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Inspirational Thoughts: Get Happy Now

Inspiration & Motivation

My friend, you are alive and awake today. What will you do with such an amazing gift?  You can take it for granted, convinced that you’ll get another and another and another.  Or you can give yourself a reason to celebrate life right now. Before you waste a single moment hanging your head and griping [...]

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Inspirational Words: Think Big

Inspiration & Motivation

“Thoughts can be used one of two ways, like a Band-Aid or like a rubber band. Choose to stretch.” – Rhonda LaShae A Lesson on Thinking Big Today, I hope you’ll walk out into the world feeling inspired to think big.  Let nobody and nothing stand in your way.  You are free to live life [...]

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Is Positive Thinking a Waste of Time?

Self Improvement Ideas

Note: I originally published this as a guest post over at Marc and Angel Hack Life. A common misconception is that positive thinking depends on one’s ability to “fool the mind” into believing something is better than it actually is. For those who hold this belief, positive thinking techniques may seem like a load of [...]

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Universal Law of Attraction Myths: Truth vs Hype (Part 2)

Law of Attraction

This week’s focus is on understanding Universal Law of Attraction.  It is my hope that self improvement success will flow to you more easily through an increased awareness of how we create our own reality. If you haven’t read Part 1 of this series, don’t miss out on the first 3 Universal Law of Attraction [...]

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3 Simple Positive Thinking Techniques You’ll Love for Tough Times

Inspiration & Motivation

Have you ever been in a situation so negative that positive thinking seemed like a complete joke?  Do you ever have difficulty keeping a positive mental attitude?  Don’t worry—everyone feels that way sometimes.  So, what I’d like to offer here are a few easy positive thinking tips that help me get back on track when [...]

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Truth and Reality vs. Your Outlook and Perspective

Self Improvement Ideas

Is Perception Reality? Have you ever perceived something to be so objectionable that you took strong offense to any contrary opinion?  Typically, this is how it goes… You look at the situation, which is so obviously egregious, and you’re convinced that your perspective is the only one that makes any sense.  Those who disagree with [...]

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Positive Reflection and Appreciation for the Past

Inspiration & Motivation

As I awake from sleep on the morning of my only child’s 16th birthday, I am reminded of how fast time flies.  I’m realizing the importance of appreciating life’s tiny moments and making the most of that which I want to cherish forever. Not-So Positive Thinking For me, it seems like Brandye was a 7 [...]

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Self Improvement Journey from Zero Talent to Extraordinary Success

Inspiration & Motivation

I read about a very interesting concept called deliberate practice.  The premise is that you may reach greatness at anything, devoid of talent, by deliberately putting approximately 10,000 hours of practice into it.  I agree with this to an extent, but I want to discuss additional ways to achieve success without natural ability. Because Michael [...]

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Positive News Stories – A Welcome Change

Inspiration & Motivation

Several times I’ve found myself out and about in the middle of a “bad” storm.  Thunder, lighting, hail, and even tornadoes seem to sweep in without my knowledge.  This drives my mom crazy. The fact that her only child is so opposed to watching the News that even weather warnings go unnoticed…it scares her.  But [...]

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Why You Shouldn’t Keep It Real: A Lesson on Unrealistic Living

Self Improvement Ideas

While reading a list of 50 tips from a fellow self improvement blogger, I found myself stuck on number one.  Not because it was such an amazingly good or bad tip, but because it was so fundamentally different from everything that I believe.  The tip: Be realistic. If I could offer only one piece of [...]

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