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Obstacles, Hashtags, & What I Learned…
“What stands in the way becomes the way.” – Marcus Aurelius My grandmom had a saying each time I complained about something. She would hear me out. Then she would look at me and say, “It’s what you make of it.” … Continue reading
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3 Words for 2016
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin The past few years I have chosen 3 words to help guide my choices in the coming … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Mind Set, New Beginnings, Transitions, Uncategorized
Tagged 2015, 2016, average, balance studios, Benjamin Franklin, bjj, blog, Chris Brogan, compass, Consistency, courage, Energy, family, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, graciejiujitsu, gratitude, health, Jiu Jitsu self-defense, Joe Ciccarone, Joe's blog, Life Unbalanced, man, momentum, Neighbors, new year's resolutions, Philadelphia, Ricardo Migliarese, Self Defense, simplicity, The Freeks Shall Inherit the Earth, Vices, wordpress
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Sunsets, The Karate Kid & Adapting
“All failure is failure to adapt. All success is successful adaptation.” – Max McKeown This was a bad idea. My 3 year old daughter & I were sitting on top of a sliding board. As we started to slide, I … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Health, Mind Set
Tagged 2015, 2016, ACL, ACL surgery, active, adapt, attitude, average, balance studios, beach, bjj, blog, Blog Star, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Cape May, challenge, change, children activities, courage, elliptical machine, engaged, exercise, experience, family bonding, fire hydrant, focus, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, gratitude, high tide, irrelevant, Joe Ciccarone, kids, Life Unbalanced, light, Max McKeown, Move, movie, New Jersey, new year's resolutions, Open Mat BJJ, opportunity, Philadelphia, pull ups, Ralph Macchio, remarkable, Rothman Institute, Sleep, Street Week, Success Magazine, summer, sunset, surgery, teacher, The Karate Kid, Torn ACL, waves, wordpress, work
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Flow Like Water
“Running water never grows stale. You just have to “keep flowing”. – Bruce Lee This week I learned a valuable lesson. Flowing water does not freeze. We lost our water for the better part of 3 days. A pipe hidden … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Mind Set
Tagged 1790's, 2015, advice, average, big, blog, Bruce Lee, camping, cold, direction, family, flow, forward, friends, Frozen, frozen pipes, gold, gratitude, history, Joe Ciccarone, life, life lesson, marriage, note to self, Philadelphia, plumbing, remarkable, spring, surreal, tensions, value, water, Wi-Fi, wife, winter, wordpress
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Look Back. Move Forward.
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin Picture This . . . It is December 31, 2015. You are having dinner with your … Continue reading
Posted in Life, New Beginnings
Tagged achieve, action, average, blog, books, break out, comfort zone, courage, create, declutter, destroy, development, ego, empathy, explore, family, Fear, future, gratitude, Habit, Joe Ciccarone, joel osteen, jon acuff, overcome, past, people, punch, questions, remarkable, Resolutions, risk, start, success
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Apple a Day
“What is consistent in your life; is your life” –Abdul Rauf Slow steady progress crushes occasional flashes of brilliance. CONSISTENCY creates a “Wow!” factor. CONSISTENCY will be one of my 3 words for 2015. I will be more consistent with my: Empathy. Gratitude. Writing. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Abdul Rauf, Apple, average, bank account, blog, body, books, career, Consistency, cramming, Darren Hardy, doctor, empathy, family, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, gratitude, health, influence, Joe Ciccarone, legacy, marriage, mind, momentum, reading, relationships, relevance, remarkable, reputation, separation, word press, Wow!, writing
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Attitude of Gratitude
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” —Oprah Winfrey We do not appreciate what we have. We do a fantastic job of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, 24/7/365, amazon, attitude, average, blog, Brene Brown, change, complements, entitlement, free society, Gift, Goals, gold, gratitude, hobby, hypocrites, inc magazine, Joe Ciccarone, journal, opportunities, Oprah Winfrey, praise, privilege, remarkable, results, secrets, sunsets, Thank You, transform
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