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Here you'll find bits and pieces of wisdom learned from cycling 17,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina together as a family. Hope it inspires you to live your dream! My book about our journey, Changing Gears, is now released! Read a preview here Now that I’m old and gray (but not quite in my rocker yet!) 10 Sentences that Can Change Your Life. The power of a sentence is tremendous.

10 Sentences that Can Change Your Life

A single destructive sentence can ruin somebody’s life, make your day, or change your mood. Fortunately, there are some sentences that can give us power to go on. 12 Things My Grandmother Told Me Before She Died. 50 Lists to Write to Lift Your Spirits. As a structural thinker, I love to make lists.

50 Lists to Write to Lift Your Spirits

Getting everything out of my head and down on paper in an orderly fashion puts me at ease. Rather than grocery lists and to-do lists, try some of these. They’re sort of an inventory of your life and all the good things in it. If your brain is more creative, your lists can be graphical or in the form of a mind map – whatever speaks to you. This is a brainstorming activity, so list as many as you can without editing or limiting yourself.

40 Ways to Feel More Alive. “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.”

40 Ways to Feel More Alive

~Joseph Campbell As I write this, I am two hours away from my first weekly acting class in Los Angeles. I’ve been here for almost two years now, and though I loved Community Theater as a kid, I never so much as researched acting classes until a couple weeks back. 36 Ways To Be Irresistibly Attractive. 25 Great Quotes to Inspire and Brighten Your Day. Nine Things Successful People Do Differently - Heidi Grant Halvorson. Learn more about the science of success with Heidi Grant Halvorson’s HBR Single, based on this blog post.

Nine Things Successful People Do Differently - Heidi Grant Halvorson

Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren’t sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. The intuitive answer — that you are born predisposed to certain talents and lacking in others — is really just one small piece of the puzzle. In fact, decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do. 1.

To seize the moment, decide when and where you will take each action you want to take, in advance. 3. Fortunately, decades of research suggest that the belief in fixed ability is completely wrong — abilities of all kinds are profoundly malleable. 7. Need Some Motivation Right Now? Read This IMMEDIATELY. If you’re in desperate need of some motivation, we’re going to fix that problem, right here, right now.

Need Some Motivation Right Now? Read This IMMEDIATELY

Prepare yourself. WARNING: I’m going to swear and yell a little in this post. Desperate times call for desperate measures. You said you needed motivation. There is no pain greater than this; not the cut of a jagged-edged dagger nor the fire of a dragon's breath. Nothing burns in your heart like the emptiness of losing something, someone, before you truly have learned of its value. » The Seven Deadly Sins of a Relationship. “Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” - Emily Kimbrough While I can’t claim to be the world’s foremost expert on relationships, I do know that my wife and I have a very strong marriage, and have never been more in love. I’ve failed at marriage before, but that’s helped me become better at it.

I’ve learned the deadly sins of relationships, and how to recognize them and avoid them. A reader, newly married, asked me to share my tips on how to make a marriage work. Spend time alone together;appreciate each other;be intimate often;talk and share and give. Learn something new every day. All Categories - Most Popular Recently. Challenged cartoon by Stuart McMillen - Recombinant Records. 100 Tips About Life, People, and Happiness. 25 new great quotes!

Here’s a new collection of great quotes by some of the most inspirational men and women that ever walked this earth.

25 new great quotes!

If you do like them and find them inspirational or helpful in some way, check out the links below for similar posts. We have created over 20+ of these galleries, so there is lots more to be seen. Also, be sure to inspire your coworkers, friends and family by sharing these quotes with them. More popular posts with great quotes. The Story of Mankind. 50 Life Secrets and Tips. Memorize something everyday.Not only will this leave your brain sharp and your memory functioning, you will also have a huge library of quotes to bust out at any moment.

50 Life Secrets and Tips

Poetry, sayings and philosophies are your best options.Constantly try to reduce your attachment to possessions.Those who are heavy-set with material desires will have a lot of trouble when their things are taken away from them or lost. Possessions do end up owning you, not the other way around.