When You Can’t Find Your Purpose, Do This Instead
Vision. Purpose. Meaning. These are big words, great words. Words that deserve our interest, attention, and respect. But sometimes such grand notions lie beyond our grasp. In that case, I have a suggestion. If you are struggling to find your purpose in life, just start doing work. Any work. Anything that pops to mind that […]
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Close The Loop – A Simple Technique To Boost Your Energy And Clear Your Mind
Close the loop, free your mind. As an experiment, look around in the room you are in right now. How many drawers are ajar. How many pieces of paper not put away. How many projects half done. These are all activities that have been started but are frozen mid-stream. You will get a lot more […]
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Build Momentum – How To Build Up A Head Of Steam, Then Conquer The World
Have you ever heard this expression? “If you want to get something done, give it to the busiest person on the team.” This is profoundly true, and there’s a reason: Momentum I honestly think building and maintaining momentum is half the battle in life. Why? Because once you have inertia working for you, things become […]
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I am experimenting with simply getting basic blog post (a minimum viable post–MVP) written and then posted asap — then circling back to strengthen the MVP over time. One reason I’m pursuing this approach is that I sometimes lose momentum and get bogged down and then become less productive than I could otherwise be. I […]
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Let Go And Live In The Moment – How To Get Into The Present Moment When Meditation Fails
Personally, when I “try” to live in the moment, it never works. Yes, I love meditation and find it valuable. But for me, meditation is more about emptying the mind and clearing out the clutter. For getting into the present moment, I suggest a different approach. To Live In The Moment, Let Go What does […]
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The Number One Question You Should Ask Yourself – Each And Every Day
Feeling forlorn? A little lost? Usually when we are down on ourselves it is because we are upset that our life isn’t working out the way we want for us. There is nothing wrong with advancing your interests and being concerned about your well-being. That’s natural. Where we get into trouble is when our self-concern […]
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Energy Cords – How To Cut The Negative Links Between You And The Rest Of The World. And Then Bloom…
We all sometimes become connected to other people, places, situations, institutions, ideas, anything. Sometimes this can be a positive connection, but it can also often be something very negative. Energy cords are real. They impact all of us. Sometimes for a long time. But first, a quick story. Energy Cords Are Real – We Are […]
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The One Move You Can Make To Turbocharge Your Digital Marketing
Not long ago I was at the gym in the middle of something called a “team training workout.” This type of class combines vigorous cardio with a multitude of weights and resistance training. I love it. However, about six weeks ago something wretched happened during the team training. The instructor had me do a specific […]
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The Two Keys To Success – How To Achieve Your Goals Without Killing Yourself In The Process
What I’m going to tell you today is tricky to explain, but the two factors described in this post are likely the most important keys to success you will ever need to master. So bear with me as I map this out. To succeed in anything in life there is a back and forth that […]
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