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Archive | Our Calling

Living in our strengths and passions to make the world a better place is ultimately satisfying. Under this category, we talk about how to align our lives with our strengths, passions, values and life experience. In short, we talk about how to live our calling.

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There is No Secret

So many times we think that there is some secret out there that will get us to our goal. We hope to find the 5 secret steps to success, the 3 keys to internet fame, or the secrets to social media marketing. The truth is that there really is no secret out there. The fundamental […]

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When Your Passions are Buried

We just completed one of our weekend seminars where we help people find their passions – what they care about most. When passions are buried, this can be a difficult process. We observe people who have buried their passions. What we see are people who pursue things like money, fame, prestige, lifestyle, or happiness. Or […]

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The Impact Hour: Other People’s Perspectives

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, Other People’s Perspectives. Click here to listen. Taking someone else’s perspective can be highly beneficial for us and for other people. It helps us to be more kind and to get better results in our relationships. You can listen to the show live Wednesdays at 2 PM: […]

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Information, Knowledge and Wisdom

Information, Knowledge and Wisdom

Google, for many of us is now a way of life. We don’t remember things, we look them up. In many ways this is a great, but in some ways it’s not. In many ways we treat information, knowledge and wisdom as the same, but these are different things. Information We are in the information […]

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How to Avoid Common Regrets

I recently read something online that listed the “top 37 regrets.” (I’m not sharing the link because there’s a bunch of weirdo ads and rude comments.) I’m guessing that the author didn’t actually do a poll or look at relevant research, but listed his or her own opinion. So, don’t take the list as fact. […]

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The Trouble with Goals Pt. 2

I am covering the things that I’ve run into and seen when setting and working toward goals. All kinds of things can come up when trying set and pursue goals. A part of me wants to avoid goals. And sometimes I freak out when I start working toward them. Part one of this series can be […]

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The Trouble with Goals Pt. 1

I’ve find that many people have trouble setting and accomplishing goals. And it’s not just other people. I’ve experienced this too. When setting goals a number of things can come up. Here are a few of the more common ones. Too easy Fear of failure and judgment can cause us to set goals that are […]

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The Impact Hour: What Lights You Up

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, what lights you up? Click here to listen. For some people the light has gone out of their eyes, like they’ve lost their joy for life. Maybe you can relate. Maybe you used to love your work or a relationship or volunteering or something else and now […]

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The Impact Hour: Redeem Your Tough Experiences

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, redeem your tough experiences. Click here to listen. Learn how you can make something good come from your difficult life experiences. Life can bring us many hardships: abuse, loss, medical problems and more. But we can use those tough experiences for good. We can use the experience […]

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