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  Why You Should Stop Boasting About How Busy You Are

  “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” — Socrates An Accomplished Life “Hi Tom, how are you?” “I’m well Jane, just extremely busy.” “Oh, I’m glad to hear you’re keeping busy then.” “Yes, I’m flat out at the moment.” The above interaction is one that takes place between people on a daily basis. But what …

  October 16, 2016 • Foundational Writings • Views: 6738

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  Don’t Count On Motivation To Achieve Your Goals, When Discipline Is The Key

  Discipline Is King “Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It’s a state of mind-you could call it character in action.” — Vince Lombardi Motivation is a fleeting state that …

  October 2, 2016 • Foundational Writings • Views: 8581

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  How To Overcome The Pain Of Regret

  Find Your Motivation “We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” — Jim Rohn  Regret arises when we live a life less than what we are capable of. It signifies going against the tide of …

  September 25, 2016 • Foundational Writings • Views: 7300

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  How The Power Of Hope Can Help You Overcome Life’s Difficulties

  Hope Believes We Will Get Through It “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Life is full of twists and turns, and becoming despondent is easy. Obstacles and adversities appear unexpectedly, …

  September 11, 2016 • Foundational Writings • Views: 7128

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  How To Gain The Confidence To Live A Remarkable Life

  On A Wing And Prayer “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.” — Mark Twain A remarkable life begins by casting away the bowline on our …

  September 4, 2016 • Foundational Writings • Views: 6085

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  The Most Significant Ways To Reclaim Your Life

  How To Make Sense Of Chaos “Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.” — Anne Lamott Does your life sometimes feel like it is spinning out of control? That no matter how hard to try to fix …

  August 28, 2016 • Foundational Writings • Views: 6034

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