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Category Archives: Inspirational People
Daily Self-Care
One of my favorite chapters in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is the one that encourages us to Sharpen the Saw. This involves taking it slow for a while, making sure we get plenty of rest, and temporarily … Continue reading
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Tagged Always Do Your Best, Daily Self-Care, Don Miguel Ruiz, self-care, self-love, Sharpen the saw, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Four Agreements
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Reframing Myself
I felt on edge for a while last night. It started with the caffeine in the sweet tea I had with my dinner and the cookies I had for dessert. That, along with watching a video of people getting angry … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged "What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel?", chinups, Daniel Kahneman, energy, Joe Rogan, juggling, Life Hacks, Mister Rogers, reframing, Reframing Myself, sleep, Thinking Fast and Slow, unicycling
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Layers
When I became serious about self-improvement, I didn’t know what to expect. It became clear early on that this would be painful much of the time, although regular progress and periods of deep peace more than made up for the … Continue reading
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Tagged layers, mindfulness buddy, pain, progress, rabbit hole, self-actualization, self-improvement
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The Daily Stoic: “What’s on Your Tombstone?”
I always enjoy finding places where two or more books I’ve read overlap. This entry from The Daily Stoic fits together nicely with Stephen Covey’s recommendation in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to begin with the end in … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishment, Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, Begin with the End in Mind, consequences, costs, death, gravestone, life, Seneca, Stephen Covey, success, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: Whats on Your Tombstone?, tombstone
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Ask Yourself Why
Socrates was known for learning how other people saw the world by asking them a lot of questions. In the process, he often got them to recognize flaws and discrepancies in their own thinking. This style has since become known … Continue reading
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Tagged answers, Ask Yourself Why, questions, self-awareness, self-knowledge, Socrates, Socratic method, understanding
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“Just for Today”
I found this set of intentions in a cutout from an old newspaper when I was cleaning my room yesterday. I’ve had it for years but didn’t think much of it until it resurfaced. As I read it, I knew … Continue reading
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Tagged "Just for Today", effective living, intentions, Presence, reminders
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The Daily Stoic: “The Start-Up of You”
This is a great reminder from The Daily Stoic to spend a bit of time each day improving ourselves. It’s important not only for our own well-being but also for the projects and ventures we undertake. All the self-improvement work … Continue reading
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Tagged Epictetus, pain, self-improvement, Socrates, struggle, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "The Start-Up of You"
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Turning Points
Two days ago, I listened to this TED Talk from Greg Bryk on my way home from work. This was the second time I’d listened to it and the first time I’ve checked it out since I put some of … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, Greg Bryk, life path, TED Talk, turning points
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Bold City Circuit House Show
On Saturday night, I went to a show hosted by Bold City Circuit in Jacksonville, Florida. Three musicians performed in someone’s living room and we all got to share an incredibly close, intimate experience. I figured that the evening would … Continue reading
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Tagged artists, beauty, Bold City Circuit, Bold City Circuit House Show, connection, house show, Leon Majcen, Liam Bauman, living room show, love, Magic Moments, music, musicians, peace, sharing, talent, Taylor Raynor, time
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Inviting Mara to Tea
I remember reading a story from Tara Brach in Tools of Titans about how the Buddha dealt with Mara. In the story, Mara was a demon that tried to torment the Buddha by creating situations intended to cause him feelings … Continue reading
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Tagged acknowledgement, Buddha, emotions, events, feelings, Inviting Mara to Tea, Mara, Surrender, Tara Brach, tea, thoughts, Tools of Titans, unwanted emotions
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