WRITING & INSIGHTS
Perspective for
the way forward.
Notes on character, relationships, communication, and the work of becoming.
115 pieces
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Become Your Own Best Friend First
You can’t expect other people to love you if you don’t love yourself first. So many people are searching so hard for that “one person” who is going to complete them when
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Pouring From An Empty Cup
The best way to help someone is to lead by example or by teaching them. You are not helping someone if you are pouring yourself out into their empty cup. They will just s
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Being Honest To Yourself And Others
The more honest you are with yourself and others, the more likely you are to offend some people. It’s unavoidable. Being afraid to speak up, say what you want to say and
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Hard Work and Happiness Come Hand in Hand
This is so true. I have seen it often first-hand when dealing with business owners over the past 13 years. The people that are in it just for the money always end up havi
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I May Have Found What True Happiness Is
I’ve found that finding that one thing you are truly good at and hammering at it day and night like a mad hatter until you are a master in that field is a major step to h
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Looking Past Our Differences
It’s inherent human nature to want others to like the things we like. This is especially true in relationships. Wanting our partner to be “just like us” is just a method
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Communicating Clearly Is A Responsibility
My original mentor used to tell me to take personal responsibility for delivering clear communication. If you are in charge of telling people what to do, you have to take
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Don’t Let Negativity Run Rampant In Your Mind
I got to meet Muhammad Ali and shake his hand during a GoDaddy corporate Christmas party in Phoenix where Bob Parsons rented out the entire Chase field baseball stadium.
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If You Want Change, Be The Change
If you make the decision that you truly want to get out of your situation, and whatever it is… no one is going to come to pick you up and save you from it. The only way y
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Associate With People That Inspire You
You become like the people you hang out with. If the people around you aren’t jiving at a forward and upward speed towards goals, objectives, and dreams and you want to a
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No Shame In Loving Yourself
I used to think that self-affirmations and self-help books were stupid. Looking in the mirror and talking to yourself about who you are and who you want to be is silly. I
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Stop Playing Victim In Situations You’ve Created
There were times in my life when I felt pitiful. I was homeless twice, once at 23 and living in the park recovering from a party and drug ghetto lifestyle, thinking I was
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