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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 #646: Hummingbirds, Mosquitoes and Grocery Bags

Blog #646: Hummingbirds, Mosquitoes and Grocery Bags

I have two shorts for you today. One....About harmony. Two...About hummingbirds. ______ One... "There's no place I'd rather be." Those are magic words. They mark the point where we feel total harmony. "There's no place I'd rather be." If we can find that place once a...

Blog #645: A Friend. An Email. A Speck.

Blog #645: A Friend. An Email. A Speck.

Positive.Energy.Tidbits. I.Have.Three. ______ #1. A friend named Zee. At the end of late afternoon calls, she leaves with these words: "Tomorrow's going to be an amazing day!" Life positively changes a LOT when you walk through it thinking that a LOT. ______ #2....

Blog #644: Here’s Your One More

Blog #644: Here’s Your One More

For 30+ years...I was a runner. Rain? Cold? Wind? Heat?It didn't matter. I ran. Until one day...The nudges added up. And I walked. ______ From college until age 51... Running was my day-to-day exercise thing. I easily averaged 30+ miles a week, finished two...

Blog #643: Bike Ruts…and Hip Hop

Blog #643: Bike Ruts…and Hip Hop

I was hiking on a trail near home. The trail is occasionally shared withmountain bikers and horse riders. This time...I ran into one extra unique. ______ Like most days... It started as a quiet hike. It was just me, the trees, and the sounds of nature. I was, however,...

Blog #642: Scribbling in the Margins

Blog #642: Scribbling in the Margins

It doesn't feel great to say...But the truth is what it is. Each day we live…We lose something. ______ Here are three biggies. We lose a memory. We lose a breath. We lose a day. Those are hard losses. But with a day's losses comes a chance for wins, too. Each day we...

Blog #641: Some DO Last Forever

Blog #641: Some DO Last Forever

"I will.""I won’t." A moment’s choice can impact a lifetime. ______ We always find a reason why we'll do…or won’t do. But is it a good enough reason? Will our reason feel good…tomorrow? Will our reason hold up next month or next year? Will our reason be the one we...

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