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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 #740: The Taste of Whine

When I hike...I carry a phone. It's not to call.It's not to text.It's to record my thinking. Here are thoughts from recent Walk Talks. ______ #1. Goals that fizzle out. I've learned... The goals that I’ve been the least passionate about were really not MY goals, but...

Blog #739: The Secret to Failing Less

Often…We give it everything we've got. But despite doing our best...Failure and rejection can still punch us hard. ______ I know failure well. As a lifelong entrepreneur and somebody who throws himself out there publicly... the number of rejections I've received in my...

Blog #738: Do You Have One Today?

Hopes rise.Moods change.Optimism soars. When we have something to look forward to. ______ What's your something? Do you have one today?Did you plan one for this week? What are you looking forward to this month?Is something on this year's calendar that excites you?...
Blog #669: The World’s Most Difference Making Word

Blog #669: The World’s Most Difference Making Word

What Is the World’s Most Difference-Making Word?The World's Most Difference-Making Word is a powerful phrase Shawn Anderson uses to highlight how language can trigger change and inspire new direction.Shawn’s post shows us that The World's Most Difference-Making Word...

Blog #668: My Perfect Flop

Blog #668: My Perfect Flop

What “My Perfect Flop” Means to You.My Perfect Flop isn’t just a story—it’s a perspective shift. In this motivational blog, Shawn Anderson reframes failure into strength and growth. Life teaches us through experience. However, not every experience feels like a...

Blog #667: I Do. I Don’t. I Don’t. I Do.

Blog #667: I Do. I Don’t. I Don’t. I Do.

Why “I Do I Don't I Don't I Do” Matters in Everyday Choices. I Do I Don't I Don't I Do is Shawn Anderson’s candid look at the contradictions in our commitments and how we can learn to choose with more clarity.In finding my most inspired and inspiring life...It's the...

Blog #666: Holding On to a Heavy Anchor

Blog #666: Holding On to a Heavy Anchor

What “Holding On to a Heavy Anchor” Says About Letting Go.Holding On to a Heavy Anchor is Shawn Anderson’s message on how clinging to the past can weigh us down more than help us grow.The idea behind Holding On to a Heavy Anchor is simple: if something no longer...

Blog #665: Two Words To Change Today

Blog #665: Two Words To Change Today

Two Words To Change Today. In Two Words To Change Today, Shawn Anderson reminds us that the smallest commitments can create the biggest transformations. Centered on the phrase “I will,” this post inspires us to take daily action toward becoming our best selves — no...

Blog #664: The Day My Bike Grew Wings

Blog #664: The Day My Bike Grew Wings

The Day My Bike Grew Wings: When Purpose Rises with the Climb.In The Day My Bike Grew Wings, Shawn Anderson recounts a defining moment during his 4,000-mile journey for Extra Mile America. Exhausted and unsure after climbing Monarch Pass, Shawn paused—questioning the...

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