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From wisdom to warnings

From wisdom to warnings, there are likely a lot of things you see all the time which you ignore – because they’re things “you know”. But if you really knew these things & the potential they have to alter your life – for better or worse – you wouldn’t ignore them.

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Appreciating without understanding

You don’t have to understand an abstract painting to see its beauty. Nor do you have have to understand your life or someone else’s to do the same.

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Keep value in motion

Let this be the year that if you get value from something you got for free, you keep that value in motion by paying it forward.

Acknowledge Appreciate Share Review Promote Discuss Collaborate

Always give energy to the things you want to see more of.

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Prioritize your goals

There can be power in working towards goals without sharing them. But at the same time, if you don’t achieve a goal, it’s not very likely to be because you told someone you had it. You’re the one that needs to keep yourself honest, not other people.

Your goals should be important enough to you to achieve regardless of whether you tell people you have them or not.

Bad habits override new behaviors the moment one starts catering to their short-term comfort instead of being mindful of their...

Change your life. Start today.

Always be mindful of the fact that the positive changes you initiate from this day forward will lead to results you will reap the benefits from for the rest of your life.

Originally Published on: May 6, 2019

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Who are you going to be this year?

I’ve seen a lot of posts on social networks this morning basically saying “Good riddance to the last year!” and how it was a “crappy” year.

A crappy year?

While the past 365 days may have been challenging in many ways [I originally wrote this in 2012 and this statement has remained true for every year since — coincidence?], I think it’s important to remember that it is our attitude that helps dictate how we feel about what’s going on in our lives. And if we’re alive, with a roof over our...

2020 marks the start

2020 marks the start of your comeback.

Embrace the challenge of change.

This is your year. Conquer it.

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Zero plus one – this is how it’s done

You start at zero and you add one.
And then you add another.
This is how it’s done.

Zero steps of a journey you want to take.
Zero miles you want to run.
Zero things you want to make.
Zero things you want to do for fun.

You start at zero and you add one.
And then you add another.
This is how it’s done.

Originally Published on: Oct 1, 2019

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There’s no one way

There’s no one way to reach people that is both effective and makes everyone happy. There’s no one way to teach a lesson. There’s no one way to try to make a positive difference in someone’s life.

What one person finds annoying, preachy, or heavy-handed, another is thankful for. What one person considers common sense, another is contemplating for the first time.

Just because some people don’t appreciate your efforts doesn’t diminish the fact that others do.

Just because your attempts at...

Remember this day

Remember this day as a fresh start. A new beginning. A clean slate. An optimistic look forward.Remember this day as a day of hope. A day of unlimited possibilities. A day of immeasurable potential. Remember this day as an occasion to learn. A day to improve. A day to get things right.

Remember this day as an opportunity to make a positive difference in someone’s life. A day to have a lasting positive impact on those you come in contact with. A day to lead by example.

Remember this day is a...