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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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The First 10 Minutes
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today, is what matters most.” – Buddha There is something special about the stillness and potential of a new day. Get your morning right, the rest of the day follows. I … Continue reading
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Bright Lights, The Grateful Dead & A Leap of Faith
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Key All days are not created equal. I knew this day would be different the moment the surgeon autographed my knee with a sharpie. It was time … Continue reading
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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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Tagged alive, average, best, bjj, blog, broken, Bronx Tale, cemetery, challenge, Chazz Palminteri, customers, faith, family, focus, Goals, harvest, huge, ideas, Jiu Jitsu, job, Joe Ciccarone, kids, life, Life Unbalanced, momentum, movie, Og Mandino, opporunity, Oprah Winfrey, plant, potential, preparation, professional, question, regrets, remarkable, responsibility, rush hour, Stanford University, Success Magazine, traffic, uneasy, wasted talent, wordpress, work
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Life Confidential
“If you can’t feel it on the inside, it will never show on the outside.” – Darren Hardy Confidence and I have had a contentious relationship. When I was young, there were times when I had ZERO confidence. I was AFRAID for … Continue reading
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Tagged Afraid, Ativan, average, awareness, blog, confidence, courage, create, Darren Hardy, focus, Insane Productivity, Jim Rohn, Joe Ciccarone, Life Confidential, Life Unbalanced, preparation, prepared, remarkable, Success Magazine, trust
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Prep School
“There is no substitute for being prepared.” – Andrew Sobel I have a confession to make. Sometimes I overrate my own ability. There are times I am not as prepared as I would like to be. My attempts to just … Continue reading
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