The Gift of the Broken Shoelace
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The Gift of the Broken Shoelace

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We all experience weeks where everything that could go wrong does. One thing that I know by now is that these weeks will pass, a blip on the radar of my life. It’s how I handle them that counts. Do I act out? Do I make them mean something about my spiritual progress? Will I…

Power of Listening
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The Power of Listening

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Do you ever wonder why you enjoy talking to some people more than others? Most of us assume the quality of the talking is the determining factor. Consider that it is the quality of the listening. Who you are to the listener actually determines what is possible between the two of you in any given…

How Much Time Do You Spend in Agreement Reality?
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How Much Time Do You Spend in Agreement Reality?

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Do you ever have conversations in your head for hours about something that is bothering you? Do you call friends or family to vent? Do you think that a solution and relief will appear if you keep hashing it out? How much time do you spend in agreement reality It won’t until you get into…

Why You Must Make Today Count
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Tomorrow Never Comes: Make Today Count

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Do you have something that you promised yourself you will tackle tomorrow? Will you start a new diet plan, or visit the gym you signed up for two months ago, and have not stepped foot in yet? Tomorrow, maybe you will get around to calling that out-of-touch friend who keeps popping up in your thoughts?…

Stop Dieting With This One Food Rule
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Stop Dieting With This One Food Rule

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Stop dieting today. I have one food rule that I adhere to; the majority of my diet consists of food that comes directly from nature. All vegetables, fruits, nuts, eggs, and fish are on this list. I don’t limit quantity, but I don’t eat a lot of starchy vegetables like potatoes either. It’s okay if…

How You Spend Your Time is How You Spend Your Life
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How You Spend Your Time is How You Spend Your Life

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How you spend your time is how you spend your life. When a friend said this to me a few years ago, it changed the way I thought about my time. He said that we are all concerned with how we spend our money and think little about how we spend our time. After this…

Win the Day With a Morning Ritual
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Win the Day With a Morning Ritual

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I love the expression “If you win the morning, you win the day.” I first heard it said on a Tim Ferriss podcast, and then another variation of it at a Tony Robbins event. Every day can be extraordinary if we consciously set that intention through our actions. The creation of key steps combined amounts to…

Win the Day With a Morning Ritual
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When You’re Hysterical, it’s Historical

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Have you ever experienced an immediate and overwhelming emotional response? As if a swarm of angry bees suddenly possessed your mind? Your heart rate accelerated as your body entered fight or flight mode? You called five friends to describe in detail the atrocity that occurred, later realizing that your reaction was disproportionate from the actual…

Win the Day With a Morning Ritual
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Sinus Management

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When I get run down, my sinuses start to ache. Especially in the indoor dry heat of winter or mandatory AC summer months; either extreme can trigger my sinuses. Tylenol Sinus works short term, and I don’t like to overuse medication. Fatigue from low-grade sinus issues is the symptom that affects my mental state and productivity.…

Landmark Education: Change Your Thinking in Three Days

How to Change Your Thinking in Three Days

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A great workshop can change your life after three days. Landmark Education runs the most powerful ones around the world. I disliked my first Landmark workshop called ‘The Forum.’ I attended it in January 2013 in New York City. The only Landmark space I am familiar with is the one in New York – a…