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Muddy Buddy

Check another item off the ol’ bucket list! As I mentioned a while back, the Muddy Buddy is a two-person, off-road, bike/run/obstacle course that concludes with a crawl through their infamous mud pit to reach the finish line. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for years

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Shake Off The Grind & START

Joe Wilner recently asked to interview me for his awesome personal development website, ShakeOffTheGrind.com. I guess I got a bit wordy in my answer to his first question (which won’t come as much of a surprise to those of you who know me!). So we decided to

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Text Message Inspiration

I received the following text message this past weekend from a close friend, while she was off traveling across country. I instantly identified with her words and promised to save them, so that she could later read them when they were needed. They spoke to me because

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Want To Travel? Do It NOW.

We didn’t travel much when I was a kid. Maybe to Indiana a time or two to see the grandparents. But no Disneyland, no Grand Canyon and definitely no trips out of the country. My first time off of US soil was exactly seven years ago, when

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Face-Off!

And now, for something completely different . . . (and no, not Monty Python) Today I face-off versus fellow blogger Jennifer Gresham of EverydayBright.com in Round 4 of Abubakar Jamil‘s Personal Development Face-Off Series! We touch on some pretty tough questions: 1. What do you think is

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What A Cup Of Coffee Will Buy You

I’ve often heard it said that you are an average of the five people you spend most of your time with. I don’t believe that “five” is the precise magic number for everyone of us. And “time” could mean a variety of things: that spent physically in

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Showing Up And Following Through

Today’s post is a little different than most. We’re going to start off with, yes . . . a reading assignment. Stop everything else, close the door, get comfortable and go read the following story posted yesterday by my friend, Joel Runyon. But be sure to get

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4+ Jerks, 1 Lesson

Bikers, travelers, and musicians . . . oh my! All about the analogies today, let me explain four ways that I’ve learned the same lesson. And we begin with a story . . . (1) I’m driving down Powell Boulevard in Portland yesterday morning when a motorcyclist

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2 Keys To Writing In Your Own Voice

Today I bring you another guest post- this time one I wrote for Thought Wrestling.com, a fantastic site that offers tons of killer content to those of us in creative careers. CLICK HERE to read 2 Keys To Writing In Your Own Voice Writing, where I relate

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How To Be The Next Starbucks

Like ‘em or not, Starbucks has one of the most integral ingredients a successful brand requires . . . consistency. When you scrunch up your nose, put on your best snob face and order that iced single Venti, 7-pump peppermint, caramel Sauce top AND bottom, light ice,

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