How to match mind and mission

On February 21, 2012 By

Mission – You want to lose forty pounds.

You can pay five grand and have your stomach stapled. You can drink “miracle shakes“ that will make you so sick that you spend  most of the next three months in the bathroom.

Mindful.  You must change your attitude which means changing your lifestyle.  You must commit to eating much less and exercising [...]

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Are you on the road to mastery?

On February 20, 2012 By

A number of writers have used 10,000 hours as a metric to quantify mastery.  The theory goes that if you practice the piano or throw darts for 10,000 hours, you’ll be a master.    This 10,000 hours is alternately presented as 7 years of practice.

As a mindful person, lets stay real.  Mindfulness is brutal honesty.

If [...]

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Are you ready for success?

On February 19, 2012 By

will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Abraham Lincoln

If you live your life as a mindful individual, a tough, spiritual person of action, you will be successful.

Choose to live a mindful life.  Get ready.

Get ready to start each day positive and enthusiastic.

Get ready to act.

Get [...]

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Who are the lucky students?

On February 18, 2012 By

American students rank against the world:

21st in science.

25th in math.

#1 in confidence.

With all the trophies, awards and ribbons, our kids are confidently failing.

Yes, there is a problem.

Listen to the debate.

It’s the teachers fault.  It’s the antiquated buildings.  It’s the lack of diversity.  [...]

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Appreciation is a blessing

On February 17, 2012 By

Can you stop and watch a squirrel playing?  You are blessed.

Can you look at a single rose in a vase and marvel?  You are blessed.

Can you see a pretty face and smile?  You are blessed.

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Martial Arts Master Video

On February 16, 2012 By

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Recently at the mall, I noticed that store after store after store had some form of  “Now Hiring” signs in their windows.  In fact, I stopped counting at 24 signs.

How can this be if we are at 8.6% unemployment with another 10% too discouraged to even apply for work?

I asked two store managers and [...]

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Who is this self-promoting idiot?

On February 15, 2012 By

I was on the highway stuck in traffic.  There were a lot of cars stuck in traffic.  It was traffic.  We waited and waited.

A few drivers thought they were too important to wait with the rest of us and decided to zoom past everyone in the breakdown lane.  JERKS.

I bet [...]

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