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Upgrade Your Brain
October 11, 2021

Upgrade Your Brain

Are you tired of walking around with the same old brain? The brain that gets anxious. The brain that gets jealous. The brain that gets sad. The brain that gets angry. The brain that works against you and sabotages your every attempt at success. It might be time to upgrade your brain with a mindset shift. Your mindset defines your […]

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Everything is Easy!
October 4, 2021

Everything is Easy!

How many pieces are in a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle? That’s right…1,000 small, simple pieces. But when you dump all those pieces out of the box and onto the table, it looks overwhelming. A pile of shapes and colors that don’t make sense. How can they all possibly go together and create the image on the front of the box? […]

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How to Build an Idea-Generating Machine
September 6, 2021

How to Build an Idea-Generating Machine

Wouldn’t it be incredible if there were such a thing as an idea-generating machine? A magical contraption where you could simply press a button, and an incredible new idea would pop out. Whenever you were stuck, you could turn to your idea-generating machine for inspiration. Think of all the unbelievable things you could do in life if you could tap […]

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Why Be a Competitor When You Can Be a Fan?
August 23, 2021

Why Be a Competitor When You Can Be a Fan?

I have always been competitive. Ever since I was young. Everything I do, I see as a competition that I have to win. I measure results in wins and losses. I am always looking at the scoreboard. Am I ahead? Am I behind? Did I win the game? The problem is when I don’t win, I actually lose twice. One, […]

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The Role You Were Born to Play
August 9, 2021

The Role You Were Born to Play

Think of some of the most iconic roles in cinematic history. Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in Rocky. Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in Star Wars Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in The Godfather. Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction. Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in Alien. Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump. You couldn’t possibly imagine any other […]

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Four Ways to Dance With Your Demons…and Even Become Friends With Them
July 6, 2021

Four Ways to Dance With Your Demons…and Even Become Friends With Them

We all have our demons. The side of us we wish was different. The side that gets mad. The side that gets depressed. The side that gets anxious. Guess what? It’s normal. The real problems start when we get mad about being mad, or sad about being sad, or scared about being scared. When we make things twice as bad […]

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