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36. Always get back up – You’re going to get knocked down. YOU are going to get KNOCKED DOWN. It’s inevitable. Be resilient. It takes one step – just GET BACK UP. Stand up, hold your head up high and embrace whatever failure you’ve experienced. Setbacks are the ultimate lesson in life. Don’t run a...

Failure is your friend. Doubt is a good thing.

No, I’m not crazy (well, maybe some would say I am).

I despise the part of my brain that tells me I can’t do something. Scratch that – I love it.

I’m a firm believer that you can’t experience true success in anything until you’ve experienced genuin...

“One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.”- Tony Robbins

Focused Action, Recover, Repeat.

There are all sorts of time mana...

I’m too tired

I don’t have enough time 

My feet hurt

I’m too busy

I’ll do it tomorrow

I’ll do it next year

Someday, Someday….

I’m not talented enough 

I’m not strong enough

I’m not smart enough 

I failed last time

I’m scared 

It’s too hard

I’ve never done this before
 

I CALL BULLSHIT

“Be interested, not interesting.”
John Costigan

Are your relationships suffering?

Genuine relationships are in danger of extinction.

Seek first to understand, and then be understood. You have two ears and one mouth for a reason. All of these are motto’s that mean the same thing. The simple fa...

Most people overestimate what they can do in one day but underestimate what they can do in a year
Scott Dinsmore

Is 2012 set up to be your year? Insert Year X here. How many times have you said “this is going to be the year”? I know I’ve done that and had minimal success until I started setting go...

“Counter-intuitive as it sounds; it’s the undoing that plants the seeds of the greatest doing.”
Jonathan Fields

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I’m reading Jonathan Fields new book, “Uncertainty”. The premise is all about taking a leap and overcoming your fears to accomplish great things. It’s ...

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The WHY of whatever you’re doing is such an important question to ask. My friend Scott Dinsmore of Live Your Legend is a big proponent of this way of thinking. Check out his stuff here.

Simon Sinek recently published a book titled, “Start with Why.” The premise is t...

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle

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Life is about dividing and conquering. Small steps, done consistently over time, lead to big performances.

Leo Babauta, of Zen Habits, talks about setting goals and building ritual...

“20 years from now you will be disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the one’s you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Mark Twain

Many people write about quitting the 9 to 5 and doing your own th...

“When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice.”
William James

Decision making is hard. We tend to get stuck and are afraid to jump in and make the decision. The “what if” questions creep in and prevent us from moving forward. Or, we move forward, but we question our...

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Have you ever watched Steve Jobs speak? If not, check it out his presentation about the Ipad here. The guy can flat out spe...