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Passion, Striking Out, and Blunders Abound
This post was originally written on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 7:27 p.m. Fortunately, I time-stamped it! Why is that important? Wednesday, June 11th was the day I walked into my job with the firm decision that I was quitting. Just writing out all my feelings and...
How “Free Hugs” Changed My Life & Over 75,843,597 Others
The "Free Hugs" campaign started seven years ago. It was a simple movement spearheaded by Juan Mann. One person helps another person in the most basic way. A hug. It's about making a difference in someone else's life. Be a hero for that person in that moment. Cause I...
15 Steps For Motivation When You Need It
If you are in need of motivation right now… If you are feeling lost, empty, or bored by your work… If you aren't getting anything significant done, even though you'd like to… We're going to change that — right now. You can start by going through these steps...
What is Self-Leadership?
Let's begin with a quick assessment of "leadership", by yours truly. What is "Leadership"? By no means is there a single definition for "leadership". After digging through dozens of definitions, here are two that I like most: “Leadership is a function of knowing...
5 More Steps to a Better Day
My goal is to provide simple, effective, actionable tips to making your life better each and every day. I recently began writing this post providing 10 steps, but I realized I was giving too much at one time. And so, I decided to split that post into two separate...
5 Simple Steps to a Better Day
There are limitless options for you to have a better day. Thousands of articles across the internet give advice and suggestions to improve your life. I think it's great how much information we have available at our fingertips. Yet, a lot of this (still valid) advice...
Finding My Ideal Week, And How You Can Too
In December of 2013, I decided to sketch out what my "ideal week" would be. I formed it to be attainable, yet challenging. Activities would be things I wanted to engage in now, and could begin working towards now. The rough timeframe I set was 6-12 months. What I did...
A Simple, Profound Lesson from a Beaver
Yesterday was a beautiful day. As little as it takes for it to be beautiful after months of freezing mornings, it was exceptional. Warm sun, calm wind, and clean air flowing through. This perfect combination allows me to unlock interchangeability between peaceful...
Cure Your Ethical Dilemmas With This Question
What is it that gets to everyone's core when trying to decide what is ethical? Ethics is an ambiguous term often seated between emotion and business decisions. If you want the honest, raw answer you have to do one thing. Look deep inside where you will find the answer...
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