, we hold them dear and close, and then they are gone, like Angels visiting in the night. It seems God deems it fit to put a price o

Greatness is a topic that has inspired my mind since I was in high school, and studied great minds such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Theodore Roosevelt, Ghandi, Einstein, and many others. These people’s lives were a message to me that we can be two kinds of people at different times: great people, or mediocre people – and each day we get to choose what we will be. As I studied “Self-Reliance” and “As a Man Thinketh” and “Anthem” and other classics, I felt closer to greatness in my

Our Past: It all began with a phone call between two young friends. I had recently come home from serving as a missionary and we were both on fire with desire to fight against those ideologies that are destroying individuals and families. They both wanted to do something to participate in the great conversation about what really matters now, and for the future of our society. Through that conversation, Live Right Now was born as a project group to start a podcast and share pr

We must learn to think for ourselves, and have original ideas. Not so original as to have no relation to reality, but original enough to be worthy to be called your own. Where do ideas come from? Our experiences, of course. It appears that the more valuable ideas come from the deeper things in life, such as experience with the natural laws found in nature. Other ideas appear to be fueled by the more processed, downstream world of men's interpretations of reality. It isn't har

Living up to the standards that we set for ourselves can be the most rewarding experience. If we keep our word, follow our plans, keep our promises, and bring our ideas to life, we feel we are fulfilling our purpose. Knowing the gospel, the findings of modern science, and the experiences of our own lives, we have all we need, to know how to live. But what happens when we don't live up to what we know is right? If we know we should be honest, but we find ourselves cheating on

"The Homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only and that is to support the ultimate career." -CS Lewis We often wonder, "How can I live my best life? How can I fulfill my dreams and accomplish my goals?" But maybe the better question is, "What can I do to strengthen my family?" Unlike the individualistic focus on self, contributing to our families is not self-centered, it’s actually self-fulfilling. We actually become more than ourselves

If someone tells you that you stink, do they love you, or hate you? Regardless of how we felt towards them yesterday, when we hear an uncomfortable truth, we often question whether we are "loved." One indicator of a strong relationship is your capacity to accept truth without rejecting love. The way we communicate determines how much truth we can handle in our relationship before we question if the other person loves us. We want to be accepted the way we are, but we also want

The answers to life's most important questions can only come by experience, and not by a quick google search. It's kind of like an iceberg. If we hold onto our questions long enough, without settling for shallow answers, we will get the real answers to the most important questions and desires in our lives. Questions like: Is God real? Is there meaning in life? What does it mean to be a child of God? What is the good life? What does true fulfillment feel like? The more experie