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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?...

#508: The Day I Joined the Circus

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The dogs and I were sitting on the sidewalk curb taking in the Circus when I felt it. A sharp biting sting. It hit me up the left leg of my exercise shorts on my upper inside thigh. My brain shouted immediately "You've been stung!" Being in public, however, I was...

#507: Question Two is the One

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Each day...there are TWO miles we can choose to walk. The FIRST mile.The EXTRA mile. The FIRST mile is the 5,280 feet that life requires us to walk every day - as parents, friends, spouses, partners, employees, bosses, bill payers, pet owners...and in checking off the...

#506: I Didn’t See That Coming

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"Go the Extra Mile." If you've read, heard or know me...you know the extra-mile message is my thing. I wrote Extra Mile America: Stories of Inspiration, Possibility and Purpose. I created a non-profit called Extra Mile America. This newsletter is called Extra Mile...

#505: Twisting Turning Twins

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Within 51 minutes...my inbox was met with two vastly different emails. At 8:37...someone was sharing the most euphoric news of her life.At 9:28...someone else was living the most brutal moments of her life. One was crazy emotional...up.One was crazy emotional...down....

#504: A Traveling Fly Hotel

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In 2018... I staggered across Italy in sneakers...walking 375 miles from Milan to Rome. Before I started leaving footprints in the Italian countryside, I thought:"This walk will be my most amazing adventure yet!" On paper, it definitely had all the makings. The magic...

#503: What Am I Going To Be?

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I confess...I've spent a lifetime pondering the question. "What am I going to be when I grow up?" In elementary school...I was sure I was going to be an animal photographer and take pictures of all the dogs at dog shows. In middle school... I became a good golfer, and...