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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 #708: When Your Feet Wear Concrete

Blog #708: When Your Feet Wear Concrete

Feeling unmotivated? In Motivation & Inspiration Blog 708 by Shawn Anderson, Shawn shares five simple but powerful steps to break through stagnation. Each one is drawn from real experience — not theory — showing how small shifts in action, thought, and kindness...

Blog #707: Not What I Wanted

Blog #707: Not What I Wanted

Not What I Wanted.When life turns out not what you wanted, it’s easy to lose sight of gratitude and purpose. In this reflection, Shawn Anderson shares five real-life stories and lessons that remind us that even when things don’t go as planned, we still have the power...

Blog #706: Little Bug Big Crash

Blog #706: Little Bug Big Crash

Little Bug, Big CrashAs this “little bug, big crash” unfolded, it became clear that even tiny moments can have a big impact.Sometimes life teaches us the biggest lessons in the smallest ways. In this story, Shawn Anderson reflects on how a little bug led to a big...

Blog #705: A Last Conversation

Blog #705: A Last Conversation

Most of us have been rocked by the unexplainableand have asked with a broken and questioning spirit... "Why do bad things happen to good people?" Three weeks ago, I was asking. ______ This is a hard blog for me to write. I will do my best to tell it in a soft way for...

Blog #704: Do You Hear the Bell?

Blog #704: Do You Hear the Bell?

If I'm living a stretch of unproductive days and am having trouble taking action and getting things done... I get back on track with this accountability reminder. ______ I put this question continually in front of my brain. "How am I going to live this next hour?"...

Blog #703: The Regret I Think About

Blog #703: The Regret I Think About

I was asked..."What are your regrets?" My answer wasn't what she expected. ______ "My regrets?" I started. What good does carrying that baggage do me? Regrets only serve to grow my bitterness, anger, sadness, and disappointment. And how do any of THOSE feelings add to...

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