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AUDIO #697: Two Voices. Two Choices.

by Ana | June 19, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Share with friends, co-workers and everybody else in the world:Looking for a little inspiration? Sign-up for Thursday's blog. Extra Mile Thursday! It's totally FREE.[fts_twitter twitter_name=ToShawnAnderson tweets_count=2 cover_photo=yes stats_bar=no...

Blog #696: The Old Dog and the 5th Grader

by Ana | June 12, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Notice what you're living...before what you're living isn’t there to notice. I have two sweet vignettes for you. ______ Story #1: This moment happens frequently… but today I really felt it. My little girl Chihuahua is named "EMi." Often as she lies on the bed or...

Blog #695: I’m Gutted

by Ana | June 5, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Life won't wait for us to get serious,to find the time, or to make up our minds. If we think it will adjust its schedule for us...we're setting ourselves up to feel regret. Later. ______ Here's a reader's painful story. Shawn - I screwed up my life. I was dating a...

Blog #694: Last Night’s Secret

by Ana | May 29, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

What “Last Night’s Secret” Tells Us About Listening.Last Night’s Secret is Shawn Anderson’s story about the quiet insights and truths that come when the world slows and we’re left alone with purpose.In Last Night’s Secret, Shawn reminds us that breakthroughs don’t...

Blog #693: Is It Coincidence?

by Ana | May 22, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Is It Coincidence? Or Something More?Is It Coincidence? is Shawn Anderson’s reflection on the magic of intention, timing, and unseen forces that work when we stay aligned with purpose.In Is It Coincidence?, Shawn shares how the moments we call chance are often aligned...

Blog #692: It Might Come in 24 Hours

by Ana | May 15, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Why “It Might Come in 24 Hours” Is a Message of Hope It Might Come in 24 Hours is a blog that speaks directly to those who feel like giving up. Shawn Anderson offers a powerful reminder: change doesn’t always come gradually—sometimes, it arrives in a single day. Hang...

Blog #691: Sweet, Sweet Time

by Ana | May 8, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Why “Sweet Sweet Time” Is the Ingredient for Greatness.Sweet Sweet Time is Shawn Anderson’s reflection on the magic of patience, persistence, and how time reveals what’s worth the wait.In Sweet Sweet Time, Shawn shares how life’s biggest rewards don’t arrive on...

Blog #690: The Disagreeing Right Reader

by Ana | May 1, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

The Disagreeing Right Reader is Shawn Anderson’s reminder that disagreement isn’t rejection—it may signal honest alignment.What “The Disagreeing Right Reader” Reveals About Personal GrowthSometimes, our most helpful conversations are also the most challenging. The...

Blog #689: If I Didn’t Stop for a Second

by Ana | April 24, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Why “If I Didn’t Stop for a Second” ResonatesIf I Didn’t Stop for a Second is a reflective reminder from Shawn Anderson about the life-changing power of pausing. This motivational blog highlights how slowing down, even briefly, can give us the clarity and strength we...

Blog #688: Three Questions I Wonder Daily

by Ana | April 17, 2025 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

Three Questions I Wonder Daily is a reflective blog from Shawn Anderson that challenges us to check in with ourselves and live with greater intention.Why “Three Questions I Wonder Daily” Can Shift Your Direction.These three questions are not about right or wrong...

Blog #614: The Life of a Professional Yo-Yoer

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Ever feel as if your lifeis tied to a string... And you're the Yo-Yo? Up.Down. RisingFalling. ______ Been there? It happens. Especially... When we allow what happens outside us... to "up-and-down" the happiness level inside us. Feel happy. Feel sad. Think positive....

Blog #613: The Girl with the Smile

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Numbed. Sometimes life pushes us there. We decide how long we stay. ______ It was about 25 years ago... I'd be standing in my front yard watering the lawn, and a young, happy neighbor girl down the street would see me...and run to talk with me. Always... She wore a...

Blog #612: I’m in Timeout

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I'm taking a timeout today. To rest.To read. To laugh.To breath. I'm thinking: "Today's timeout should find its way into my everyday goals." So today... I'll take a break from writing blogs and planting seeds. Or am I? S.EXTRA...

Blog #611: Why Choose the Second One?

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"Go the extra mile." For those who've read, heard or know me...You know the message is my life thing. I know... It's just four simple words.But everything I AM grows from them. ______ Like? I wrote Extra Mile America: Stories of Inspiration, Possibility and Purpose.I...

Blog #610: Bad Day Repeat

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On July 13, 2017...An 87-year-old subscribed to this blog. On November 3, 2023...She'll turn 93. ______ Her name is Yvonne. In getting to know her over the last six years, I've learned that she's a visionary entrepreneur, a proud mom, a faith-driven grandmother...and...

Blog #609: The Skeleton That Ran Away

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Where I live in California...Halloween is extra popular this year. We're still weeks away from Halloween night...but spooky decorations have been up for a month. ______ Maybe... It's because there are so many new coolly designed skeletons, witches, ghosts and spiders...