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Bloody Elbows, Steep Cliffs, & Passing the Test
“Will you succeed? Yes! You will indeed! 98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed. Kid, you’ll move mountains.” – Dr Seuss I looked out over the valley. Nothing but mountains out to the horizon. I reached for the tree branch. My 4 … Continue reading
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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
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Home Alone
“Lessons learned at home last the longest.” – Thomas Monson Life finds new ways to challenge us. Last week my wife had to travel for work. She went on a 5 day business trip. That meant 3 kids and I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Relationships
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Run Free
“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” – Walter Bagehot Throughout our lives people will doubt us. People will say that the challenge we are facing is too big. Don’t believe it. Think of those obstacles … Continue reading
Posted in Mind Set, New Beginnings
Tagged 4 minute mile, average, believe, blog, challenge, criticism, customers, doubt, England, family, feelings, intimidation, Joe Ciccarone, kids, marriage, maturity, mindset, motivation, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, people, remarkable, Roger Bannister, Run Free, running, sales, selling, Sir Edmund Hillary, succeed, success, team, Walter Bagehot, wordpress
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Life in Traffic
“What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino Being alive is awesome. It’s also a HUGE responsibility. This week a cemetery taught me something about LIFE. I was stuck in traffic next to a cemetery. It got me … Continue reading
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No Comparison
“Comparing yourself to others leads to arrogance or shame, but never happiness.” – Jon Acuff Life smacks you in the face. Obstacles are everywhere. None take your joy as fast as COMPARING yourself to others. COMPARING steals your happiness. … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Mind Set, Relationships
Tagged arrogance, Art of Manliness, average, blog, book, compare, cooking, create, debt, faith, friends, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, happiness, health, inferiority, inspire, Jeffrey Gitomer, Joe Ciccarone, jon acuff, kids, learn, life, Malcolm Gladwell, Marc Vetri, Mark Twain, marriage, mistakes, No Comparision, philly, price, race, remarkable, Rener Gracie, rhythm, run, sales, superiority, sword, unbalanced, wordpress, wounds, writing
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Today
“The beginning is always today.” ― Mary Shelley Today is the day: To begin that project you have been ignoring. To get your finances in order. To start exercising in the morning. To call your childhood friend. To start your … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Mind Set, New Beginnings
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