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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 #574: I’m on a Safari

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In southern California near my home...LOTS of people walk their dogs. I'm lucky...and meet many of them. ______ Some get to know me and sign up for this blog. One day I was walking with one of them. She asked: "What if you couldn't find a story to write about?"I...

Blog #573: Bring a Plus One

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Dipping into my email folder... ______ Hi Shawn, A co-worker forwarded me your blog a couple of years ago and I signed up. I don't miss a week. You must know me because you write what I need to read. I'm sorry to read you got hit by a bike. I hope you're doing okay. I...

Blog #572: Until the Light Turns

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I'm in Marina del Rey. I was walking on an ocean path sharedby walkers, joggers and bicyclists. Usually... Among these three different groups, there's an implied "Let's all share this awesome path and be happy!" mentality. But not today. I was run over by a bicycle....

Blog #571: I’ve Been Thinking Scared

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Spending half my days in southern California...I've undoubtedly seen 10,000 skateboarders. But rarely... Do I see anybody over the age of 50 riding a board... especially if they're just learning to ride. Today... I did. ______ It was an interesting sight. I was...

Blog #570: Red Shoe. Green Shoe.

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Red shoe.Green shoe. That's what the guy in the elevator was wearing. Before I begin... Let me freely admit I'm not the guy reading the "Be the Cool Kid on the Block!" fashion articles. I had zero idea this expensive, neon red shoe/green shoe thing was the cool new...

Blog #569: It’s Silently Being Written

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Occasionally...An email raises my eyebrows. Like this one: It was a simple email asking three not-so-simple questions: #1. If you had to reflect about death, what would be your words? #2. Do you believe in God, and if you do, what's his or her name? Is there many or...