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- Prioritizing possessions over experiences
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- “I’ve heard it before.”
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- Integrity isn’t only for when life is easy
- If you want to be heard, stop shouting
- Doing Good
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- You start at zero and you add one
- New year, new book, old project
- One of the least expensive, but most valuable gifts
- Today is day one.
- In a world of critics…
- Making life changes manageable
- Feeling like no one truly gets or understands you
- Dear Self, I am working on being a better person
- Where’s your respect?
- People who are really good at hurting people
- All the right things for all the right reasons
- Being genuinely friendly
- A positive reflection
- You’re not here to live someone else’s life
- Doing the right thing
- Define the problem
- Can you recall…
- Sitting in my car eating lunch
- You don’t do it for your critics
- Support what you appreciate
- A lack of seriousness
- Don’t get robbed
- Differences should be appreciated
- There’s still a place…
- Speak to be heard
- You have the right
- Sensible sacrifices
- We’re all in the same boat
- Dialing down irritation
- Social media servitude
- Kindle sale $5.19
- New site notifications settings
- Today, not tomorrow
- Other people’s relationships
- The problem with good leaders
- Verb your love
- When you truly believe in yourself
- Be wary of falling in love with the fantasy vs the reality
- Telling people what you plan to do
- If hate encourages hate…
- It’s how you act
- Problem blindness
- .99 cent Kindle sale now through April 30, 2020
- Making use of what you already have
- A healthy attitude vs blind optimism
- In light of current events – book price reduction
- Make your time count
- Find alternative ways to exercise
- He who buys what he does not need…
- A notable reminder
- Guard your state of mind
- If you find yourself with free time…
- A healthy attitude lifts people
- Living with your eyes open
- The ocean has receded
- When incompetent people are in charge
- It doesn’t take a title to be a leader
- People who are good at what they do don’t have to tell you
- Not taking serious things seriously
- Maximizing your time and energy
- The current state of things (Covid 19)
- A particularly good time to be a good human
- It doesn’t affect me
- Corona virus is not overhyped
- Living your best life
- Social media should not feel like a job
- Be the one.
- Judge less. Encourage more.
- “It’s just a joke”
- Book survey 1
- The path towards a better life
- Trip & Tour Status Feb 2020
- My book’s sales by city
- The confidence, happiness & success show
- Staying true to you
- Rejection is normal and criticism is common
- Is it the day or is it your attitude?
- A challenger appears
- Work to be proud, not popular
- Comparing yourself to others
- You will be challenged
- Donate. Re-gift. Recycle. Trash.
- Beware the lies you tell yourself
- Who it starts with
- Hate & violence vs compassion & kindness
- True leadership
- An important thing to remember
- Feeing overwhelmed
- The shocking truth about people with different views
- Be solution-oriented, not problem focused
- Where is the love?
- Brave enough to be bad
- Find what you love
- Problem-finding as a sport
- Seek to exchange value, not just take it
- A difference of opinion
- You can think and think and think
- Own your mistakes
- Reducing bad behavior
- People in groups
- Confidence attracts. Insecurity repels.
- The best advice in the world (not)
- You are free to fly
- Pretending to be happy isn’t happiness
- Confusing authenticity with conformity
- Life isn’t just about accomplishments
- Mockery vs encouragement
- I always wanted to…
- Body language
- Success is overrated
- True friendship
- The opposite of bravery
- Caring is cool
- From wisdom to warnings
- Appreciating without understanding
- Keep value in motion
- Prioritize your goals
- Change your life. Start today.
- Who are you going to be this year?
- 2020 marks the start
- There’s no one way
- Superficial vs substance
- A reminder for tough times
- Build bridges, not walls
- Collecting vs connecting
- Don’t normalize the negative
- Newsletter: December 27, 2019
- Social media slavery
- Banish darkness by spreading light
- Self-love vs Narcissism
- Going after your heart’s desires
- It is not your job to make people like you
- Jumping through hoops
- Failure is feedback. It is not the end.
- Don’t let what you can’t do stand in the way of what you can do.
- If you want to reach your full potential
- Wearing a cape is optional
- Be the person you want to be remembered as.
- Life isn’t fair
- You may not always know what to do…
- Find your own limits
- If your presence doesn’t add value, your absence won’t make a difference.
