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Blog #728: Do You See Both?

"Where am I?""Where do I want to be?" Two questions honored with honest answers. ______ Do you know yours? When I sincerely assess my life with heart, mind, and time…I see two photos of myself as I look into myself. Photo #1: I see what I love about my life. It’s good...

Blog #727: The Ones That Haunt

Maybe…We screwed up big in life a couple of times. And maybe…Those moments still haunt our core. (If you relate, I wrote this blog for YOU.) ______ Brutally bad decisions come in many forms. Some majors? She totaled her car.She missed her insurance payment.She has...

Blog #726: An Email from “Dude”

Ready or not...Our 2026 adventure has begun! What will you create this year? Change?Consistency?Opportunity?Inspiration?Happiness?Harmony?Health? ______ Choose one. Or two.Or three. Or choose all seven. As you begin to ponder and plan 2026...Let me nudge your brain...

Blog #725: My 2026 Secret?

It goes by too fast. I graduated from college in 1985.It's 2026. That's 41 short years. ______ It seems... A new calendar gets tacked up more quickly the older I get. I often feel the quick movement of time. And life. That's why many of my blogs are extra direct. I...

Blog #724: My Letter to Santa

In this blog on Thursdays... I often share emails I writein response to emails I receive. But this week... I'm sharing an email I'm initiating.It's to a guy named Santa. ______ Me writing to Santa? Can we ever be too old to wish for a bit of magic in our lives? I...

Blog #723: One Last One

Over the years that I've written this blog… My heart has been pincheda few times by readers’ emails. But the email below pinchedharder than any I’ve ever received. ______ My friend Shawn, You are my friend, though we’ve never met. We’ve bonded over the years through...

Blog #722: My Race Against the Clock

Two nights ago…I was urgently racing the clock. I hadn't finished my book. ______ I had checked out an e-book from the library. It's perhaps uncommon knowledge that e-books CAN be borrowed from the public library. It's my #1 way to access books. For this book... I had...

Blog #721: The Greatest Balancing Act of All

"What do you want?" It's a seemingly easy question...Yet the answer rarely is. ______ There are two directions to go with this answer. 1. The head's answer. It whispers of the immediate, the pressing, the needed, and the crushing. "I want to get the shopping done. And...

Blog #720: This One Is For YOU

It's Thursday.It's Thanksgiving. Two reasons I'm grateful today. For YOU. ______ #1: You show up here. I'm hugely aware that in 2025's crazy information-overload climate, you have a billion ways to spend your online reading time. But you show up here on Thursdays....

Blog #719: Yelling Screaming Shouting

How do I keep going through disappointment? (Read on.) ______ A reader’s question… I have paid lots of money to attend too many failed motivational seminars and read too many books that were supposed to change my life. Most got me nowhere but more debt. Success is not...
Blog #680: Chasing My Tail

Blog #680: Chasing My Tail

Why “Chasing My Tail” Keeps Us From Real Progress.Chasing My Tail is Shawn Anderson’s honest reflection on the feeling of endless busyness without progress, and how to find real forward motion again.The email was signed "Chasing My Tail." Read why. ______ Here's an...

Blog #679: Caught in His Storm

Blog #679: Caught in His Storm

When You’re Caught in His Storm—Step Back with Strength.Caught in His Storm is Shawn Anderson’s story about how someone else’s emotional chaos doesn’t need to become your own.In Caught in His Storm, Shawn highlights the choice we have to step away from another...

Blog #678: The Two Are Dating

Blog #678: The Two Are Dating

Why “The Two Are Dating” Is a Metaphor for Transformation.The Two Are Dating is a blog where Shawn Anderson connects the themes of action and belief—because when they partner, transformation happens.In The Two Are Dating, Shawn reminds us that belief without action...

Blog #677: Here Comes the Rain

Blog #677: Here Comes the Rain

What “Here Comes the Rain” Teaches About Resilience.Here Comes the Rain is Shawn Anderson’s message about not avoiding life’s storms—but embracing them to discover strength and meaning.When you accept that Here Comes the Rain, you stop resisting what life brings and...

Blog #676: It’s Number 1 of 10,000

Blog #676: It’s Number 1 of 10,000

Why “It’s Number 1 of 10,000” Matters More Than You Think. It’s Number 1 of 10,000 is how Shawn Anderson reminds us that every big journey starts with the smallest but most important step—the first one.When you approach each day with the mindset that It’s Number 1 of...

Blog #675: A Secret Shared by Twelve

Blog #675: A Secret Shared by Twelve

Why “A Secret Shared by Twelve” Matters More Than We Think.A Secret Shared by Twelve is Shawn Anderson’s message about the value of shared inspiration—and how purpose grows when we pass it on.In A Secret Shared by Twelve, Shawn explores how the energy of belief...

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