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Experience discipline experience inspiration mindfulness purpose success May 22, 2023

Astronaut and test pilot Colonel Frank Bowman once described experience as it relates to aviators: A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his...

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Hardcore Happiness discipline happiness inspiration motivation purpose success May 08, 2023

If you follow my Instagram or Twitter accounts, you will know that I use #HardcoreHappiness as a tag to organize my posts and those of like-minded others. Happiness is obviously desirable, but why...

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How Lucky You Are gratitude inspiration mindfulness motivation purpose success Apr 24, 2023

Have you ever stopped to consider how lucky you are?

If you are reading this, it is almost certainly because you can access the Internet. The ‘Net is – by far – the most powerful...

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How to Balance Work and Life discipline gratitude happiness purpose responsibility success Apr 10, 2023

“How can I balance work and life?”

Ah, the perennial issue for among high-performing adults. At first glance, the dilemma makes sense. The “balance” question is the...

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Transformation Wizard gratitude meaning mindfulness purpose success transformation Mar 27, 2023

The phrase, “transformation wizard” is actually redundant. The word “wizard” is first recorded in use in the 1400s and was used to denote a wise person who could...

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Existential Mindfulness gratitude happiness inspiration meaning mindfulness motivation purpose Mar 13, 2023

Existential mindfulness is a technique and discipline that I have taught for many years. I developed it to bring a sense of immediacy and urgency to your mindfulness practice.

Mindfulness is a...

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Remember Who You Are happiness inspiration mindfulness motivation purpose responsibility success Mar 06, 2023

Do you remember who you are? Who you really are, at your core: what excites you, what you stand for, what you want from your life?

Many of the people I see have a distinct sense that they are...

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Personal Freedom - the Dark Side happiness inspiration motivation purpose responsibility success Feb 27, 2023

Two things scale proportionately with the level of your personal freedom: The opportunities you have to create a fulfilling life, and the anxiety you experience.

Everyone wants personal freedom,...

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Hard Times meaning mindfulness motivation purpose responsibility success Feb 13, 2023

You’re in between jobs or somebody got sick or you can’t afford to move but in any case, you’re stuck. Maybe you’re in the military or maybe you’re in jail but you...

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Accidental Life inspiration mindfulness motivation purpose Feb 06, 2023

As long as you’re alive, you will breathe and eat and sleep and perform a whole host of other relatively mindless behaviors. A good part of your waking life does not require extensive...

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Wandering and Wondering gratitude inspiration mindfulness motivation purpose success Jan 30, 2023

I love to drive.

I think nothing of driving six hours each way for a weekend jaunt, or 22 hours round-trip to spend a few days with family three states away. My last “long” excursion...

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Just Be Nice gratitude inspiration mindfulness motivation purpose success Jan 23, 2023

You didn’t sleep well. Rent is due and the car is making funny noises. You haven’t even started on that paper or you’re pretty sure you aren’t getting that promotion even...

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