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Leaders vs Bosses
A leader shows the path forward by walking it ahead of everyone else. If a leader asks you to follow a certain plan of action, you can be sure that he’s already tried it out himself and made sure it … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged boss, leader, Leaders vs Bosses, leadership, personal growth, self-improvement
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Tribute to Books
Books allow us to communicate our ideas through time and space. We can read books written hundreds or even thousands of years before we were born. Almost like having a conversation with those writers with whom our paths otherwise would … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged books, freedom, ideas, information, knowledge, reading, Tribute to Books
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My Take on Freedom
In George Orwell’s chilling book 1984, the characters live under a totalitarian government called Big Brother. Big Brother watches everyone all the time, listens in on their conversations, and controls all the information they see. Beyond that, it doesn’t even … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 1984, Big Brother, Don Miguel Ruiz, Eckhart Tolle, freedom, George Orwell, Harry Browne, My Take on Freedom, personal freedom, Stephen Covey, The 4-Hour Workweek, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Four Agreements, The Power of Now, Tim Ferriss, time freedom
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Taking a Stand
It’s easy to talk a good game about honesty, integrity, loyalty, and other virtues when everything is going smoothly and those virtues aren’t needed. It’s another matter entirely to act according to those virtues in difficult times. Times where taking … Continue reading
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Tagged honesty, influence, loyalty, Margaret Mead, Robert Cialdini, social proof, Taking a Stand, virtues
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Watching My Thoughts
There is a meditative technique that I learned about from The Power of Now and several other places. It involves “watching” my thoughts instead of getting stuck in them. This took me a long time to understand and be able … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged breath, focus, meditation, negativity, The Power of Now, thoughts, Watching My Thoughts, watching thoughts
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Review of Incredibles 2
Yesterday, I saw Incredibles 2 for the first time. I had heard a lot of good things about it but failed to catch it while it was in theaters, so I decided to check it out. I had a blast … Continue reading
Posted in Great Movies
Tagged Elastigirl, Frozone, Incredibles 2, movies, Mr. Incredible, Review of Incredibles 2, Screenslaver, The Incredibles
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The Choice We All Have
Every day, we all have the choice to make the world a little bit better or a little bit worse. If we treat other people well, that makes them feel good and adds a little bit of positivity to everything … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged actions, behavior, choices, decisions, love, negativity, peace, positivity, random acts of kindness, The Choice We All Have
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A Lesson from Failing to Jump Start a Car
Two women came into my job yesterday and asked if we had jumper cables. I didn’t see any laying around, so I said they could use mine before going to my car and driving to where they were parked. A … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged "Don't Worry Be Happy", A Lesson from Failing to Jump Start a Car, Bobby McFerrin, Don't Take Anything Personally, ego, jump start a car, Life Hacks, music, negativity, relaxation, The Art of Manliness
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Now What?
“Ok, now what?” That’s what I often find myself asking when I finish listening to something that’s full of motivation but devoid of direction. I believe motivation is important for working regularly at something, but I also believe that having … Continue reading
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Tagged emotional high, emotions, Life Hacks, motivation, Now What?, practicality, The Four Agreements, The Power of Now, The Power of Positive Thinking
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Overcoming Shyness Through Action
When it comes to meeting new people, some appear to be naturals at it. They open up right away, jump headfirst into a conversation, and act like they’re reconnecting with an old friend. I’m not like that. I’m much more … Continue reading
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Tagged board games, comfort, conversations, juggling, meeting people, Overcoming Shyness Through Action, relaxation, sports, swing dancing
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