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Have you ever eavesdropped on the conversations that go on in your head? They can be pretty brutal. According to a widely referenced article published by the National Science Foundation, the average person has somewhere between 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day, and 80% of them are negative. Read that again. 80% of our thoughts […]
Have you ever had a dream or an idea that lit you up inside? Something that caused excitement to bubble up inside you like a spring of clear, fresh water? Something that brought a smile to your face and gave you the warm fuzzies? Something that made you feel like you had finally discovered what
These are my 5 favorite books that I added to my library in 2018, not necessarily published in 2018. These are all classics that will move you along the road to personal and professional excellence – well worth reading!
Library of Excellence: My 2018 Top 5 Books on Achievement and Personal Development Read More »
I used to have very mixed emotions about the New Year. On the one hand, January 1st represented a chance to start over, reevaluate my life, and set new goals or resolutions to make the next year better. Thinking about how much progress I could make with 365 days in front of me fired
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Small steps. They just sound so slow and inefficient. I mean, when we decide we want something in our life to change, we want that change NOW! Big steps, giant leaps forward, right? Who has time to wait? We even make fun of the small steps approach. Remember the movie “What About Bob?” with Bill
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Let’s be honest. Failing doesn’t feel good. In fact, it feels like crap. It can hit like a sharp stabbing pain, or a dull whole-body ache. It can give you a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach. If it’s bad enough to drive you to tears, it gives you a stuffed up nose
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I remember the first time I heard about visualization. I was in college, and I had stumbled upon the book “Creative Visualization” by Shakti Gawain. I read and reread that book cover to cover. It seemed to provide an easy solution to all of the problems in my life. Simply visualize myself living the life
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I’m a world-class procrastinator. No kidding. If they ever make procrastination an Olympic event, I could be on the podium. Maybe not gold, but at least silver or bronze. I’m that good. Unfortunately, there’s not much of a demand for world-class procrastinators, so I’ve been trying to kick the habit. When I started to analyze
Clearing Mental Clutter: Overcoming Self Doubt Read More »
One of the biggest ways I waste time is by dithering over little decisions, like where to eat lunch, or what color shirt to buy, or whether to go to the gym or run outside. I’m not kidding – I can waste a crazy amount of time. It can reach ridiculous extremes, like spending so
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In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about 5 life lessons I learned through facing my fear of heights by tackling a high-ropes obstacle/zipline course. In this post, I’ll cover the other 5 lessons this experience taught me. Life Lesson #6: Learn from the People Who Go Before You One of the things
10 Lessons on Life from 40 Feet above My Comfort Zone (Part 2) Read More »
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