Category: Motivation
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Dealing with a Thief (part 2)
Last week I shared how I dealt with the thief who stole my phone. This week I want to focus on the most valuable commodity we have and who is taking it from us. We are the biggest thief in our lives. We steal an expensive, rare, and high demand commodity on daily basis. The…
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Dealing with a Thief (part 1)
Recently someone stole my phone. They literally walked into my office and decided they needed my phone more than I did. I was angry. Then frustrated because of the hassle that it would cause in my day. The truth is it is just a phone, it could have been so much worse. The thing that…
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You Have To Write The First Draft
[youtube]http://youtu.be/zB0oI6kJjqk[/youtube] –> Click Here to Watch on Your Mobile Device <– This has nothing to do with writing a book, yet it has everything to do with it. Recently I was writing the outline of one of the books I want to write. I have been saying I am going to write a book for…
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Courage to Listen
In our fast paced world listening almost seems like a luxury not afforded to us. Over the next few paragraphs I hope to persuade you that listening is not a luxury but a necessity if you want more energy and abundance. Think about everything you have ever been told about losing weight and getting fit.…
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Start the fire
Fire in a survival situation is one of the most important things you can have. Fire can help you make water drinkable by boiling it. Fire can give you warmth as the temperature drops and it keeps moral up literally giving you light in a dark situation. Making a sustainable fire has a lot of…
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Hulk Gets Angry and You Should Too.
Have you ever watched the Incredible Hulk? The other day I was watching the cartoon with my son. I realized how purposeful he was as the Hulk. As the mild mannered Bruce Banner he is a push over. But when you anger him, watch out. The Incredible Hulk comes out and rips sh*t up.…
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You’ll Never Forget The Way They Made You Feel
This morning I was having a great conversation with my friend Mark, a UM professor who helps college students become relevant to potential employers. We were talking about how vivid our memories are in recalling our experiences. That got me thinking about 2 things. 1st – If experiences have a greater impact on our memories,…
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A Man’s View In A Women’s World
18 women and 1 man. This weekend we hosted the Look, Feel, Be Great Women’s Seminar created by Christian Cruz, my wife, to help empower women to look, feel, and be great on their terms. As the only male in the room I wanted share the most important thing I learned. There were 3 speakers.…
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How do you know when you are successful?
[youtube]http://youtu.be/FDXFRPUwsBs[/youtube] Finish this sentence: “I am successful when…” Success looks, feels, smells, tastes, and sounds different for everyone. So how do you know when you are successful? The video above is almost 1 year old but timeless. Look how small Amelie is; time flies! I have a quick story that illustrates the power of this…
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Lollipop Moments
[youtube]http://youtu.be/hVCBrkrFrBE[/youtube] Great opening question: “How many of you are completely comfortable with calling yourself a leader?” We’ve taken the term LEADER and made it God-like. It is time to take that term back and live it daily with the little things. What is your Lollipop Moment?