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Comfort Zone
There’s a saying that “life happens outside your comfort zone”. Since I’ve spent a good bit of my life both in and out of my comfort zone at various times, I have to say I agree with that saying. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged advancement, Classic City Swing 7, Comfort Zone, communication, learning, level up, Leveling Up, progress, road trip, Sharpen the saw, Small Victories, socializing, travel
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A Poem for Sawyer
It’s hard to remember a time without you I got you when you were a puppy of two Time has gone by and made you old But you’re still enthusiastic and bold You love to play and you love to … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures
Tagged A Poem for Sawyer, dog, friendship, poem, puppy, Sawyer
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“The Value of a Smile at Christmas”
In How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie talks a lot about smiling, as well as the positive impacts it has both for the person doing it and the people seeing it. This short entry from the book … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged "The Value of a Smile at Christmas", Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People, smile, smiling
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Overcoming Writer’s Block
I frequently have difficulty coming up with new ideas for blog posts. Putting up a new post every day was easy for a while since I had lots of ideas clamoring to get out of my head, but now that … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged blog posts, Choose Yourself, idea machine, ideas, inspiration, James Altucher, Overcoming Writer's Block, relax, showers, thinking, writer's block, writing
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“Jack of All Trades”
“Jack of all trades, master of none” is a fairly well-known quote. It’s intended to caution people against trying to learn a lot of different skills and instead focus on becoming great at one thing. However, while I think it … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged "Jack of all trades, "Jack of all trades master of none but oftentimes better than master of one", expertise, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Robert A. Heinlein, Scott Adams, skills, specialization, talent stack
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Responses
Over the last few years, I’ve gotten much better at choosing my words carefully. Not just what I say but how and when I say it. This also includes knowing when something warrants a response and when it’s better left … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged arguments, choosing words carefully, conversations, discussions, response, Responses
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Friends and Acquaintances
Most people have many acquaintances and a few friends. They may think they have more friends than they actually do until they stop and think about their relationships. Then they’ll probably realize that several people they thought of as friends … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged acquaintances, communication, effort, energy, friends, Friends and Acquaintances, interactions, perspective, relationships
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Leveling Up
We’re all on one type of level in life. It’s not ultimately determined by age, income, societal status, etc. It comes down to what we do with what we’ve been given. How much self-improvement work you do determines whether you … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged emotions, feelings, freedom, Leveling Up, levels, life, perspective, reactions, self-improvement work, struggles, thoughts
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My Daytime Routine
Recently, I noticed I’ve developed a new routine during the day. This routine allows me to get a lot of stuff I need to do and want to do completed in my waking hours, makes my days feel longer, and … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged blog posts, exercise, gym, My Daytime Routine, routine, shower, Spanish, stretching, The Power of Now, unicycle
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Priorities: Rocks, Pebbles, and Sand
This is a great short story about priorities and focusing on the important things in life. I’ve seen a few different versions of it and I don’t know the title or the author, but I like this one for its … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks
Tagged activities, family, friends, goals, important things, life, priorities, Priorities: Rocks Pebbles and Sand, put first things first
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