Jeff McClung

My in-laws are big into baseball. Born and raised in Northern California, their team has always been the San Francisco Giants. A few weeks ago we were visiting my wife's parents when I came across a memento in their guest room. It's something I've undoubtedly walked by dozens of times, but this time it caught … Continue reading What to Remember When You Have a Setback

One of my all-time favorite books is A Million Miles in A Thousand Years by Donald Miller. It's about how to live a better story. One of the things he talks about is how the pursuit of stuff can hijack our story. Miller says it this way: Nobody cries at the end of a movie … Continue reading The Things That Will Make Your Life Meaningful Aren’t Things

You can't. No matter how long you work, how many books, blogs, podcasts, and seminars on time management you read and listen to, or what to-do app or technique you use you'll never get it all done. But getting "it" all done was never the point. Doing work that matters, work that helps people, moves … Continue reading How to Get Everything Done

One of the things that my four-year-old has really wanted was a xylophone. At first we hesitated to buy her one. She already had a lot of toys and we figured it was something she would just forget about after a while. But she was relentless in her pursuit of a xylophone. For months, whenever we … Continue reading What to Remember When Buying Presents

Even though I write a lot about minimalism and simplicity, I still struggle with making time for some of my priorities. The one I have difficulty making time for the most is exercise. I've struggled with my weight all my life. I'm drinking lots of water and eating better, but I still haven't been exercising. My … Continue reading One Easy Way to Get More Exercise

There's a scene in the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty that really caught my attention a few years ago. The movie follows Walter Mitty (played by Ben Stiller), a shy, quiet guy who daydreams a lot. He works at Life Magazine as a negative assets manager. The Life Magazine of the movie is in the process of … Continue reading Be In The Moment