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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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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
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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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The Power of You
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker You have… to put in the WORK. to be FRIENDLY. to INCONVENIENCE yourself. to be PREPARED. to FOCUS. to CREATE momentum. to BELIEVE. to HUSTLE. to SACRIFICE. … Continue reading
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How to Succeed
“Fall down seven times. Get up eight.” – Japanese Proverb The 3.5 Keys to Success 1) Do the Work Keywords: Start!, Plan, Jump In the Action, Learn, Grow, Make Mistakes, Get Your Ass Kicked, Adjust, Refine, Make More Mistakes, Adapt … Continue reading
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The Path
“All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche PICTURE THIS: It’s EARLY morning. You can feel the calm of being the only person awake. Then . . . BOOM! A door SLAMS open. Foot steps run down … Continue reading
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