- Choose an authentic life that fits you
- The unique you is beautiful
- Don’t squander your potential…
- Social Media casinos
- Authenticity vs conformity
- It’s one person, not everyone
- Be mindful of how your habits make you feel
- Optimism vs Pessimism
- “For good reasons”
- Hurt people hurt people
- Normal is weirder than most people think
- Keeping yourself from things you want
- Interview dating
- Living in fear
- Labels are limits
- Take a moment to appreciate
- Alternative facts
- Repeat after me
- When it’s good
- Applying yourself
- Life is a journey
- Following footsteps
- Appreciation and encouragement
- Opportunities missed
- If your present life is hard
- When you are feeling weak
- Push yourself to do more
- Wrong plus wrong is still wrong
- Controlling behavior
- Education beats ignorance
- Looking but not seeing
- The only power
- Confronting discomfort
- Being genuinely kind is a skill
- Youth breeds certainty
- “I’m an exception”
- Focus on what you can learn
- The true impact of others
- Before you judge others
- Newsletter: September 22, 2019
- These are facts
- When it comes to pursuing your passion
- When little things upset you
- If you’ve veered off course in life
- If you know you need to change your life for the better…
- It isn’t criticism that holds you back — it’s you.
- Get started. Keep going.
- You don’t have to be the best
- You can get through this
- When it works for others, but not for you…
- Get out of your head
- If you’re weird, own that shit
- The world is the way it is
- You may be very happy with your life…
- One of the shortest paths to mediocrity
- Newsletter: August 20, 2019
- Feeling powerless in a world full of problems
- Hang in there
- You don’t need a million likes to matter
- Use your gifts for good
- Bullshit excuses
- Always “strong”
- Mistakes and misery
- Failure & unmet expectations
- Refuse to stoop
- Challenge what you believe
- Likes and your life
- Maintain your self-control
- Maintain your standards
- How to slow down time
- Save big August 1 to August 7
- We can all make a difference
- False presentations
- Don’t emulate toxic behavior
- Every good deed matters
- The game is forever changing
- Put power in good things, not bad
- Feed your focus
- Save up to 71% off my book August 1-7, 2019
- Are you here to be human or are you here to be perfect?
- Help stamp out rampant complaining.
- Balance of thought
- Light your own fire
- Haters
- Motivate yourself
- Saying what needs to be said
- The little lies we tell
- Whenever life presents you with a challenge
- The fire you light within yourself
- Strive to be missed
- Helping people who can’t help you back
- Make your future self grateful
- Building the world where your future self resides
- Not all problems are equal
- Mindfulness
- Kindle Unlimited (and my Amazon store)
- You are not what other people say about you
- Seeing things differently
- “A special pizza”
- A game of thrones
- Happiness is more likely to manifest itself…
- “I have no opportunities.”
- Broken vs unsolved
- A conscious effort to be grateful
- How to distract yourself from negative thinking
- Your true potential
- Doubters, detractors, and dream stealers
- Casting: Interview subjects for A Path Less Traveled Production
- The situation sucks
- Difficulty is not a standard
- Always, always, always focus on what you CAN do
- Sometimes opportunity will come knocking
- Growth and Discomfort : Getting outside of your comfort zone
- Whatever you focus on only grows stronger
- No one can make you get fit.
- People who think of themselves as badasses
- Where does confidence come from?
- Perception and Rejection
- Praise for Lessons Learned from The Path Less Traveled Volume [Video]
- For those struggling…
- A healthy attitude is a precursor to happiness
- Be mindful of your intentions vs your actions
- Criticism is common
- Silent support isn’t supportive
- Saved by criticism
- If you never risk failure…
- Seek potency not popularity
- Resisting the urge to run & hide
- The results of your actions speak louder than words
- A sign that someone is being themselves
- “The problem is Millennials”
- “Irresponsible” poor people
- Find the fun (even when the path is hard)
- Relations & relationships
- Social media
- A strange phenomenon
- Possessions can be replaced – our bodies cannot be.
- Discipline is the act of…
- Value your health
- Skip and volume control (for your mind)
- Not giving a damn is not the answer
- To thine own self be true
- A person of value
- Self-confidence is a byproduct of a stable sense of self-worth.
