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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 #568: Why Only Seven Days?

Blog #568: Why Only Seven Days?

It's sincerely hard to fathom...BUT... It's (almost) 2023. Once highlighted only in a futuristic story... the year has turned into the present. Welcome to the future. ______ With every January 1... People start chattering optimistically about 365-day resolutions. I'm...

Blog #567: The Guy Who Got the Crumbs

Blog #567: The Guy Who Got the Crumbs

I'm in Panama City, Panama. But this week's blog isn't about having my inspiration sparked by a person, the history or the culture. It's about being mesmerized by a one-legged bird. ______ From the pier where my ship is docked... I navigated my way into Old Town...

Blog #566: The Big Gun-Carrying Big Guy

Blog #566: The Big Gun-Carrying Big Guy

A few days ago...I spent eight hours in Acapulco, Mexico. However... The first three hours of my quick visit, I quartered down at a local WiFi spot, and spent the time writing and scheduling last week's blog. It was about a powerful moment that happened the day AFTER...

Blog #565: I’m #6 in Line

Blog #565: I’m #6 in Line

At this moment... I'm on a cruise from Los Angeles to Miamithrough the Panama Canal. If you've read me long, you know traveling is one of my things. I stopped counting new countries I've visited once I hit fifty...but I know that when my days left become few...I'll...

Blog #564: Dancing on the Venice Beach Pier

Blog #564: Dancing on the Venice Beach Pier

So here's the scoop on me following sports.I haven't for 30 years. Except for... The Connecticut HuskiesCollege Women's Basketball Team. No other sporting event or team do I watch...or get caught up following. The Super Bowl? No big deal.The World Series? Haven't seen...

Blog #563: I Thought I Knew

Blog #563: I Thought I Knew

Once Upon a Time...I thought I knew what "gratitude" meant. Until... I discovered I wasn't even close. Of course... My brain KNEW the definition of the word "gratitude."But what my brain knew, my heart didn't. Until... One magical walk through a Spanish valley... in...

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