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Create Real Change (the Anti-New Year’s Resolution post)

Jan 30 2018

We all know what to do. We just don’t know how to convince ourselves to do it.” — Mel Robbins How’s the New Year’s resolution going? Did you resolve to eat healthier, exercise more, save money? Unfortunately, many have already abandoned their goals. According to US News, 80% of people have given up on their New Year’s resolutions by second week in February. That’s only 6 weeks into the new year! Current society has programmed us to expect immediate results. Technology, customer service, GPS, Facebook, Alexa. All this has created an impatient lifestyle. When we don’t get the immediate results, we get discouraged and move on. That’s why New Year’s resolutions are almost always destined to fail. We are only thinking about simple solutions to issues that are not so simple. We need a different method to bring REAL change in our lives For real change, you must think long-term,[…]

May 20 2017

Either you run the day or the day runs you! – Jim Rohn One of the biggest challenges we all face is staying in control of our day. Far too often we end a long day exhausted with nothing really to show. We work hard, but in the end of the day often you can question – did this get me closer to my goal? If you didn’t start the day right, then the answer is usually “no”. One way to ensure you stay in control of your day is to start it correctly. If you wake up to a buzzing alarm clock, stumble out of bed, get ready and leave for work; then you have already lost control of your day. Owning your day, starts by waking up earlier to spend time alone to refine your purpose, set proper mindfulness and establish priorities for the day. You can accomplish[…]

Apr 27 2017

While listening to one of my favorite podcasts, the James Aultucher show, James was interviewing a very interesting guest that told stories of travel, failure and self-discovery. The guest, Kamal Ravikant, was discussing a unique period of his life which inspired him to write the book, Rebirth: A Fable of Love, Forgiveness, and Following Your Heart. Although the book is fiction, it is closely related to an autobiography because it tells the story of a trip that Kamal took during this special time in his life. The book sounded too interesting not to read. Book Overview During a series of unfortunate events in his life; the main character, Amit, casually commits to an unplanned pilgrimage – the Camino de Santiago. The Camino de Santiago (aka: The Way of St. James) is an ancient 550-mile Christian pilgrimage route across northern Spain to the city of Santiago De Compostela, where St. James’ body[…]

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Create Real Change (the Anti-New Year’s Resolution post)

Own the Morning, Own the Day

Book Review: Rebirth: A Fable of Love, Forgiveness, and Following Your Heart