- Start building a better future
- If you want to make a positive difference
- Happiness is not just putting on a fake smile & pretending
- “Happiness is a choice” isn’t helpful
- Success isn’t just about accomplishment
- The key to self-mastery
- Self-control
- Invest in bettering yourself and the future you
- Strength and vulnerability
- You are a wildcard in the formula for success
- The value in difficult people
- There is a big difference between “I can’t” and “it just isn’t a high priority.”
- How to find your inner voice in difficult times
- Strive for authenticity
- It’s not that we should wish to eliminate all challenges…
- Making progress is more important than making excuses
- An act of kindness to the author and future readers
- It’s not about how much the things that one has are worth…
- Don’t sacrifice the kind of life and health you truly desire
- If you want to love your life, do things worth remembering.
- Adventure starts where plans end.
- We stimulate whatever we choose to focus on
- Talking yourself out of taking action
- Impactful communication
- Harder than it looks
- Insecurity is a spotlight
- No matter what you do
- Resist the urge to always explain yourself
- It is not your job
- The best and the worst
- If you want more time
- Focus, attitude, and actions
- Now seeking people from the path less traveled!
- Dismissing kindness
- Sharing in Maine – An act of kindness
- I gave away $25,784.19 worth of books in a single day!
- (Tech Support) My book is FREE TODAY April 17, 2019
- Stop focusing on your failures
- My book is free on Amazon today (4/17) only
- A lack of fanfare
- The rescue party isn’t coming
- Your thoughts lead your life
- Turn the empty checkboxes of your life into check marks
- Lifeguarding
- Potential awkwardness vs potential consequences
- Anger is easy
- Dear Internet, please stop disrespecting creators
- When discomfort doesn’t fade
- “If I were you…”
- Touching people’s lives
- Newsletter: April 10, 2019
- Stand behind your work
- Your life vs disapproval
- Your life is yours to live
- Accepting praise
- Being wrong is not a sign of weakness
- Confident vs insecure
- Stay true to you
- Weird is just another word for uncommon
- Depression deceives
- Accept yourself
- Relationships that last
- Just because you’re not on top of the mountain…
- No matter how much you think you know…
- Feeling trapped
- Do something
- Make it a day of positivity & kindness
- Newsletter: March 13, 2019
- Appreciate the living
- False information spreads faster than facts
- “They deserve it”
- Summer & Fall travel plans
- Warriors of love, light, and kindness
- Newsletter: March 6, 2019
- Love and kindness move mountains
- Don’t let your life goals fall victim to the allure of comfortable routines
- Consequences of corruption
- Corruption
- I’m not that gullible
- One of a million vs one in a million
- Get lost in what you love
- Feeling better
- Sleights of mind
- Don’t do what you don’t approve of
- Hate in a nutshell
- Refuse to be blind
- It must be ok.
- The messenger matters
- More hate is not the answer
- Dealing with disinformation: Think before you act or react
- My first one star review (and a lesson on criticism)
- Everyone wants a better future except…
- Thank you.
- How you carry on makes a difference.
- Stay focused on your goal
- Don’t cheat your way to success
- Stop setting yourself up to fail
- Feeling in control of your life
- Fix the problem not the symptoms
- Getting your money’s worth
- Flashy new cars
- What would The Rock do?
- Dear meme makers…
- Your phone doesn’t make you do anything.
- True leaders
- What kind of person do you want to be?
- Actions are harder to fake than words
- How do you know what you know?
- Lessons Learned…
- Making a difference requires mindfulness
- A heartfelt thank you for the thank you
- Plan your path
- Running the risk of unsettling people
- IDGAF
- Everyone wants to get paid
- “Must love dogs.”
- “Where did all the good men go?”
- “He never listens to me.”
- Latest news Feb 5 2019
- Your strength must be built on a solid foundation of self-discipline
- The surprising thing about rejection
- The risk of listening to fear
- “Think positive” is a meaningless catchphrase
- Teamwork
- Society’s love/hate relationship with unconventional behavior
- The path less traveled is not a walk in the park
- The last kind thing
- When challenges arise
- Be honest with yourself
- Waiting won’t make you better
- Stand up for what you believe to be true, but do it wisely
- Latest news Jan 27 2019
- If you are tired of artificial and superficial people
- One poor millionaire has the voice of thousands
- Resist the urge for instant gratification
- When life is difficult and discouraging
- What’s feared and what’s weird
- It’s time to stop glorifying zero f*cks given
- Who benefits from the status quo?
