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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,[…]

Nov 21 2017

I started writing this post while lying in a hammock outside Chattanooga as I was looking up at the leaves enjoying what was left of the fall colors in late November. It was a cool, crisp morning on the last day of a casual trip with few awesome guys. A true adventure; the trip was full of action, good food and lots of laughs! In the professional world, I consider myself a hard-charger. I’m always involved in something new and progressing on some type of challenge. I am always exploring different concepts, learning new technology and researching new investments. I’m always signing up for something new and taking on new commitments. Recently, I’ve noticed something has been off. I found that I was becoming less motivated and less productive. Items on my to do list kept getting bumped down each day. It was an odd experience for procrastination to take such a[…]

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

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