• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary navigation
  • Skip to footer

Chris Jeub

Writer, Teacher, Entrepreneur

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Books
  • About
  • Contact
  • Jeub Family
  • Speech & Debate
  • Business
  • Teaching
  • Co-authored
  • Edited
  • All Books

Three Decisions to Happiness

May 16, 2013

I have a lot going on in the next couple weeks. A cross-country road trip, one of my camps, the National Invitational Tournament of Champions, a Virginia convention, etc. It’s enough to give a grown man an anxiety attack!

Debate Coach

But there is a deep concept embedded in all the demands around me. I wish others would capture it in their lives. At the root of all the chaos, responsibility, deadlines, people, conflicts, frustrations, ups and downs, I must admit…

I love every minute of it.

Several years ago, I made three foundational decisions that set my life in a positive motion. I wish others would do the same. These decisions made all the difference in the world:

  1. I decided to do that which I loved. I started out as a teacher of English. I liked it, but I soon discovered a love for debate. So I started creating products and resources and running camps for other enthusiasts. Here I am today, owner of a publishing company for academic speech and debate, traveling to Arkansas for the national tournament with a SUV full of kids.
  2. I decided to NOT do that which OTHERS through I loved. There was a resistance that told me to hold a steady job as an English teacher. I went into journalism for a stint, and there was the temptation to stick with it. Security; what I should do. I threw that off about a decade ago and pursued my dreams.
  3. I decided to create a world that I love. There weren’t sourcebooks when I started, so I created them. There weren’t any debate camps either, so I started them. Creativity is an image-of-God trait (tweet this), and I decided to flex this trait as much as I could. I’m in a very nice world today, one that I love and can’t wait to share.

Are you doing that which you love? Or are you stuck in a grind that isn’t where you should be?

Do what you can to make wise decisions now; they will bear fruit later. The day may come where you look around and see that you’re having the time of your life.

Facebook0Tweet0Pin0

Filed Under: Thoughts

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. RickStevens says

    May 17, 2013 at 6:25 am

    A wise guy (or maybe a wise man) once said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. That road to doing what you love that doesn’t fall inside of the “easy” zone takes courage, faith, and a support system. I wouldn’t trade what I’m doing now for the WORLD. While the earnings are sporadic, that is only part of the overall payoff. Being no longer chained to someone else’s definition of a work day, to someone else’s definition of “successful”, to someone else’s definition of “meets or exceeds expectations”, to someone else’s definition of what I “should” be doing at any particular time, really makes a difference. I am free to work as long and as hard as I need to on anything that matters to building my business. I have a picture hanging in my office that was given to me when I was praying through the decision to leave “comfortable and steady” for the world of the unknown. It says “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”

    Reply
    • Chris Jeub says

      May 17, 2013 at 7:03 am

      Well said, Rick. I’m meditating on this quite a bit lately…will post more later.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Footer

Podcast Episodes

  • Podcast 007: Facing Hate (Chapter 1: The Jeub Family) October 5, 2020
  • Podcast 006: Easy Entry (Part 5: Tournaments) April 20, 2020
  • Podcast 005: Easy Entry (Part 4: Debate) April 13, 2020
  • Podcast 004: Easy Entry (Part 3: Speech) April 6, 2020
  • Podcast 003: Easy Entry (Part 2: Schools and Leagues) March 30, 2020

New Blog Posts

  • Review Copy of “Facing Hate” (Limited Free Offer)
  • Afterword v. 2 of FACING HATE (Unedited)
  • Help Me Choose a Cover to “Facing Hate”
  • Why I’m Deleting My Facebook (and perhaps all social media)
  • Am I Crazy, or Am I Being Shamed?
  • Review My Book “Facing Hate”
  • Hunter Shaming (and What to Do About It)
  • The Social Smearing of Trump and His Supporters
  • Chapter 12: Love in the House
  • Chapter 11: Rules of Engagement

Archives

Follow Me

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Email

Other Websites

  • Monument Members
  • Monument Publishing

Copyright © 2021 by Chris Jeub · Author Pro on Genesis Framework · Log in