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JumpStart – Your Real Job

Video Audio Synopsis I got my first job almost 50 years ago and it took me decades to realize that all jobs have one thing in common. And I don’t just mean paying jobs, I also mean parenting, volunteering, social work, all of these have one thing in common. Your real job is to be […]

JumpStart – Specificity

Video Audio Synopsis “The universe deals in specificity.” –  Joe Vitale People like to slam the movie and book The Secret“ but I find it’s only the people who have not put its teachings into practice. My good friend Joe Vitale reminds us that the universe deals in specificity. In other words, it’s not enough […]

JumpStart – Goals

Video Audio Synopsis One of the tragic losses of the COVID-19 outbreak has been the loss of people’s goals and ambition. Myself included. It is so tempting to focus on the challenge at hand rather than the reward to come and yet it takes a positive focus to hasten the reward. Today I want to […]

JumpStart – Helpers

Video Audio Synopsis Mr. Rogers, my emotional idol, would often say during a time of crisis, “Look for the helpers” — the people who are trying to build up rather than tear down. I find it interesting that so many people will nod their heads in agreement with that statement and then one: not help, […]

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JumpStart – Writing

Video Audio Synopsis As I writer, I try to keep in mind two quotes from Ernest Hemmingway: “The first draft of anything is s**t” and, “All writing is rewriting.” Writing and living have a lot in common. The first time we try anything we usually bomb but as we attempt to improve we will tweak […]

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JumpStart – Your Sweet Time

Video Audio Synopsis Do you remember the story when Pooh and Piglet went to visit Rabbit only to find his home empty and a sign on the door reading, “Buzy Backsun”? The story goes on that Pooh and Piglet are convinced Rabbit has been abducted by an animal called a Buzy Backsun when, in reality […]

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JumpStart – Credibility and Proximity

Video Audio Synopsis Several studies have found that the closer we are to someone the more we trust, admire, and give that person credibility in our minds.For example, research shows that most people feel politicians are corrupt. However, those same people often don’t believe their own politicians are corrupt. Human beings have a bias against […]

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JumpStart – It’s All in Your Head

Video Audio Synopsis Have you ever had an argument in your mind with someone about something? We all do this from time to time but for many people it’s a harmful mental habit. Mental discord can make you feel anxious, stressed, and even paranoid plus it plays out negatively in your life. When we clean […]

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JumpStart – Your System Update

Video Audio Synopsis Many have described the pandemic as a time to reboot our computers. But, if we simply reboot the computer with the same software and the same pages loaded, what we see does not change nor do our capabilities. I recently read an article about Robert Pattison (the new Batman) being quarantined in […]

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JumpStart – Making it

Video Audio Synopsis We are far too judgmental of our own behavior. Whenever we do something we should not see it as an example of bad habits in control. However, when we do something new that is good for us we accuse ourselves of “faking it until we make it.“ Get this: the moment you […]

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