- Celestial discrimination
- Things worth aspiring for
- Distrust, confusion & chaos are being used as tools
- A key to success that sticks
- Work to achieve goals regardless of the circumstances
- Thinking different hypocrisy
- Evil is as evil does
- Society is influenced by example
- Pick potent over popular
- Personal responsibility is a sign of confidence
- Don’t quit before you’re proud
- Goals. Don’t quit when…
- Imagine if making a difference was more valued than likes
- Imagine a better education system
- Smarter people bickering about smarter things
- Struggling with New Year’s resolutions
- Don’t let discouragement keep you from reaching your goals
- Life is good at knocking people down
- Binary thinking is a plague on progress
- There is no single recipe for living a fulfilling life
- You control what you focus on
- Even exemplary people have good days and bad
- Maximize the things that add value
- Focus on providing value
- Don’t put off what you know is good for you
- Is social media enriching your life?
- Controversy is easy to find
- There is room for you to be successful, too
- Your power is not in pleasing everyone
- Differences should be celebrated
- Understanding your life
- Mind readers & guess makers
- Be a most valuable person
- Success is more than just achievement
- Make your world a playground not a cage
- Always prioritize the value of the package, not the production
- Try to think long-term
- Everyone is a work in progress
- You will always be “right”
- You can’t work for your future while living in the past
- Recognize the value in challenging yourself
- A sentence on a page
- If you want to be remarkable
- People can be assholes
- I know we don’t see eye to eye…
- About your social media habits…
- What does your sign say?
- Negativity is baggage
- Check your sources
- When they want what you create for free
- It’s ok to struggle
- Challenge your beliefs
- When humanity makes you want to crawl under a rock
- Sentences can be interactive
- A little more
- Society is a hypocrite (but you don’t have to be)
- If our leaders aren’t going to lead…
- A dark time for some
- Talk is cheap
- Book Update : Dec 13, 2018 NOW AVAILABLE!
- Silent appreciation is easily confused with silence
- Complaining vs Encouragement
- Social proof vs social media
- A way forward
- Little by little
- Be mindful of your time
- It’s your life and your path — keep going.
- The future should be something we all look forward to.
- On Kindness & Disrespect
- Book Update : July 2, 2018
- Diminishing the effectiveness of negativity
- Living in harmony
- “That’s just the way things are.”
- Just because it sounds good doesn’t make it true
- When compassionate souls sit silent
- Don’t make excuses for the monsters in your life
- Always be the best version of yourself
- When the state of the world gets you down
- These things are not ok
- Gratitude. Every day.
- The answer to the world’s problems is not less love.
- The most valuable lessons of our lives…
- The path to one’s goals isn’t linear
- The reward for an act of kindness
- One of the biggest steps toward gaining control over one’s life
- Do more of what makes you healthy
- When life shuts a door…
- Exactly what we need
- The happiness of your life
- A key to lasting happiness
- Be the indispensable lead of your own life story
- The moment you are certain that you know the one and only way…
- Don’t leave your sense of worth and well-being in the hands of others.
- The path to success isn’t a straight line
- The next level
- Collect value by contributing value
- Create an environment that allows for, nurtures, and sustains happiness
- Somebody that you used to know
- Your voice is always a choice.
- Love. Not fear.
- Provide the inspiration that others can use
- We’re in this together
- Blind optimism
- Mind control
- Do your thing.
- Painting the canvas of life
- It’s better to be your genuine self…
- A healthy attitude
- Strength isn’t built in one’s comfort zone.
- The love you put into what you do always finds its way back to you.
- Keys to self-confidence
- Remind yourself that every day has value
- What you do in your free time determines what you’ll be doing when you don’t have a choice.
- If you create goals with confidence, but sometimes suffer from self-doubt…
- Never settle for less than the life you are capable of living
- Never stop seeking meaningful ways to improve yourself
- Be a person who believes in the possibility of positive change
- Vitamins for your life
- Don’t sacrifice the kind of life and health you deserve
- Refuse to be an extraordinary person trapped in an ordinary life.
- Living life to the fullest means…
- There will always be someone better at something than you are
- Sincere thanks to Quote Investigator
- You were meant for greatness.
- Don’t let your life goals fall victim to the allure of comfortable routines.
- Never underestimate the value of good health.
