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November 22, 2021
Plant (Metaphorical) Seeds Every Day
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson wrote Treasure Island, my favorite fiction book. ...
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November 15, 2021
Success Is Blind
Uncertainty saturates reality. Just ask the 2007 New England Patriots football team, who went undefeated (18-0) throughout the regular season and playoffs only to lose to the New York Giants ...
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October 25, 2021
The Weird Way to Fight Overwhelm
Life is overwhelming by nature. We have unlimited paths, unlimited ways to improve ourselves, unlimited amounts of money, and unlimited problems. But interestingly, this means that overwhelm isn’t actually an ...
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October 4, 2021
Effort is Overrated
In the course of my life, I’ve become somewhat “anti-effort.” While I’m on the lazy side of the work ethic spectrum, that’s not even the reason for my stance. And ...
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September 27, 2021
How to Use Anger and Sadness for Good
Negative emotions don’t have to bring negative results. They often will, perhaps, but each time you can utilize a negative emotion for good, you get a double whammy of avoiding ...
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September 20, 2021
The Folly of Chasing Results
Everyone wants the best results. But aiming for them is folly. Here’s why. Results are the result of a process. To truly aim for a result is to aim for ...
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August 2, 2021
Life Is Not About Problems
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” – Soren Kierkegaard I have a problem. Several, actually. But PLOT TWIST… everyone does! Personal and global ...
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July 26, 2021
Be Curious
If you wanted, you could make life seem bland. All you’d have to do is stop being curious. Stop wondering how couches are made, why wind exists, how someone would ...
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July 12, 2021
Your Actions Define You
“What we do in life, echoes in eternity.” – Marcus Aurelius Many have heard of this quote. It’s epic. It’s in my favorite movie, Gladiator. But have you ever stopped ...
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July 5, 2021
3 Penny Wise & Pound Foolish Mistakes to Avoid
The phrase “penny wise pound foolish” was coined by Oxford scholar Robert Burton in 1621. To be penny wise and pound foolish means to focus so intently on saving small ...
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