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Sometimes opportunity will come knocking

May 18, 2019 by Zero Dean

Sometimes opportunity will come knocking. But most of the time, it’s you that has to get off your butt, go door to door, and do the knocking yourself.

You create opportunities with your actions.

Excerpt from: I have no opportunities published on: Sep 7, 2014 @ 15:20

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No one can make you get fit.

December 31, 2019May 17, 2019 by Zero Dean

No one can make you get fit. And no one can stop you from getting fit if you truly want to. Your fitness is your choice.

Originally Published on: Sep 15, 2013 @ 06:20

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There is a big difference between “I can’t” and “it just isn’t a high priority.”

December 31, 2019May 2, 2019 by Zero Dean

There is a big difference between “I can’t” and “It just isn’t a high priority”.

When a person says, “I can’t”, it means they are incapable of doing something.

It does not mean, “I don’t want to.”
It does not mean, “I just don’t have time.”
It does not mean, “I don’t want to work to accomplish something.”

What many people actually mean when they use the word “can’t” is “it just isn’t a high priority.”

Originally Published on: Sep 20, 2012 @ 17:16

Making progress is more important than making excuses

December 31, 2019May 1, 2019 by Zero Dean

While you are still waiting to find an easy way (or a perfect time), someone else is already getting results because they decided making progress is more important than making excuses.

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Originally published on: Sep 10, 2012 @ 16:17

Don’t sacrifice the kind of life and health you truly desire

December 31, 2019April 30, 2019 by Zero Dean

Excerpt from: The master of your destiny

Don’t sacrifice the kind of life and health you truly desire by catering to your short-term comfort over your long-term goals.

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The master of your destiny

Originally published on: Dec 29, 2015 @ 06:04

If you want more time

April 23, 2019 by Zero Dean

Time is one of the most powerful tools in every person’s toolbox. But like all tools, it isn’t of much use if it isn’t used effectively.

Learning to manage one’s time in an efficient manner is one of the most effective ways to free up more time to manage in an efficient manner.

If you want more time to do more things, find ways to make better use of your time. And this begins by making your time a priority in your life.

While, learning to say “No” to people is an important step towards freeing up time, if you don’t follow through by making efficient use of that time – even if that means relaxing – you are wasting it.

Don’t be fooled. There is a difference between wasting time in a way that makes your life enjoyable and wasting time by failing to be mindful of how you’re choosing to spend it.

If you want more time in your day, be mindful of how you spend it.

The rescue party isn’t coming

April 16, 2019 by Zero Dean

One of the biggest mistakes people make is thinking that they will be rescued from whatever direction they find themselves heading or whatever undesirable situation or circumstances they currently find themselves in.

Turn the empty checkboxes of your life into check marks

April 14, 2019 by Zero Dean

The more that you educate & prepare yourself today for the things you want in your future, the better off you’ll be when that future arrives – and the more likely you are to turn the empty checkboxes of your life into check marks you can be proud of.

Potential awkwardness vs potential consequences

April 13, 2019 by Zero Dean

It’s ok to let people who seem perfectly fine know that you’re there for them and will listen without judgment if they ever just want to talk. Because the potential awkwardness in doing this is still far less significant than the potential consequences for not.

Anger is easy

April 12, 2019 by Zero Dean

Anger is easy. Try harder.

There are real problems and then there are the things people choose to focus on and respond to in anger because they’ve fooled themselves into believing that anger is a sign of strength. When in actuality, it’s a sign of weakness.

There is a time for anger, but rarely does it involve things that could easily be dismissed & totally forgotten if one just took a deep breath and moved on.

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