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How Will You Make Today a Great Day?

No long article today. Just a question to make you think. How will you make today a great day? Comment so that others might get some ideas and share!

What I Learned From Reading Thousands of Books

I consider myself a lifelong learner. I’ve read thousands if not tens of thousands of books at this point, including at one point the entire thirty volume Encyclopædia Britannica set from cover to cover (don’t judge me, I was a bored kid who grew up without a TV and that was before the Internet). Know […]

2 Qualities Detrimental to Your Success

I scanned my spam queue this morning. 2 out of 42 comments seemed legitimate. 40 bloggers or freelancers lied to me from a lazy energy. What is spam but lazy lying? Spammers never comment genuinely. Non-genuine people lie. Spammers want something for nothing. In my eBook, this mindset defines lazy. Do you want to live […]

3 Things I Learned from Blogging for Four Years

I’m a member of Toastmasters, a leadership and communication development club. When I reached the blogging assignment from Toastmasters, I knew this was going to be straightforward. The task was to create a blog or continue an existing blog, writing at least eight posts during the month, and then share my experience with the club. […]

How to Handle Positive and Negative Reviews

“This is the first work I’ve read from Ryan and I must say It was pretty doggone good!” ~ 5 star review “A rehash of similar books on this topic. Nothing new and interesting.” ~ 3 star review I shared successive reviews of an eBook I wrote above. How do I feel after reading the […]

What Does it Take to Live Your Dreams?

10,000 hours. 10,000 hours of time spent honing a skill beneficial to humanity. Maybe you live your dreams within 15,000 hours of practice. Perhaps you need 20,000 hours to live your dreams. Never mistake what I mean; 10,000 hours passing you by does not allow you to live your dreams. Spending 10,000 hours working, practicing, […]

Coaching a homeless man - man holding a sign saying I need weed

Life Coaching is NOT a Substitute for a Medical Professional

It’s frustrating sometimes to see the term life coach used interchangeably with a psychiatrist or other medical professional. I listened to a coach talk about trying to help a homeless guy awhile back and had to work hard not to laugh as he told his story. The coach, let’s call him Jeff, decided he was […]

The Idea Behind Jordan Peterson’s “Clean Your Room”

Anyone interested in personal growth would have no doubt heard of Jordan Peterson, a professor of Psychology, author of several self-help books and public speaker. He has gained worldwide recognition in recent years for his self-help motivated YouTube videos and his speaking out on controversial political matters. Peterson is looked up to by many as a […]

3 Natural Energy Boosters

Coffee only takes you so far. Any drink or supplement works outside-in. Synthetic energy boosters create a quick, intense burst but lag quite fast. Do you feel terrible after a caffeine crash? How do you avoid the roller coaster of emotions consistent with relying on human-made energy boosters? Natural energy boosters organically increase your energy […]

To Succeed, Do Something Small Today, and Tomorrow, and the Day After That

We often believe that the key to success is making some massive change in our lives. It is possible to take significant leaps forward by taking massive action over a short period, but in the past forty-plus years, I have found another more natural path to success. Know what I think the key to success […]

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