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Blog #752: I Couldn’t Look Away

I was flipping through TV channels...until one of them stopped me cold. I didn't know the singer.I didn't know the song. But I couldn't look away. ______ It wasn't his voice that caught me. It was how completely he gave himself to the moment. He wasn't just singing.He...

Blog #751: I Pressed Send Anyway

#750 is behind me.#751 is right now. Still going.Still showing up.Still giving it my best. Every.Single.Thursday. ______ #751. That’s a lot of Thursdays. More than I ever imagined when this began. And although I'm acknowledging #751... I'm celebrating #1 more. That’s...

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 #639: How to Find the Good Stuff

Blog #639: How to Find the Good Stuff

From an unhappy email sender: "I signed up for your blog thinking you would teach me to be more successful and make more money, but I'm disappointed you're not doing that." Hmmm... ______ Dear Friend... I apologize for not delivering on what you thought I'd deliver....

Blog #638: Welcome to the Town of Survival

Blog #638: Welcome to the Town of Survival

Who hasn't lived through extra hard times?Who hasn't felt the desperation of thinking: "Just...survive...the...day." I've lived that thought. ______ The town of "Survival." A lot of us have visited. Some feel they live there full-time. Here are two email excerpts from...

Blog #637: Staring at the Door

Blog #637: Staring at the Door

This week...I lost two opportunities. I waited too long...And screwed-up twice. ______ My FIRST screw-up... I waited too long to use a LOT of pre-paid press releases. The contract to use them had no expiration date. Not true. The company went out of business. My...

Blog #636: I Didn’t Listen

Blog #636: I Didn’t Listen

I received an email from a womanwho is inspired to walk across Spain. Her husband isn't impressed. ______ Shawn - I'm grateful for Thursdays and want you to know you're making a difference. Two years ago, you inspired me to start walking long distances. Now, I want to...

Blog #635: Paper, People or Pretending?

Blog #635: Paper, People or Pretending?

Playing pretend. That's what many of us do when we set a goal. ______ When we say we want to... Get fit. Eat better. Lose the pounds. Start the program. Submit the application. Create the habit. Get up earlier. Change the job. Write the book. Save the money. Develop...

Blog #634: A Story of Two Sleeping Giants

Blog #634: A Story of Two Sleeping Giants

Soon... Two slumbering giants will be waking.They've been asleep for five months. ______ The two giants are tortoises. When I say "giant," I don't know many people who could lift either of them. They live down the street, and for half-the-year, they live in a huge,...

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