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Your Second Chance Life

I am living my second chance life. In 2005, I had a heart attack. It could have killed me, but it didn’t. And now I’m living my second chance life. Many of you are also living a second chance life. You had a life threatening event. It could have killed you. But it didn’t. For […]

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Purpose

Purpose Linked to Lower Mortality

A recent article cites a study that links lower mortality and cardiovascular risk to having a purpose in life. You can read about it here. This may seem obvious to some of you, while others of you may still be skeptical. Here is my experience around this. Having a will to live can be a […]

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Decide

5 Frogs are sitting on a log. 4 decide to jump off. How many are left? If your answer is 1, you’d be wrong. The answer is 5 because there is a difference between deciding and doing. Some would counter that the 4 frogs’ true intention was to stay on the log. Regardless of what they […]

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Zzyzx Road

Your Road Ahead

Where is your current life path taking you? What is your road ahead? I find that a great many people don’t consider where their life is heading. They are in their job because it was convenient – it was available. They live where they do, not because they chose it, but because it was on […]

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When is it OK to break a commitment?

How you answer the question in the title is most likely indicative of your place in life. The more loose you are on commitments, the more likely you have a lower status, lesser position, lower pay, and fewer people willing to follow you. So, let’s look at it. When is it OK to break a […]

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introvert

Fixed or Changeable?

“I’m an introvert,” “I’m shy,” “I’m directionally challenged,” “I’m mathematically challenged.” I hear a lot of statements like these. And they’re used in a context that implies that it’s just the way it is. But are these things really fixed or could they be changeable? Fixed When I grew up, people called me shy. On […]

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Face Facts With Dignity

Stepping Over It Or Stepping In It

“I’m good.” That’s what I hear a lot of. “My dad is dying, but I’m good.” “My sister has cancer, but I’m good.” We’re afraid that stepping in it will be a lot like stepping in a pile of dodo, and it will be a horrible mess. We’re so afraid of feeling the full force […]

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The Resourceful State

Our state of being affects a whole lot in our life. This includes the results we are getting. To get better results – better relationships, more satisfying work, and a greater impact in the world, we need to spend more time being in the resourceful state. Let’s explore the resourceful state. What is the Resourceful […]

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Me or You?

I’ve noticed a lot of people have a “me or you” mentality. The two big areas where I see this is with money and sales, and when I suggest they want to make an impact with their life. Money With money and sales it seems people believe a transaction benefits only one side. Sometimes when […]

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