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Are You A Lighthouse? Do You Shine No Matter What?
No matter what..YOU are a lighthouse to this world! As you read that last line you might be wondering…ummm…what the hell are you talking about guys? Let me break it down for you. You see a little ways back I was exposed to a guy by the name of Sean Whalen. It was the first episode I listened to over on Mike Dillard’s Self Made Man podcast. If you haven’t had the chance…make sure you head on over and subscribe and give it a listen. Powerhouse stuff without a doubt. Anyway….that interview between Mike and Sean definitely was quite a wake up call for me and moved me into wanting…
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Participation Awards
Participation Awards….. Hmmmm…..the magical question on whether or not our kids are deserving of a trophy or ribbon…..just for participating! Well, I won’t dance around this one! I’ve coached my daughter in softball for 5 years…..junior high volleyball for a season…..and assistant for junior high basketball. And my son, well I’ve coached him in baseball for 4 years, and now in travel ball…..basketball for a season….and soccer for a season. Back in the day, many of us growing up didn’t receive awards for “participating” Personally, as each season begins, I share with the parents that I will not participate in getting the kids trophies or plaques for playing the game.…
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Fear Your Dreams?
Do you fear your dreams? And in fearing your dreams, you’d rather enjoy the thoughts and feelings of what a destination (dream) might actually bring to your life…. In college, I remember taking a philosophy class which brought a great deal of thinking my way….we read the poem of “Ithaca”. Ithaca is a destination….. But by the poem’s end, it is not Ithaca that is important, it is who you became in your travels to Ithaca….no matter your destination was that which was expected…. If it brought disappointment…. Or it became more than you could imagine. What we dream of, secretly brings about fear for many of us…..which prohibits from…
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Where Are Your Brick Walls?
So where are your brick walls in your life? Is it in the area of business productivity or maybe it’s in your health and fitness? How many times have you wanted to move forward with some goal in life…and yet you just keep banging your head against that brick wall? Listen…I feel your pain BIG TIME on this challenge of life. So that’s why I wanted to share how an example of how I am smashing to bits a brick wall in my life with a new morning routine. You see…off and on for years…my morning routine was completely non-existent. Nada. Zero. Nothing. So every morning I would hit the…
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Convince Me!
CONVINCE ME!! Now….Now….before you get all riled up based upon the image….. I agree, you’re not going to throw money at everything without doing some investigating or research But for some…..it’s a never ending demand from individuals who want convincing….even when all questions are answered to one’s liking Then contemplation occurs…..even when there’s a money back guarantee, lol! Well, I recently saw someone telling a leader….someone who has a huge following and proof of major results in helping others…..still, one person suggests this leader convince a $95/mnth worthy of this person’s money. If someone is not for you…..they are not for you!! It’s that ‘CUT AND DRY’!! Sean Whalen may be…
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Happy New Years
A Brand New Year Is Upon Us….. Happy New Years!! You can wrap up the year 2015 in a bow…..the good, and the bad! But the main question is will you be able to take all that had been part of your life in this past year……and taken the lessons of it all, to create a memorable 2016. January is the honeymoon…. It is the fresh start, or the new beginning…. It is the do-over that many of us at times wish for. But in all reality, will this year be any different in the aspects of which you have control? I’ve been there many times, and yes, it’s a…
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Will Your Visions of 2016 Bring You Home?
Will your visions of 2016 bring you home? That is the topic I chose to share on this Monday afternoon for you all. As some of you know, I am back in my hometown of Fortuna, ND. I’ve been spending time with my parents, my grandma and just overall relaxing and recharging the batteries. (Slept in until 10:21 am the first morning! lol) The pic below is the house I grew up in. So as I’ve been reflecting and looking back on being home this week, it brought up some interesting perspectives on the “home” within us all. The one that maybe our life path has taken us far, far…
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Through The Glass
Through The Glass…. There are times when we feel we are always on the sideline…. We want to get into the game We want it all We can see it…. Taste It… Hear It…. Feel It…. But the truth is, not all of us are blessed with the gifts to have the potential to ‘be in the game’ What is it worth to you to get into the game? Are you willing to do what others are not willing to do….get up early; stay late; run one more mile; do one more push-up; to listen, rather than speak; to let go of ego; to admit you are not ‘all-knowing’??? These…
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Resistance: Fueled By Fear
Resistance: Fueled By Fear! In a world of chaos and more and more of individuals playing the ‘victim of circumstances’, the accountability of an individual seems to fade more and more often. I don’t have the time…. I wasn’t blessed with the gifts he/she has…. I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth… How about the fact that some of those who got “lucky”…..took them ten years to get to a place of success, and I’m not just talking about financial success. Resistance towards a goal or dream or vision is fueled by FEAR…. Now it is time to overcome this FEAR, to reduce, minimize, or simply SMASH…
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Countdown — 3…2…1
The Countdown ~~ Change will begin in 3…..2…..1….. How is your thinking on this? January 1st, life for you is going to change You just need to make it through December to get out of 2015….then all is good, as we bring on “New Beginnings”. Well, we go through a major mindset shift when we begin thinking like this….yes, I’m guilty of this too We go through a ‘poverty mindset’ in our thinking, as we choose to ignore the month of December as the time for change….how about tomorrow, or the next week….rather than less than a month away because the year will change? Our focus is on ‘what we…
