I’ve never forgotten that conversation with my neighbor. It happened more than 30 years ago. Mrs. Fox, who lived next door, was telling me about another neighbor a few doors down who died a couple days earlier. It was a heart attack. It’s what Mrs. Fox told me next that made this conversation stick. This […]
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Tracey was out of breath when she walked back into the studio with about a minute left in the song. She had just finished walking laps around the radio station for the previous two songs. She calls it Power Walking and considering how fast she’s moving it’s almost Power Running. While Tracey and I do
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It was a six-figure job offer in a warm climate. They also were promising flexible scheduling. Sounds pretty appealing, right? I never responded. That email arrived several years ago. I’ve received more offers, since then, for similar jobs with similar pay, but not all of them in warmer states. I haven’t responded to any of
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My wife, Ava, asked why I was in a bad mood. My answer probably did not surprise her. It was another cloudy, cold, windy, and wet day. By the time she asked, though, I was already feeling better. The weather can really drain my happiness. In fact, I’m not sure I was in a BAD
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I’d still be wandering around the streets of Venice if it wasn’t for that little arrow on my iPhone. I was part of a 10-day tour to Italy hosted by my radio station. Because Ava wasn’t with me on this, I elected to leave after seven days. Ava and I had been to Italy together
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Kathy’s message was the turning point. It happened five months after I started this blog. Before my first post in September 2018 I was filled with great excitement and high expectations. But, I also understood the excitement would fade and my early expectations would not be met. I was right. It’s funny how quickly that
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When Chris Reining was 29 he set a goal of having $1 million in his brokerage account by age 35. He was only making $75,000 a year working in a cubicle. That was a pretty massive goal. This is the time of year when a lot of us set goals. Most of these goals focus
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“Dad, I’ve been in an accident.” I’ve received that phone call three times. It happened again a couple months ago. Our daughter, Emma, was making a left turn from a side street onto a busier two lane road. She had a stop sign. Directly across the street was the entrance to a store parking lot.
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Jon Gordon has written 18 books that have sold more than 5-million copies. His topics focus mainly on business leadership and personal development with an emphasis on positive thinking. Jon has used the same writing process for all his books. He wakes up and heads straight for the computer to write. Jon avoids social media
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We should just stop talking on the hill, but we don’t. Instead, it takes us longer to finish our sentences as our breathing becomes more intentional. The hill is less than a half mile from our house and there’s no way around it if Ava and I are going for a long walk together. We’re
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