- Always be working towards what you want in life
- Healthy habits harbor happiness.
- Stress is caused by trying to have power over things that are beyond your control.
- Don’t give power to those who don’t have your best interest in mind
- Stop encouraging mediocrity
- You have it within you to be the master of your destiny…
- The world is a dog park
- Sincere appreciation and authentic encouragement
- When you truly know who you are…
- Learn to let go.
- Fueling one’s fire from within
- Crossing paths with an idiot is not an excuse to also act like an idiot.
- You’ll never do great things unless you make the effort and try.
- Every little step you take towards a goal, no matter how small, is progress.
- When you improve your fitness you improve your life.
- Discoveries from difficulties
- True value
- Steering the rudder of your own life
- Be the kind of person that your heroes would be proud of.
- Do you want to be a superhero?
- Treat the world as if those you want to impress the most…
- “Do not follow your passion.”
- If the results of your habits don’t make you better…
- Weaknesses are a leaky boat
- What are your weaknesses?
- Be a good example of what it means to be a good example.
- True wealth is traded in kindness and positive energy.
- Be the embodiment of the qualities you seek in others.
- Conventional thinking doesn’t change the world, crazy ideas do.
- Kindness is like an ember that starts a wildfire
- Normal may be normal, but it doesn’t mean good.
- The danger in believing “Happiness is a choice.”
- Dear people who boast about how successful they are…
- (Timing of) results may vary
- Integrity, you can’t buy that shit.
- You don’t have to be smart to be wise.
- Self-discipline is a key to many doors
- If no one is surprised when you act like an assclown…
- Dealing with disapproval
- Friends and enemies
- The strength in tolerance and kindness
- A magical question
- Don’t attribute to intentional rudeness…
- Assclowns and bad news
- Productive boredom
- If you’re amazing, show it
- Dealing with mean people
- Life is hard. And it isn’t fair
- Superficial ego-boosting memes
- Refuse to quit
- Setbacks and self-doubt
- You don’t get over the fear of doing something by not doing it.
- True Beauty
- “Less is more.”
- Strength from struggle
- Don’t make a habit of doing what unhappy people do
- The “perfect” candidate, cause, or product
- “Screwing up” : Embracing imperfection
- Want to feel better?
- The road to success
- A single act of kindness
- What it means to be truly wealthy
- Don’t live your life wearing a disguise.
- Relationships & teamwork
- “They suck.”
- If not now, when?
- Be an encourager
- Propaganda
- Some days we help. Some days we get helped.
- “Fair and balanced”
- Integrity and independent thinking
- What’s your message?
- The key to living life to the fullest
- Punctuality
- Happiness is not a choice
- Something good
- A good example
- Losing your shit
- GoWesty’s May 2015 Newsletter
- The freedom to be
- Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s fine…
- Wide mouths, narrow minds
- Motivation & achievement
- Sincerity
- Q&A : 150425
- To Do List
- More to life
- Fancy suits and hundred dollar haircuts
- Overcoming overwhelmed
- If you want to be happy
- Cultivate compassion
- Happiness is not a destination
- Airing of grievances
- Taking things for granted
- Relationships 101
- Self-discipline
- Not caring what people think is not the answer
- Are you awake?
- Pink Floyd: Time
- Leadership and power
- Encourage caring
- An opportunity for growth
- The process of becoming who we are
- The Stonecutter from The Tao of Pooh
- Extraordinary isn’t normal. It’s different.
- The courage to do what’s right
- Be someone’s reason to smile today
- Life happens.
- Something wonderful
- “Think positive.” No. Think intelligently.
- Where “being yourself” fails
- Supergood Sunday
- Turn positive things into shared experiences
- Caring, appreciation, and gratitude
- Genuine kindness…
- Give kindness and do good because you can…
- Diminishment of comfort
- Every challenge you face and overcome today…
- Easier with repetition
- People often know exactly what they need to do…
- Beating yourself up & tearing yourself down.
- “I wish I knew then what I know now”
- The good, the bad, and the rude
- Solving the world’s problems
- Don’t fill in the blanks for things you don’t know the true answers to…
- Lead by example
- Courage doesn’t come from your comfort zone
- Positive thinking vs positive doing
- Life Skills 101
- We are the human race
- The justification of everything
- One less rhinoceros (intentions vs actions & dealing with mean people)
- It’s not a deal if…
- Wait. Don’t settle.
