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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 #562: I Speak Mosquito

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Three nights ago... He snuck into my life with bad intent.And now he won't go away. Actually... Maybe it's a "him."Maybe it's a "her." I can't be certain. A little Googling research teaches me... The "hims" only get about 7 days.The "hers" live up to 48 days. I hope...

Blog #561: Rain. Hard. Harder.

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The brim of my well-worn black Nike hat dripped rain.But I only noticed after leaving the dolphins. I had just spent time mesmerized by waves of dolphins moving south down the Pacific Coast. I stood at the end of the Venice Beach Pier watching hundreds go up and...

Blog #560: Can I Kick Them Across?

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It's Thursday. It's my day to dig deep for a story.That goes DEEPER.______ Earlier this week... I was on a morning dog walk. (Huge blessing that Amicus is still here to do his daily job of making me smile. I send a grateful whisper out to the Universe: "Thank you.")...

Blog #559: Landing a Paper Airplane in Honolulu

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I'm starting to write this blog...Sunday, October 23, at 8:30 p.m. Two hours ago...I was struck by a "You gotta' be kidding me!" moment. ______ As I start this... November 1 is 8 days and 3.5 hours away. Two hours ago, I realized Honolulu, Hawaii, is not an Extra Mile...

Blog #558: The Question That Made Me Dizzy

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There's a book by Mitch Albom:The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Let me point to it as I begin this week's blog. ______ In the book... 83-year-old amusement park ride mechanic "Eddie" is killed on his birthday in an accident when one of the rides breaks down. During...

Blog #557: Who’s THAT Guy?

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This week... FIVE sparks of LIGHT.Sparked by FIVE readers' LIVES. Excerpts from emails... ______ #1. "I thought my life was going to be different. I don't have a family and have to watch every dollar I spend. I haven't made a difference in anything I've done." Fame,...