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Reflections
Every year around my birthday, I think about where I was on previous birthdays. Not just the physical location, but also my place in life, including things like my mindset, my finances, and my thoughts about the future. This year, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged birthdays, finances, life, mindset, negativity, positivity, Reflections, thoughts about the future
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Classic City Swing 7
I just got back yesterday from an amazing weekend. The bulk of my time was spent at a swing dance workshop called Classic City Swing 7 in Athens, Georgia. This is only the second weekend workshop I’ve been to so … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Swing Dancing
Tagged Airbnb, Athens, Atlanta, Classic City Swing 7, dancing, Elze Visnevskyte, Florida, friends, Georgia, Jacksonville, Jenna Applegarth, Jon Tigert, Naomi Uyama, Peter Kertz, Peter Strom, swing dancing
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Review of How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is an amazing book. I’ve adored it ever since first read it after getting it for Christmas in 2016. Carnegie first published this book in 1936 and it has absolutely stood … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged communication, confidence, connection, conversations, Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People, influence, introversion, persuasion, Review of How to Win Friends and Influence People, shyness
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How to Stop “Fuming and Fretting” from The Power of Positive Thinking
The following is an excerpt from The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale that offers advice to stop “fuming and fretting” calm the mind, and achieve inner peace. I find his advice to be very useful and I … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged calm the mind, fuming and fretting, How to Stop "Fuming and Fretting" from The Power of Positive Thinking, inner peace, Norman Vincent Peale, relaxation, The Power of Positive Thinking, visualization
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Take a Page from Batman
Batman is known for his amazing preparation skills. He researches his enemies (as well as his allies) to find their weaknesses and figure out how to defeat them should the need arise. There seems to be almost no situation for … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Life Hacks
Tagged adventures, Batman, lodging, packing, preparation, Take a Page from Batman, transportation, travel
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Rescripting
In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey talks about a concept he calls “rescripting”. The following paragraph from the book offers a brief explanation of what he means by that. “Through imagination, we can visualize the uncreated … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged conscience, imagination, natural laws, principles, Rescripting, self-awareness, self-improvement, serendipity, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, universal laws
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Stuck
Do you ever feel stuck? Like you know where you want to go and what you want to do when you get there, but try as you might, you keep spinning your wheels and staying put? There may be a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged limitations, moving forward, moving on, obstacles, spinning your wheels, Stuck
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Review of The Power of Now
Mindfulness is a subject I rarely ever heard anything about until last year. Before then, I never paid much attention to the constant stream of thoughts running through my head. Sometimes I would notice it if I got stuck thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, mind, mindfulness, peace, Presence, Review of The Power of Now, stillness, The Power of Now, thoughts
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Tribute to Walt Disney
There are a handful of people who have inspired me more than anyone else. Walt Disney is close to the top of my list, and this post will explain why. Disney was born into a poor family in Missouri and … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People
Tagged Disney World, Disneyland, dreams, EPCOT, inspiration, Mickey Mouse, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Tribute to Walt Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios
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Life Hacks for Managing Negative Thoughts and Emotions
Almost everyone deals with negative thoughts and emotions. I still do at times, but not nearly as frequently as I used to do. I’ve learned a lot of life hacks from books like The Power of Now, The Power of … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged breath, Charisma on Command, eye scramble, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Life Hacks, Life Hacks for Managing Negative Thoughts and Emotions, negativity, positivity, The Power of Now, The Power of Positive Thinking
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