- The words you put in people’s mouths are your own
- The path less traveled
- Every day is an opportunity to be the person you truly want to be.
- You’re not perfect nor expected to be.
- “I shouldn’t…”
- The cost of ownership
- The gift of vulnerability
- Social anxiety
- A breach of bonds
- “Quit crying…”
- A tonal shift
- Saving the Planet
- Habitual inspiration
- Time won’t let me go
- Clickbait can wait
- Yesterday’s heroes
- The 2014 way of grabbing an audience
- Fear of self-expression is a form of self-imposed slavery
- The Little Red Hen
- Thanks to Julie Guardado for the honor
- Matters of miscommunication
- Doing it “wrong” and doing it anyway
- Influence by example
- Take notice of those who go unnoticed.
- We can do better
- It’s OK not to be happy.
- Look for the good
- If you like it, encourage it.
- A cycle of cynical
- Confusing anger with passion
- “Real men”
- The fact is, you can help someone today
- If you rock. Thank you.
- People change. Memories do, too.
- Looking good
- The greatest challenge in life
- You. Making a difference.
- Freedom of speech
- Dwell on the positive moments in your life
- Ignored vs unnoticed
- Your life is a puzzle without edges.
- It’s OK to be weird (and the best people usually are).
- The master of your destiny
- It doesn’t matter if you get the words wrong.
- We never learn what hidden gems lay along the paths we fear to take.
- Genuine kindness doesn’t have ulterior motives.
- Your life story
- If you build it…
- Empower yourself
- Life is short.
- Here’s to the content creators
- Be a bright spot in someone’s day.
- Positive reinforcement
- Energy flows where attention goes.
- You got this.
- The courage to be imperfect
- Every time you change something unique about yourself…
- Resistance isn’t futile
- Acknowledging positive influences
- Leveling up in life
- Don’t be deterred from the greatness within you.
- The influence of you.
- “I could do that.”
- A mission beyond your comfort zone
- “I can’t do that.”
- “Someday”
- The courage to be yourself
- You are responsible for the energy you put into the world.
- Someone should do something
- One’s education never ends
- Live your life as if your heroes are watching.
- How big is your box?
- The Circle of Like
- A mission of kindness
- Your mission, if you choose to accept it…
- The right thing to do
- Life experience has finished installing important updates…
- Skip and volume control
- Lanes Merge Ahead
- Life is not a competition
- Parachutes
- Complaining
- The persistent drip
- With everything you gain, you give up something.
- The journey is the reward
- The secret of the Fountain of Youth
- The mock of shame
- Be patient, be consistent, strive to better yourself…
- I’d rather be interesting than normal.
- Take the time to express it
- Yes, you absolutely make a difference.
- How to tell when someone just wants to fight
- Distortion (of truth)
- Emotional reasoning
- Find something to be excited about and share that excitement
- When in doubt, write it out.
- “I just tell it like it is”
- Accentuate the positive
- Happiness. Contentment. Inner peace.
- Hello, this is your inner child calling…
- “That doesn’t count.”
- Kindness. “Is there anything I can do to help you?”
- Who is in charge?
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- How to be a Superhero in Real Life (Part 3)
- There is a lesson in this
- How to be a Superhero in Real Life (Part 2)
- How to be a Superhero in Real Life (Part 1)
- Busy is easy.
- “It’s too late.”
- Talking shit
- Change your priorities and you change your life.
- Expiration date
- Your life is a Do It Yourself project.
- Liar liar
- “Well, I tried.”
- Killing Doubt
- Your attention please
- Stop wasting your time following someone else’s idea of the ideal life.
- Synergy
- You have exactly one life to live to do everything you ever wanted.
- Filling in the blanks
- We are surrounded
- Marketing and media manipulation
- Integrity
- Is there anything I can do to help?
- Helper or hinderer? Which are you?
- What’s the rush?
- The power of focus
- The most successful people in the world
- Break the chain
- If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.
- It’s your life. Never stop having fun with it.
- Don’t you ever give up
- If you want kindness, be kind.
- Everybody wants to be a superhero…
- Playing the game of life.
- One of the best gifts anyone can give another person…
- With respect, tolerance, and an open mind…
- Strength from discomfort
- You can’t measure love
- To Do: Smile more
- To Do: Write down your goals
- To Do: Practice being in the moment
- To Do: Forgive yourself of past mistakes
- To Do: Take a moment to encourage someone.
