Well, April showers brings May flowers. What do May flowers bring? Not much if you don’t tend to the soil, water and light… Your mind is much like that cluttered closet or a weed-stricken garden: There’s some weeds that need pulling and junk that needs to be tossed! Let’s start with a couple of […]
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It’s been said that you shouldn’t reinvent the wheel… However it would be nice to reintroduce it to folks. You’re probably thinking “What the hell are you talking about Eric?”. Let me phrase it another way: Sometimes people lose their basic knowledge and common sense! So reintroducing the wheel is much like a refresher course. […]
Who’s Dream Is It Anyway? Not Knowing Will Stop You Cold After many years earning a degree at the “School Of Hard Knocks”, I have come to one simple conclusion: If you are working toward someone else’s dream, your life will feel like work. That seems like a simple statement, yet it’s one of the […]
Tail Of The Howling Hound New Tricks A Old Dog Can Teach Picture the front porch of an old country home. The boards of the porch are weathered, partly loose and creaks under the rocking of the proprietor’s chair. The sun is settling off in the distance, casting that “sundown orange” hue on the face […]
A Poke In The ‘I’ Learning The Value Of a Team Over the past couple of years I’ve been lucky to learn a lot of life lessons. I learned that: I can change my shape. I can change my career. I can change my activities. I can change me! Read those statements closely! It’s all […]
Why Positive Thinking, Alone, Doesn’t Work Three Things You Must Add To Your Attitude It’s an ominous message to those of us who spent years reading Norman Vincent Peale’s Power Of Positive Thinking. Having that positive attitude has always been elusive. Bad days bring bad thoughts. The struggle has always been to keep that smile […]
I had some down times in 2011. I couldn’t get the urge to “Quit” out of my mind. Whether it be work, running, weight control, or healthy living, I heard that demon voice telling me to “quit” more than once. I kept my head down and pushed through. I’m glad I did. But doesn’t it […]
Welcome to 2012!Whether 2011 has been a great year for you or your bluest one on record, here’s some good news: It’s over! 2011 is in the bag. It’s done. History. Past. El gone’ o. My advice is to Remember the good. Count the blessings. Remember those who have gone on before us. Hold tight […]
Losing 100 pounds is hard. Running 13.1 miles, when jogging used to make you pass out, will challenge your very being. Changing is no easy feat. Doing it alone is even harder. So why do it? Power In Numbers Over the last few years, I’ve had one person by my side, encouraging me. Every step […]
Ok, going back to the topic at hand of “Hitting the Wall”, let’s move on to the second step in breaking through some barriers. Setting Goals Keeping yourself on task is the challenge. You have to keep the “carrot” in front of yourself to stay focused on the end results. The last post talked about visualizing […]
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