Wooden blocks with the words "decide", "commit", "focus", "succeed"

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There are No Secrets to Success

There are no secrets to success… or to happiness; just stuff you don’t want to do! Particularly over and over and over

steps to success

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Boring, Boring, Boring

What gets a triple boring headline? The Path to Success. Yep, you heard me right: the pathway to the mountaintop is full

A compass with "core values" written where the needle points north

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What is Your Creed? Here is Mine.

Creed: Guiding principles; a set of beliefs, principles, or opinions that strongly influence the way people live. My creed is pretty simple

never stop learning

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Life is a Teacher, Every Day is a New Class

When I choose to think of life as one big classroom, it helps me to be less reactive, to take events less

Photo of a young woman in a raincoat standing outside in a light rain while the sun shines through. Her head is tilted up to the sky and she is smiling

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Three Secrets to Happiness

One, there is no secret. Generally speaking, there are no hidden, esoteric keys to happiness, just obvious things, the impact of each

Illustration of a hand scattering little red hearts on the ground like planting seeds, with red heart flowers sprouting up

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The Immutable Law of the Harvest

“As You Sow, So Shall You Reap” is the Law of the Harvest and of Life. What you put out there is

A sign that says "start each day with a grateful heart"

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The Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves… Even Though We Know Better

“I’ll be happy when…” is a refrain that echoes around the backroads of our minds, a micro program that runs all so

A dictionary page with the definition for "self-discipline" and the words "self-discipline" being highlighted with a green highlighter marker

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The Key that Opens Doors

Like many, at times in my life I’ve struggled with the concept of discipline. I mean ‘Control obtained by enforcing compliance or

how to think

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The Fun Superpower Anyone can Cultivate

Curiosity! Curiosity opens wide the doors of the world. To an inquisitive mind there is always something interesting to explore, to investigate,

A green sign with white letters that says "Demand Better. Expect More."

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A Brutal Truth Few Speak Of

A good heart is not enough and that is a hard truth that few openly acknowledge. Yes, for sure be a good-hearted,

grit passion persistence

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Den of Lions

Nigh on 30 years ago I read the Den of Lions by Terry Anderson, the journalist who was kidnapped by Shiite militants

A picture of the tops of trees in a forest with sunlight shining through the branches

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Passing Trees

After having read it years ago, I am now listening to Micky Singer’s ‘Untethered Soul’ on Audible in my car. Micky uses