- How to reduce the size of your problems.
- Why I think you’re awesome.
- Just do it! Except YOU. Are we a culture of motivational hypocrites?
- You don’t have to grow where you are planted.
- Be your own champion when no one else will.
- Why “follow your passion” is NOT bad career advice.
- You are surrounded by love. By acceptance. By opportunities. Always.
- You have within you what it takes to thrive and not just survive.
- Remember all that awesome stuff you were going to do?
- Believing in yourself
- You may never know who your actions, words, or creations inspire…
- Contrast is good
- Being kind without expectation is the truest kind of kindness.
- If you have the power to change something that is holding you back, and you don’t…
- Don’t act like your story is over. It isn’t.
- Self-imposed limitations: A tough pill to swallow
- Help create a perpetual kindness machine…
- You don’t need anyone’s approval to genuinely like what you like.
- Setting the table of your life.
- Create an environment in yourself and your life where good things feel welcome, and good things will come.
- It’s not too late to make a conscious decision to improve…
- Your voice is a choice. Always.
- It is not until we the take the time to question who we are…
- One day, one brick, one smile, one love, one step, one breath…
- You are filled with an enormous amount of power…
- Dear successful people
- Being kind and considerate is always a choice.
- Be someone you would be proud to know.
- Your greatness is not measured by how much you’re able to gain…
- If your life was a story to be published upon your death…
- A lie is still a lie even when you use it to comfort someone.
- Goal setting and breaking the “I can’t” excuse addiction
- Live with intention. Every day.
- Not everyone will understand your journey…
- Being “awesome” doesn’t mean simply existing.
- ‘If Plan A doesn’t work out…’
- Be a catalyst for kindness
- If I’m weird around you it’s because…
- What stress is caused by and why you should give a damn
- Be an agent of positive change.
- If you want more kindness in the world, put some there.
- There is no inflation on acts of kindness
- Step one: Think outside the box…
- What it means to “live life to the fullest”
- Anger and hate dig holes. Love and kindness move mountains.
- The problem with the expression “Be yourself”
- You don’t have to wait for acceptance or permission to do great things
- The problem with problems.
- Rejection is neither an indication of value or talent
- There are many things in this world that you are not responsible for…
- You are responsible
- When you truly want to get to know someone better
- Dear Universe, (in short) thank you.
- Tao of Zero: Positive Feedback Folders
- Be a candle. Spread some light.
- Project warmth. Appear approachable. And remember to smile.
- It’s amazing what one can accomplish
- Everyone deserves someone who makes them look forward to tomorrow…
- ‘Live your truth.’
- Keep an open mind and an adventurous mental attitude
- Be awesome. Make someone smile today.
- Use your free time wisely
- How to overcome boredom.
- If you’re bored, you’re boring
- Knowing something doesn’t get you results until you apply it.
- Stop wishing for more time
- Make it count
- Never stop looking for beautiful things.
- You are not a book (and why that matters)
- Get off your ass
- Never underestimate the power of a single act of kindness
- Nature abhors a vacuum.
- Life is short, but its yours.
- The awesome power of asking yourself good questions.
- “If only” is a roadblock on the highway of life.
- Likability. Being liked and unliked.
- It’s your life. Live it to love it.
- Appreciation and Gift Giving
- Go ahead, make someone’s day…
- Who we are today
- Life isn’t always easy
- Getting results
- Ways to find encouragement: Make the best of what you have
- Ways to find encouragement: Take it easy on yourself
- Ways to find encouragement: Believe it to achieve it
- Ways to find encouragement: Don’t be afraid of mistakes
- Ways to find encouragement: Focus on the present
- Ways to find encouragement: Focus on solutions
- Ways to find encouragement: Lighten your load
- Ways to find encouragement: Manage your time better
- Ways to find encouragement: Write down your goals
- Ways to find encouragement: Goal setting
- Ways to find encouragement: Positive thinking
- Ways to find encouragement: Train (or re-train) your brain
- 12 ways to find encouragement.
- “Can’t.” You keep using this word.
- Decide what you want and do the work to get it
- Achieving personal goals: Be patient and disciplined
- Achieving personal goals: Comparison is the thief of joy
- Achieving personal goals: Focus on the positive
- Achieving personal goals: Work for results
- Achieving personal goals: No excuses!
