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Blog #728: Do You See Both?

"Where am I?""Where do I want to be?" Two questions honored with honest answers. ______ Do you know yours? When I sincerely assess my life with heart, mind, and time…I see two photos of myself as I look into myself. Photo #1: I see what I love about my life. It’s good...

Blog #727: The Ones That Haunt

Maybe…We screwed up big in life a couple of times. And maybe…Those moments still haunt our core. (If you relate, I wrote this blog for YOU.) ______ Brutally bad decisions come in many forms. Some majors? She totaled her car.She missed her insurance payment.She has...

Blog #726: An Email from “Dude”

Ready or not...Our 2026 adventure has begun! What will you create this year? Change?Consistency?Opportunity?Inspiration?Happiness?Harmony?Health? ______ Choose one. Or two.Or three. Or choose all seven. As you begin to ponder and plan 2026...Let me nudge your brain...

Blog #725: My 2026 Secret?

It goes by too fast. I graduated from college in 1985.It's 2026. That's 41 short years. ______ It seems... A new calendar gets tacked up more quickly the older I get. I often feel the quick movement of time. And life. That's why many of my blogs are extra direct. I...

Blog #724: My Letter to Santa

In this blog on Thursdays... I often share emails I writein response to emails I receive. But this week... I'm sharing an email I'm initiating.It's to a guy named Santa. ______ Me writing to Santa? Can we ever be too old to wish for a bit of magic in our lives? I...

Blog #723: One Last One

Over the years that I've written this blog… My heart has been pincheda few times by readers’ emails. But the email below pinchedharder than any I’ve ever received. ______ My friend Shawn, You are my friend, though we’ve never met. We’ve bonded over the years through...

Blog #722: My Race Against the Clock

Two nights ago…I was urgently racing the clock. I hadn't finished my book. ______ I had checked out an e-book from the library. It's perhaps uncommon knowledge that e-books CAN be borrowed from the public library. It's my #1 way to access books. For this book... I had...

Blog #721: The Greatest Balancing Act of All

"What do you want?" It's a seemingly easy question...Yet the answer rarely is. ______ There are two directions to go with this answer. 1. The head's answer. It whispers of the immediate, the pressing, the needed, and the crushing. "I want to get the shopping done. And...

Blog #720: This One Is For YOU

It's Thursday.It's Thanksgiving. Two reasons I'm grateful today. For YOU. ______ #1: You show up here. I'm hugely aware that in 2025's crazy information-overload climate, you have a billion ways to spend your online reading time. But you show up here on Thursdays....

Blog #719: Yelling Screaming Shouting

How do I keep going through disappointment? (Read on.) ______ A reader’s question… I have paid lots of money to attend too many failed motivational seminars and read too many books that were supposed to change my life. Most got me nowhere but more debt. Success is not...
Blog #549: My Indiana Jones-Like Search

Blog #549: My Indiana Jones-Like Search

For 30 years... I've been Indiana Jones-like in my search for the secret: "How do I live MORE great days?" In searching... I've discovered a foundation stone: "Live the Nons."  ______ What are the Nons? They're the "non-negotiables." They're the Must Do's that empower...

Blog #548: Big Suitcase. Cute Dog.

Blog #548: Big Suitcase. Cute Dog.

She's homeless. But she pretty much owns the bench.   It's there...   She sits much of the day. With her big suitcase. And with her cute little dog.   I've easily passed her 200 times.   Each time I pass, I say...   "Good morning." "Nice to...

Blog #547: I Hate the Haunts

Blog #547: I Hate the Haunts

Dear Shawn, When do you know it's time to give up on a goal? When do you say F' it and quit? I'm getting tired of trying and thinking it's never going to happen. When do you quit? ______ That was the email An unknown address.No hint of the goal.No signed name. But I...

Blog #546: Join the Experiment?

Blog #546: Join the Experiment?

I'm not always eager TO do it...but I know there's huge value IN doing it. I sign up for my own experiments. I just signed up for a new one.For me...this one will BE a challenge. It started on Saturday, July 24th. ______ Before I share my experiment... Let me share...

Blog #545: She Said. I Said.

Blog #545: She Said. I Said.

Five years ago...the conversation took place. We were walking on the sand near Marina del Rey...and there was some disagreeing back and forth. "I can't!" she said."You can," I said. "I can't!" she said."I believe you can," I said. "I can't!" she said."Yes...you...

Blog #544: NOT George Clooney

Blog #544: NOT George Clooney

"You know WHO you look like?" The question's never really a question.It's a comment that's coming. The "question" hit me recently as I introduced myself to a new hiking group. "You know WHO you look like?" the woman asked. With her bold stare and simple question, I...

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