Jared Akers

A new life comes into the world

At 12:34 P.M. Friday,  April 24th 2009, Juniper Pearl came into the world at 7lbs 7oz. My beautiful wife Emily’s son and his wife had a perfect baby girl. So yes, that would make me a 38 year old...

Be on time, or the message you are sending is clear

Do you know someone that is consistently late? Is it you? Are you usually late to appointments, lunches, meetings, or with deadlines? If you are, the message you are sending to the ones waiting on...

Be Like A Tree

Back in the early 90’s I was as a zookeeper. Each Spring we would transport the Spider Monkeys  from the indoor tropical building to a wonderful outdoor enclosure with trees and grass. Yay for the...

Maintaining a positive attitude and rechanneling anger through perspective and practice

Make Each Day A Day of Progress

Sometimes we fall backwards, or so we think. Everyone makes mistakes right? So why are we sometimes more forgiving of others than we are of ourselves?