I don't know about you, but there are many times in my life where I hear, "You are just like your dad" or "You are pretty good at writing music, your …
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The fight or flight response. How to define yourself.
I think many of us can agree that life is much like a roller coaster, a ship constantly at sea or whatever adventurous metaphor you would like to use to …
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How to create and do good work without inspiration.
I ran across this post on twitter today from a teacher I had and it totally flashed me back. I can recall spending over 8 hours in that exact room on some days. …
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Being optimistic doesn’t mean you don’t struggle with happiness.
For the most part, people will know me as the successful and happy guy that is usual nice and helpful to others. Truth is, I deal with problems and struggle …
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2014 and why my focus is on others rather than myself.
2013 was a pretty awesome year. As weird as this might sound, I honestly had no real goals or resolutions when January 1st 2013 hit me. I actually celebrated …
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How you can learn to trust others. Don’t do everything alone.
Learning to trust other people is not an easy task. It is pretty damn scary especially if you have had some pretty bad experiences in the past that have put a …
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Yesterday versus Today. Unnecessary regrets.
From time to time we can easily get caught up in the mistakes we made in our past or even the uncontrollable variables that brought us down. The most resonating …
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When to let someone be their own hero.
Featured Image credit: imgur Understanding when to let others fight their own battles is never easy. We all come to a time in our life where we want …
There is so much to see, but we tend to be blind by our own perceptions.
The last few days has been interesting. Seeing a lot of family, a lot of old friends and discussing life, community and the importance of happiness. Each night …
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Retain, adapt, grow, evolve. Our subconscious responsibilities as human beings.
Every single day we are trying to retain things. We might not see it, but it's true. We want to keep the good things. There is nothing wrong with that. Good …
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