Tag: Personal Responsibility
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One Week Could Make All the Difference
If you feel like you have tried everything to make your life better, and are ready to just surrender one week to turn it around, then read on. I am reminded of how skeptical I was about living a whole month of my life in the way I am about to share. I honestly thought…
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7 Tips For a Healthy Lifestyle
There is no magic bullet for losing that excess weight, and living a healthier lifestyle. In today’s post I will share insights based on what has worked for my wife and I on our weight loss journey. Right after Christmas, my wife said she was going to start Weight Watchers. I thought it would be…
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Beginner’s Mind
Today I came to an important realization, and wanted to share a short post. As I thought about many of my old blog posts, I realized that some of them were written the way an insecure teenager has a conversation. A lot of imposing beliefs, incomplete thoughts, and trying to control what people think. I…
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Poison in “The Secret”
Should you become a millionaire and want to help the guy who shared this with you, we can talk about ways to contribute. Until then please take and use what I have given you here today, to bring true riches into your life.
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Selfish Or Self Respect?
It is important to understand the difference between being selfish, and having some self respect. I thought about it this week when I briefly encountered a young lady who needed to improve her grades. It was as if she thought the world would end if she didn’t. It was also somehow apparent that these good…
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Life Doesn’t Need to Be So Hard
We have plenty of things to keep us busy. We have responsibilities around work, school, family, and finances among many other things. For most people there is a lot to do, and then we step in and add our thoughts about the consequences of not getting it all done. We weigh ourselves down with the…
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How We Make a Difference
When we think about those who make a difference in the world we tend to think about the renowned and famous of the world. The thing we should always keep in mind is that they are one person just like we are, and the real difference in the world is made by hundreds of millions…
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Accepting Reality
What does it mean to accept reality, and how can learning to do this make a positive impact in your life? Accepting reality doesn’t mean you don’t act on anything. What you do about what happens is a completely different conversation. The mistake that we usually make in accepting reality, is the definition of reality. …
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This Too Shall Pass
I thought this would be a good opportunity to share this blog post. Have you ever had one of those days where you were just discouraged and feeling really insecure? As I sit and start to write this blog post, I am there. I went to the gym this morning, and then came home and…
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The Real Source of Positive Change
Just under the label of self help alone, there are nearly 90,000 books in print. Then you can just keep adding labels, like success, spirituality, motivation, and the list goes on and on. My point is that we have more books available to us than we could read in a lifetime. So how many of…