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Blog #747: Where Did You Stop Creating?

by Ana | June 4, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

“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?

by Ana | May 28, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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

by Ana | May 21, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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

by Ana | May 14, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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

by Ana | May 7, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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?

by Ana | April 30, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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

by Ana | April 23, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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

by Ana | April 16, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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

by Ana | April 9, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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?

by Ana | April 2, 2026 | Blog Post | 0 Comments

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 #580: How to Get Rich

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Last Sunday... I was phenomenally lucky to hang out with thousands of inspiring people. 22,000 of them were running. More than that were clapping. ______ I was at the Los Angeles Marathon. And I was clapping. A friend of mine was running the race, and I was hoping to...

Blog #579: Sipping Tea with Confucius

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"I waited too long!" Four dream-shattering words... I live to avoid feeling. ______ This email arrived: Dear Shawn, I wish I started reading your blog ten years ago. My health issues are now too big to overcome, and it's too late for me to do the things you inspire me...

Blog #578: Hello, Oprah

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Aging.It's on my mind. Three stories will connect this blog. ______ Story #1: The Feeling Sucked I recognize I need to do exercises that get my heart rate up and blood pressure down. My body has grown accustomed to walking 7 miles with 20 pounds on my back five days a...

Blog #577: His Time Was Up

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It was a HUGE bummer. The once-amazing 100-foot tall Eucalyptuswas now lying across the bike path. The vicious winds and rainwere stronger than this great giant's roots. His time was up. ______ There is a line of... Eucalyptus trees in the park outside where I live. I...

Blog #576: We’re Gonna’ See the Wions

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It felt like I was walking in an oven.360 miles across Italy. "Just a little bit further."Those were my constant self-urging words. ______ It's how I keep will going. When I think I have no "juice" left in my legs or heart, when I feel 100% cooked, defeated and think...

Blog #575: They Don’t Show Their Faces

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We gotta' get over it. The negative stuff. Hangin' on to it gets us nowhere. ______ I received this email: "How do I stay positive when every day some new shi**y thing happens that adds to my f***ed up life. I don't know how you do it. You either have more good luck...