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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 #538: Your Extra Awesome Answers

Blog #538: Your Extra Awesome Answers

I'm sure...You've been asked for your advice. Someone asking you:"What should I do?" I'll bet you had an answer for them.I'll bet it was an awesome answer, too. Occasionally...People have proven how good our "good advice" is. Those people were courageous to have...

Blog #537: Work the Window

Blog #537: Work the Window

Landing in my email... Dear Shawn, I set next day goals before bed, but the next day comes and goes and my goals remain undone. Why do I even set them? It's discouraging. Any suggestions? ______ My response: Dear "Next Day"... I've lived this challenge 1,000...

Blog #536: When It Doesn’t Come Easy

Blog #536: When It Doesn’t Come Easy

Some weeks my blogs come easy.Some weeks they don't. Some weeks...I'm hit by an instant idea that inspires a first draft in twenty minutes. Other weeks...I'm smashed for six days in a row by an iceberg of giant brain freeze. Even though...I may have had to...

Blog #535: Making Sidewalk Pizzas

Blog #535: Making Sidewalk Pizzas

I asked:"Whatcha' drawin'?" One boy answered:"We're makin' pizza." With parent nearby, two preschool age boys were sprawled out in front of the curb I was sitting on. With colored chalk, they were drawing big circles on the sidewalk. They were going at it with full...

Blog #534: The Peace Sign Shuffle

Blog #534: The Peace Sign Shuffle

Every so often...it happens. I wake up feelin' the funkies. Can you relate? On the particular day I'm pointing to now...I just wasn't feelin' anything close to positive from the moment my eyes saw the day. Three things underwhelmed me: 1. Physically...I was exhausted...

Blog #533: Blank Slate, Magic Markers

Blog #533: Blank Slate, Magic Markers

I was walking on the ocean beach path...when I passed her. She was walking her bike. "Did you run out of gas?" I teased. "This is a dangerous part of the path for me to pedal," she said. "There are too many fast bikes, and I'm not used to that." "I get it," I...

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