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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...
Making The Climb Rock By Rock, Step By Step

Making The Climb Rock By Rock, Step By Step

StopDoingNothing.com is the project that I am the proudest of. It is a shame that it is the site I update the least. I love the concept. I love the site name. Yet recently I have been cursed by a lot of work. Work because of the StopDoingNothing...

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Is Your Body Getting Better Or Getting Worse?

Is Your Body Getting Better Or Getting Worse?

Over the past two months I've taken up jogging, ran my first 5k, and started taking better care of myself physically. If you are interested, you can see my log and progress over at DailyMile. Create an account and friend me there if you'd like an...

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It’s Amazing What People Can Do With Confidence

It’s Amazing What People Can Do With Confidence

I've been remiss in my duties when it comes to posting my thoughts and the things I like to share. For that please forgive me. I played the video below 3 times and it gave me goose bumps all three times. This is something to save and bookmark when...

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Having Trouble Writing Down Your Goals? Look At Mine …

Having Trouble Writing Down Your Goals? Look At Mine …

I am sure you have heard it time and time again; the absolute best way in the world to achieve what you want is to write it down. That is why I have page dedicated on this site to my goals. I just recently updated it and numbered it. The numbering...

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Do Something This Week That Scares The Crap Out Of You

Do Something This Week That Scares The Crap Out Of You

When was the last time you did something so scary that you got the shakes and started sweating profusely? If you can't remember that is the answer right there. It has been way too long.  If you are not regularly doing something that scares you a...

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Do It Well, Do What You Want, and Get Paid!

Do It Well, Do What You Want, and Get Paid!

Earlier this week I discovered this chart below - and I have been obsessed with it ever since. I made it the backdrop for my dual screen system, and I need to make it the backdrop for my laptop soon. It represents something that I, you, and most of...

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Do You Network On Purpose?

Do You Network On Purpose?

How often do you make a conscious effort to network "on purpose”?  Not just the casual "hey how are doing" but more of the "Hi my name is Patrick Allmond. What do you do? This is what I do. Let's stay in touch. Is there anything I can help you...

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Isn’t It Great When The Light Comes On?

Isn’t It Great When The Light Comes On?

Have you ever been in a dark room or other situation that frightened you a little bit? You could not see what was there and the unknown makes you shiver a little. However, once you fumbled around and finally found the switch on the wall everything...

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Have You Ever Lost Focus?

Have You Ever Lost Focus?

Do you ever wake up one more morning and just wondering what are you doing here, and where are you going next? Recently it feels like I have been doing that more and more. There are places I've wanted to be in life, and goals I've wanted to knock...

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Let’s Go Get High Together …!

Let’s Go Get High Together …!

I believe that one of the reasons that you and I get frustrated with life is that we are spending too much time thinking about and focusing on the details of our lives. I would like to offer you a simple solution for you to consider the next time...

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Did You Write Them Down? … Yeah … Those Goal Thingys!

Did You Write Them Down? … Yeah … Those Goal Thingys!

Happy New Year my fellow earth dwellers (shout out to those from off the planet that may be reading via RSS). Here it is January 1, 2009 à 8:32 Central Time. I am catching up on my RSS feeds, Twitter Feeds, etc. and sitting here wondering what the...

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