When In Doubt

Pray. Then think (but not forever!). Then do. Then, remember to relax….

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Listen To Your Body

Americans and other nationalities of a certain class and education level seem to have been educated right out of listening to their bodies.  It’s as if the emphasis on critical thinking (generally a good thing) displaced intuitive perception to our detriment. Listen to your body.

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Brute Force It

Sometimes you just have to brute force your way out of confusion and failure into knowledge and success. Don’t know how to XX?  Just hurl yourself at the problem–iterating hundreds and thousands of time.  We are talking countless hours, weeks’ and months’

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The Power of Thought is Immense–But Action Moves The Dial

There is much discussion on the internet about the law of attraction, the power of thoughts, etc.  I don’t discount any of this.  Yes, thoughts can and do beget deeds.  And, yes, altering your thinking alone can dramatically shift your life. But

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The Tyranny of Version 1.0

I’m convinced that a ton of people never achieve their dreams because they are so dismayed by the quality of version 1.0 of whatever their vision calls them to do. You dream of writing a novel and becoming a writer.  You start your first piece of fiction.  You recognize it sucks

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The Greatest Cure For Anxiety

Work like a dog.  Seriously, for a certain type of anxiety, there is no other antidote. “TENSION IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN WHERE YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU SHOULD BE” For many, tension and anxiety are the signal their soul uses to say – “Go.  Go now.  Get Going

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To Get To Do The Stuff You Really Like

Sometimes you have to take the long road.

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Why I Switched from HostGator to SiteGround

I recently switched from HostGator to SiteGround (affiliate link). Here’s a quick and dirty review on why. Basically, my sites were just too slow on HostGator’s Baby Web package. Tech support was decent, but the servers were just too slow. SiteGround is known to focus on website speed as well as for its off the […]

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A Tip For Using All-In-One WP Migration – Purge and Delete W3 Total Cache!

If you are using All-In-One WP Migration, watch out for W3 total cache.  Before you migrate, go into W3 and purge all caches, then deactivate and uninstall W3. W3 crashed multiple sites for me when migrating using All-In-One.  In general, watch out for plugins causing problems. Otherwise, All-In-One WP Migration is an amazing little plugin.

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Get A Fast Server. For Your Own Peace Of Mind.

I just switched my websites from Hostgator’s most basic plan to SiteGround.com. It’s crazy how much faster my websites are. Consistently. If you are building any websites, or have any ambition to, a word of advice. Don’t go for the absolute cheapest deal you can find. For a buck or two more a month (seriously, […]

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