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Creating a More Prosperous World…

You’re probably proud of what you’ve accomplished in life. I am too. I worked hard for what I’ve got and still work my ass off every day. I don’t live in entitlement but try my best to add value for the blessings I receive every day. Hopefully you feel the same way. So, let’s continue our discussion from the last post, about the gifts we have been blessed with, and the responsibilities that come with them.

Bad Beliefs About Money and Poverty

The moment that Lancy licked my face – my world was changed forever...

Letting Others In…

If you follow my Facebook page, you know the posts are frequently about the philosophies and rules I live by. Recently I posted the statement: “Don’t share your problems with people who can’t help solve them. That’s just wallowing in victimhood.” As expected, it got a lot of likes and shares. But it also got something else…

Control Your Thoughts

In this recent post I made the case that you have a strong influence on the things that happen in your life, and the few you don’t contribute to is shockingly miniscule. Most people get defensive at that statement and immediately jump to some exception to argue against it. (Like a random meteorite landing on your garage.) This is a bad premise and an extremely harmful life strategy, because there are almost always outlier exceptions to everything. More importantly, by making this argument you’re refusing to accept responsibility for your life. The logical conclusion to this line of thinking takes you to outlandish assumptions like, “I can’t control that an earthquake killed innocent people, so it’s not my fault that I am emotionally abusive to my spouse.”

The Fake Reward of Being a Victim

Funny coincidence: I’m working with two different writers in my author apprentice program and yesterday gave the same advice to both of them. Specifically, that for their (very different) books to really help their readers, they need to examine, explore, and expose the many “payoffs” people get by being a victim. Because if someone doesn’t recognize they’re getting some type of emotional reward, they can’t stop bringing more victim situations into their life.

Don’t Die Until You’re Done

First, thanks for all the love on the last post about Reinventing the World. Let’s continue the discussion, in particular the part about you perhaps feeling like you’re not ready to step up and face the daunting challenges in front of us right now. In the rational, logical sense, you’re correct. Most likely, you’re not ready right now. Because no one is. But therein lies the most intoxicating, alluring, and sensational element of living – the challenge, growth, and evolution we can choose to experience.

Reinventing Our World…

I have some good news and some bad news. Let’s get the bad news out of the way: We have to reinvent the world. Now the good news: We get to reinvent the world.

The Question That Sets You Free

I only met Harry Browne once, and it was probably almost 20 years ago. But he taught me a lesson I apply virtually every day of my life; a lesson that is one of the most powerful tools for manifesting success that I know. (Side note: You know how people often say if you can just get one great idea from a book, seminar, etc., it’s worth it? Trust me, there’s more truth in that than there are circles in a box of Cheerios.) What was the gist of the lesson you may wonder…

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