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I Have Trust Issues

I made the statement ‘I Have Trust Issues’ in semi jest replying to an inquiry as to why The Collier Companies always

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To Live Above the Common Level of Life

‘To live above the common level of life’ means to strive for a life that transcends the ordinary or average, making conscious

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Sua Sponte

Sua sponte is Latin for ‘of their own accord’ and refers to action taken without formal prompting. While the phrase is a

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Per Aspera Ad Astra

“Per Aspera Ad Astra” is Latin for ‘through hardship to the stars’ and can be taken several related ways including it is

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How Do You End Your Day?

How you end your day can powerfully impact how the next day begins. I endeavor to set aside 15 minutes or so

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Extraordinary Comes From How You Do the Day-to-Day Ordinary

Most of us have heard the quote attributed to Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act,

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Any One Number is a Lie

We live in a complex and uncertain world where ambiguity abounds. Yet we humans abhor doubt, we so desire a solid foundation

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What ill Discipline Adds to Our Plate

Folks, life is challenging enough without you defecting to the opposition. Yet all too many of us decline to follow the 3

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Exploding Wants

Have you ever found yourself trapped on a hedonic treadmill? Frantically exhausting yourself like a gerbil, seemingly never ever able to get

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Your Soul is Digesting Your Experiences You Choose as surely as Your Body Digests the Food You Eat

We are all aware of the need to eat well and nutritiously in order to maintain our physical health yet few of

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You Get To Choose What You Think About

Yes, you can choose your thoughts. And yes, to a certain extent, it is a learned skill set but one anyone can

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Is it Still Your Biggest Rock?

‘Biggest Rock First’ refers to putting your most important priorities on your schedule first and then fitting other, lesser priorities in around