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Blog #750: What Are You Leaving in Them?

At first... This blog was about a frog named Camino.Then it became a question. Ready to see where this leads? ______ First story... There’s a little frog that’s lived outside my front door in Sacramento for as long as I can remember. I call him “Camino.”Named after...

Blog #749: The Email Said She’s a Ghost

I read her email.I stopped breathing for a moment. "People don't say things like that." ______ The email read: "I’m a ghost. People don't see me. I don't even see myself anymore. I read your blog and maybe I'm not changing, but at least I see I don't want to be a...

Blog #748: It’s Time to Go

Moving forward. Not because it's easy.Because staying changes who you become. ______ The past has a powerful pull. A favorite memory.A former relationship.A great success.A missed opportunity.A different version of ourselves. It's easy to revisit what was. Especially...

Blog #747: Where Did You Stop Creating?

“Get creative!” That thought that never leaves me. The trail I walk.The travel I take.The conversations I have.The work I do. Stale living and I don’t get along. ______ Forty years ago… I introduced telemarketing to businesses. It wasn't common.I thought I was on to...

Blog #746: Why Does This Keep Happening?

Check my thoughts.Change my thoughts. ______ There are mornings when I wake up already ahead of myself. And there are mornings when I wake up already behind my thinking. Same life. Different direction before the day even starts. I’ve learned this the hard way… Nothing...

Blog #745: My Tighty-Whities Moment

Let’s talk about getting engaged. Not married.Engaged. To your life. ______ Most people aren’t disconnected from life. They’re just not engaged in it. A slightly perturbed email landed in my inbox: “It’s easy for you to have a life. You have money to do things.”...

Blog #744: What I See Every Thursday

I think my signature sign-off is sticking.Many emails coming back now close with: “Gratitude…" ______ I love the people who read this blog. Not because they see me. But because they are kind—even when the world isn’t.They are passionate—even when life drains them.They...

Blog #743: When Showing Up Starts Costing You

Some questions don’t need advice.They need clarity. Especially when your heartis pulled in two directions. Like this one. ______ “I keep showing up for someone who keeps taking from me. Am I right to keep hanging in there with this person?” ______ My answer: Dear...

Blog #742: What’s Heavier Than Luggage?

Some emails carry more than words.They carry crossroads. This one asked me: "Should I move to Spain for 60 days...and change everything?" ______ The email: "My partner wants to move to Spain. As a trial, he wants us to take LOA's from our jobs and move for 60 days as...

Blog #741: If Your Goals Keep Dying…Read This

When I consistently fail in going after a goal…My brain knows why. Not one reason. Three. ______ And every time... I pause long enough to stare in the mirror and be brutally honest with myself... The answers are there.Written in invisible ink. And once I stop making...
Blog #547: I Hate the Haunts

Blog #547: I Hate the Haunts

Dear Shawn, When do you know it's time to give up on a goal? When do you say F' it and quit? I'm getting tired of trying and thinking it's never going to happen. When do you quit? ______ That was the email An unknown address.No hint of the goal.No signed name. But I...

Blog #546: Join the Experiment?

Blog #546: Join the Experiment?

I'm not always eager TO do it...but I know there's huge value IN doing it. I sign up for my own experiments. I just signed up for a new one.For me...this one will BE a challenge. It started on Saturday, July 24th. ______ Before I share my experiment... Let me share...

Blog #545: She Said. I Said.

Blog #545: She Said. I Said.

Five years ago...the conversation took place. We were walking on the sand near Marina del Rey...and there was some disagreeing back and forth. "I can't!" she said."You can," I said. "I can't!" she said."I believe you can," I said. "I can't!" she said."Yes...you...

Blog #544: NOT George Clooney

Blog #544: NOT George Clooney

"You know WHO you look like?" The question's never really a question.It's a comment that's coming. The "question" hit me recently as I introduced myself to a new hiking group. "You know WHO you look like?" the woman asked. With her bold stare and simple question, I...

Blog #543: They Don’t Know ALL the Words

Blog #543: They Don’t Know ALL the Words

I live with two little dogs that aredreadfully fearful of things that go BOOM! For them...July 4th was the worst night...EVER! Near Los Angles... We just survived more fireworks and booms than I've ever seen or heard.And although a million people celebrated...millions...

Blog #542: Eatin’ the Cake

Blog #542: Eatin’ the Cake

Guesting on a recent podcast...I was asked by the host: "Do you think you've lived your destiny?" It was audio only...but I have zero doubt that my eyes grew 110% in size and my face crinkled up as if I'd I suddenly turned VERY old. The unspoken thoughts burning on my...

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