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Keep Moving actions decisions happiness mindset purpose Apr 21, 2025

I know people who “got old” in their 30s. I have friends who in their mid 80s still carry hundred-pound stacks of bricks to do masonry work, because it interests them and they’re good at it. If you fo...

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Right Action action decisions mindfulness mindset purpose Apr 14, 2025

A Framework for Making Good Decisions

I see it all the time. People work hard to achieve their dreams, but can’t seem to get out of their own way. I’m as guilty as anyone; it is a very human tendency...

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Choose Courage courage discipline mindset optimism purpose Mar 31, 2025

This is a time of tremendous, life-altering transition for many people in my immediate circle. Some are family, some are friends; I love them all deeply. Some are dealing with the end of long-term rel...

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Create Your World action inspiration life meaning mindset purpose Mar 17, 2025

You are more free than you think. The constraints you feel are more a product of conditioning than actual limitations. You can create your world to an extent much greater than you can probably imagine...

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Attention attention discipline focus mindset purpose Feb 17, 2025

It’s like learning to drive a car or land an airplane: you look well ahead of the car or down the runway because you are going to end up where you are looking. Don’t believe me? Try to drive down the ...

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Happiness Concepts do the right thing happiness mindset peace purpose Feb 10, 2025

I have written hundreds of thousands of words about mindset, and how it can provide you with hardcore happiness - a long-lasting sense of well-being and satisfaction. If you follow my work, you have n...

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Pillars of Happiness discipline happiness mindset purpose success Jan 20, 2025

Here’s something that took me a long time to realize. There is a technique, a practice that can bring and sustain happiness.

It’s easy to be happy when everything is going well, not so easy when life ...

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Do The Work actions happiness meaning purpose work Jan 13, 2025

It’s why you’re here. The work, that is. We probably should call it The Work; it’s that important. And it is just as important that you do the work, once you are clear on what that means.

What’s The ...

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Mindset Matters actions discipline happiness mindset purpose Jan 06, 2025

What do you want?

More money? The answer is mindset.

A nicer house, a better car, a better job? The answer is mindset.

Want to move to a different town, different country? Want to be your own boss? Minds...

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Wonderful World consciousness diversity gratitude joy purpose Dec 30, 2024

I am sitting here in my favorite coffee shop, thinking and writing as I do every morning, but today is different. I am experiencing a slightly altered state of consciousness; a quiet and serene detach...

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Be Enough happiness mindset purpose responsibility strength Dec 23, 2024

True psychospiritual growth entails periods of pain and isolation. Focused introspection will allow you to learn from the situation and move forward. You will need to be self-disciplined, self-reliant...

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Emotional Intelligence emotional intelligence mindset motivation purpose success Dec 16, 2024

A Practical Guide to Unlock Fulfillment and Personal Growth

In the decades I have used my professional training in clinical psychology and clinical hypnosis to help individuals achieve profound happine...

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Define Yourself authenticity focus life meaning purpose self-definition Dec 02, 2024

You can define yourself. It’s a choice, not manifest destiny. This regularly comes as a complete shock to the people with whom I work, in both principle and the degree to which it is true.

You have the...

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Pick Your Hard choice discipline entrepreneurship happiness purpose Nov 12, 2024

Turns out you just have to pick your hard.

Sitting around all day, doing nothing and having no purpose and wondering why you’re here at all is hard.

Trying your best and being consistently misunderstood...

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Too Much Discipline? discipline goals happiness progress purpose Nov 04, 2024

Discipline is necessary for just about anything in life, from getting up in the morning to achieving lofty goals. My own experience, in my personal life and from working with others, is that there is ...

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