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The Only Thing That Matters is the Checkmark: A Playmaker’s Guide to Destroying Your To-Do List

Are you tired of staring at a to-do list that feels more like a novel of your failures? That endless scroll of good intentions and half-finished projects that haunts you day after day? We’re told to write down our goals, to make lists, to plan our work. But what they don’t tell you is that the list itself is worthless. It’s a graveyard of dead ambitions until you discover the earth-shattering power of two simple strokes of a pen, a single click of a mouse: ? Completed. This isn’t about making...

The Coward’s ‘Yes’: How People-Pleasing Is Destroying Your Potential and How to Stop It.

Are you letting the fear of disappointing others dictate your life and destroy your potential? The world is filled with people who will gladly waste your time, spend your money, and drain your energy if you let them. Let's get straight to the point. Every time you say "yes" when you desperately want to say "no," you are betraying yourself. You think you're being nice, agreeable, or a team player. The hard truth? You're being a coward. You're choosing the temporary comfort of avoiding a...
why grinding keeps you broke

The Hustle Lie: Why Grinding Keeps You Broke and Strategic Inaction Builds Empires.

Are you glorifying exhaustion as a badge of honor, believing that grinding 80 hours a week is the only path to success? What if I told you that this entire "hustle culture" you've been sold is the most insidious, progress-killing lie designed to keep you busy, not effective? It's a hamster wheel disguised as a ladder, and millions of aspiring achievers are running themselves to death on it, going absolutely nowhere. They trade their health, their relationships, and their mental clarity for the...
How Do I Grow As a Person

How Do I Grow As a Person

Hey my friend, it's Patrick Almond from StopDoingNothing.com and it's a nice warm day here in Oklahoma City. Probably in the high 80's if not the mid 90's and I'm sorry if I sweat in the process of making this video. But to tell you the truth, I'd...

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How I Went From $0 To $17K Month In 12 Months

How I Went From $0 To $17K Month In 12 Months

This article is reprinted in full with permission from the original author Colin. I kept all images and links intact. I originally read this over on Reddit and thought it was a great example of how to build an internet business strictly based on...

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5 Must-Read Favorites To Expand Your Successful Life

5 Must-Read Favorites To Expand Your Successful Life

Summer is the easiest time of year to justify doing nothing. What you do each summer also defines the successful and the not so successful. I find summer to be a great time to read and learn.  For me a balanced life is about growing in five areas...

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The Passion Forces – Part 1

The Passion Forces – Part 1

What drives passionate people to work so hard? Where do they get their energy? Passion can be fueled by many factors. Let us examine 6 most important Passion Forces.   Passion Force 1- Curiosity. Curiosity. One of the most powerful triggers of...

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Assume Success First. Then Work Backwards.

Assume Success First. Then Work Backwards.

Start off your day with the assumption of success. Decide on success first. Make it non-negotiable. Then plan backwards.  This is not arrogant. Or mean. Since mindset is everything, your mindset has to always be in a mode of "This is my goal. I...

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Three Reasons Why You Need To Pick Up A New Book Today

Three Reasons Why You Need To Pick Up A New Book Today

The November 14, 2014, Inc. article, “22 Top CEOs Reveal Their Favorite Books,” shares CEO’s favorite books, but it reinforces an idea that English teachers have been saying for years, to succeed you need to read. As an English teacher for the last...

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How To Start Living A Stress Free Life

How To Start Living A Stress Free Life

Life is Stressful. Another traffic jam. Deadlines approaching. Son has a band concert tonight. Life feels out of whack, too much to do but not enough time. Everyone has times where life feels overwhelming. We become stressed out. But there are two...

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What’s The Importance Of Passion In Your Life?

What’s The Importance Of Passion In Your Life?

You cannot become rich or achieve any other kind of success in life if you don’t have passion in your life or passion about what you are doing. Be it the simplest thing or the most sophisticated thing, you need passion in order to succeed. “When...

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Plant Your Purpose: 5 Things To Grow Your Life This Spring

Plant Your Purpose: 5 Things To Grow Your Life This Spring

Spring is finally here! April, our time for renewal, and planting seeds in the fertile soil. What if this year we really embraced planting new things as leaders?  I invite you, this spring make a commitment to spring into Spirit at work. “There is...

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What’s In Your Tool Kit?

What’s In Your Tool Kit?

I am often asked "What's In Your Tool Kit"?  What tools do I use in my business to be more productive? That’s a loaded question because I am a geek and every time something new comes out, I am a first adopter.  I know for most of us that can become...

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