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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?...
#490: Hallmark, Couches and Wake-Up Calls

#490: Hallmark, Couches and Wake-Up Calls

I've been hearing a wake-up callin my head for a while. "Go be you." In response to the world shutdown over the last year, a few things that fed my best me were taken away: stage speaking, world travel, creating comfort-zone-stretching adventures. In all transparency,...

#489: Did My Tortoise Really Say That?

#489: Did My Tortoise Really Say That?

"Fibs" is my tortoise.He knows how to survive tough times. I found Fibs in my backyard while I was mowing the lawn. As I was pushing the electric mower across the yard, I came up to an odd-looking, dome-shaped, multi-toned, strange..."What in the world is THAT?" "Is...

#487: How Many People Know?

#487: How Many People Know?

The two were walking fast.A giant chocolate-colored poodle and her walker. My Chihuahuas and I were 3/4 around the morning's walking loop when the two raced past us going the opposite direction. They were cranking it. Twenty minutes later as me and my two mini...

#486: Did I…?

#486: Did I…?

Do me a small favor.Ask the question. "Did I like today?" Did I listen to a song that touched my soul?Did I eat a favorite food that brought out my "Mmm!"?Did I learn something that made me whisper "Wow!"? "Did I like today?" Did I find value in how I spent my...

#485: A Dog Named Sweetie

#485: A Dog Named Sweetie

The Chihuahuas and I were on our daily walk.We're always on the lookout for a good adventure. This adventure found us. As we walked near the Marina boat slips, our attention was captured by a little white dog running scared across the parking lot. She hid under a car...

#484: There’s Gotta Be

#484: There’s Gotta Be

If we're gonna do it...there's gotta be a "Day #1." There's gotta be a "Day #1" if we're gonna... Reclaim better heath.Develop improved fitness.Increase strength and flexibility. There's gotta be a "Day #1" if we're gonna... Stop stalling.Quit pretending.Grow some...

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