My all-time favorite quote is from May Sarton, an American novelist and poet, who once wrote, “Each day, and the living of it, has to be a conscious creation in which discipline and order are relieved with some play and pure foolishness.” This is another way of saying “All work and no play makes Jack a…
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Live a Full Life: Make Money Doing What You Love
This week’s action is designed to get you moving towards living a Full Life. I want you to take some time researching how you can turn your passion or idea into a profitable venture. I want you to Google or ask your favorite AI model, “How do people make money doing _____” and the blank…
Overcome Fear: Lessons from ‘Even Eagles Need a Push’
Today’s book review is “Even Eagles Needs a Push” by David McNally, which came out in 1990. I first read this book over 25 years ago, and it’s one I’ve kept in my book collection ever since. The title of this book speaks to the fact that we must overcome our fear of falling before…
Maximize Productivity: 4 Key Time Management Strategies
This week, I want you to take a good, long look at how you’re spending your time. I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t like to get more accomplished. In fact, I’ve never in my life heard anyone say, “I am being way too productive these days. I really need to slow down and waste some…
Unlocking Success: Insights from The Strangest Secret
Way back in 1956, a 35-minute audio recording was released entitled “The Strangest Secret” by Earl Nightingale. Now, 70 years later, the concepts are still relevant, even in today’s world. Nightingale defines success as the progressive realization of a worthy ideal. I really like this definition, because it takes into account that success means something different…
Wake Up and Create Your Own Success
(Note: if you would rather watch the video of this post, click here.) Today I’d like to share a quote: “Some people dream of being successful, while others wake up and work at it.” I can’t find who originally wrote or said this, but I sure wish I could because I’d love to give them credit. This is…
Essential Lessons from ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill
(Note: if you would rather watch the video of this post, click here.) Today’s book review is “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill This book has been called the “Granddaddy of All Motivational Literature.” It was originally published in 1937 and to this day remains one of the most referenced books on success and…
Master Your Mind: The Power of ‘I Don’t’
This week’s action revolves around how you talk to yourself. Now don’t act like you don’t talk to yourself; we all do it. It’s only weird when you carry on full-blown arguments with yourself out loud in public. And if you do that, I’m not sure this article is gonna do much to help you. This week I…
Feeling Overwhelmed? Start Here.
This week has been one of the most productive weeks I’ve had in recent memory, all because I grabbed control of my schedule and started getting organized. As a relatively new business owner, I was quickly getting in over my head, and the feelings of being overwhelmed were starting to take over. So I decided…
Choose Happiness: Take Control of Your Life
Would you describe yourself as happy? Would you like to be happier? Do you feel like your happiness is up to you? It’s always fascinated me that more people don’t choose to be happy. Yes, I believe happiness is a choice. I believe it’s an inside job. Too many people in the world today are…