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Learning Spanish
Since February of this year, I’ve been working on learning Spanish. There are many resources for language learning and I chose to use a great app called Duolingo (that link takes you to the web version but there are also … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Self-Improvement
Tagged bilingual, Duolingo, language, Learning Spanish, multilingual, Spanish
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The Magic of Thinking Big: Getting Your Mind to Work for You
Your mindset affects everything you do, so having the right mindset is essential for accomplishing your goals. The Magic of Thinking Big contains a lot of great life hacks and this excerpt is one of the best. It shows you … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged belief, Life Hacks, mindset, The Magic of Thinking Big, The Magic of Thinking Big: Getting Your Mind to Work for You, thoughts
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Review of The $100 Startup
The $100 Startup is a great business book that I read earlier this year. Author Chris Guillebeau offers a lot of advice on generating ideas, marketing, testing things out, launching products, and other related subjects. Guillebeau pulls a bit from … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Personal Freedom
Tagged business, Chris Guillebeau, dreams, entrepreneurship, Review of The $100 Startup, The $100 Startup
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Failure and Mistakes
In anything worth doing, there is no success without failure. Everybody who’s excelled in some area spent a lot of time making mistakes on their way up. Despite this, many people are afraid of making mistakes. A mistake isn’t the end … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged failure, Failure and Mistakes, learning, mistakes, progress, success
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Encouragement
If you take some time to think about the people in your life whom you most appreciate, you’ll probably find that they are all encouraging. Everyone needs some encouragement, whether they’re going through a rough time or a smooth time. … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged Encouragement, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, positive action, Ralph Waldo Emerson, speaking life into people
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100 Posts and Some Reflections on the Journey Thus Far
This post is a special milestone in that it is my 100th blog post. When I started this blog, I decided to make one post each day for as long as possible. And, just as I had planned, I have … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Posts and Some Reflections on the Journey Thus Far, blog posts, blogging, ideas, journey, sharing, writing
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Tracking Progress
I’ve learned a variety of different skills in my life. Some of them were fairly easy and took little effort, while others required years of practice before I felt comfortable with them. Since most of these have been physical skills, … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged improvement, Life Hacks, progress, self-improvement, skills, Tracking Progress
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Nights of Lights
Every year, St. Augustine, Florida is decorated extensively with beautiful Christmas lights in a celebration called Nights of Lights. There is a special ceremony at the start of Nights of Lights in which the lights are first turned on and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures
Tagged band, Christmas, Christmas lights, Florida, fun, music, Nights of Lights, pictures, Plaza de la Constitución Gazebo, St. Augustine, Tini Martini
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Tribute to Jim Henson
Most people today are probably more familiar with the Muppets than the man who made them. That man was Jim Henson and he did a lot in his short life. By the time he died from pneumonia in 1990 at … Continue reading
Posted in Great Movies, Inspirational People
Tagged "Rainbow Connection", dreams, hopes, imagination, Jim Henson, Kermit the Frog, Muppets, Sesame Street, The Muppet Movie, Tribute to Jim Henson
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A Feeling of Importance
Les Giblin talks about how everyone wants to feel important in How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing With People. In a segment of the book about why employees often feel frustrated at work, Giblin provides these reasons: Failure … Continue reading
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Tagged A Feeling of Importance, importance, Les Giblin, love, respect, value
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