- Achieving personal goals: Focus on what you CAN do
- Achieving personal goals: Take personal responsibility
- Achieving personal goals: Make a commitment to yourself
- Achieving personal goals: Visualize your results
- Achieving personal goals: Do it for YOU.
- Achieving personal goals: Take action
- What I’ve learned about achieving personal goals
- Your world will change dramatically…
- An honest enemy is better than a false friend
- If you want something extraordinary
- Accept who you are
- Life is hard enough already
- Smile
- Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument
- The biggest theme park in the world.
- It’s all there for you if you want it.
- Ways to Make This Year Especially Awesome
- The ripple effect of kindness.
- You as much as anyone were meant for greatness.
- You don’t know what you don’t know.
- You are who you choose to be
- Fearing change is counter productive.
- “This isn’t going to be easy.”
- What I’ve learned about determination & commitment
- Know that you can carry the burden.
- What are you waiting for? Go after it!
- Pirates vs Zombies: Conformity kills creativity.
- A tough pill to swallow
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- In a world of critics…
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- Feeling like no one truly gets or understands you
- Dear Self, I am working on being a better person
- Where’s your respect?
- People who are really good at hurting people
- All the right things for all the right reasons
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- There’s still a place…
- Speak to be heard
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- If hate encourages hate…
- It’s how you act
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- In light of current events – book price reduction
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- Find alternative ways to exercise
- He who buys what he does not need…
- A notable reminder
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- If you find yourself with free time…
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- Living with your eyes open
- The ocean has receded
- When incompetent people are in charge
- It doesn’t take a title to be a leader
- People who are good at what they do don’t have to tell you
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- Maximizing your time and energy
- The current state of things (Covid 19)
- A particularly good time to be a good human
- It doesn’t affect me
- Corona virus is not overhyped
- Living your best life
- Social media should not feel like a job
- Be the one.
- Judge less. Encourage more.
- “It’s just a joke”
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- The confidence, happiness & success show
- Staying true to you
- Rejection is normal and criticism is common
- Is it the day or is it your attitude?
- A challenger appears
- Work to be proud, not popular
- Comparing yourself to others
- You will be challenged
- Donate. Re-gift. Recycle. Trash.
- Beware the lies you tell yourself
- Who it starts with
- Hate & violence vs compassion & kindness
- True leadership
- An important thing to remember
- Feeing overwhelmed
- The shocking truth about people with different views
- Be solution-oriented, not problem focused
- Where is the love?
- Brave enough to be bad
- Find what you love
- Problem-finding as a sport
- Seek to exchange value, not just take it
- A difference of opinion
- You can think and think and think
- Own your mistakes
- Reducing bad behavior
- People in groups
- Confidence attracts. Insecurity repels.
- The best advice in the world (not)
- You are free to fly
- Pretending to be happy isn’t happiness
- Confusing authenticity with conformity
- Life isn’t just about accomplishments
- Mockery vs encouragement
- I always wanted to…
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- Success is overrated
- True friendship
- The opposite of bravery
- Caring is cool
- From wisdom to warnings
- Appreciating without understanding
- Keep value in motion
- Prioritize your goals
- Change your life. Start today.
- Who are you going to be this year?
- 2020 marks the start
- There’s no one way
- Superficial vs substance
- A reminder for tough times
- Build bridges, not walls
- Collecting vs connecting
- Don’t normalize the negative
- Newsletter: December 27, 2019
- Social media slavery
- Banish darkness by spreading light
- Self-love vs Narcissism
- Going after your heart’s desires
- It is not your job to make people like you
- Jumping through hoops
- Failure is feedback. It is not the end.
- Don’t let what you can’t do stand in the way of what you can do.
- If you want to reach your full potential
- Wearing a cape is optional
- Be the person you want to be remembered as.
- Life isn’t fair
- You may not always know what to do…
- Find your own limits
- If your presence doesn’t add value, your absence won’t make a difference.
- Choose an authentic life that fits you
- The unique you is beautiful
- Don’t squander your potential…
- Social Media casinos
- Authenticity vs conformity
- It’s one person, not everyone
- Be mindful of how your habits make you feel
- Optimism vs Pessimism
- “For good reasons”
- Hurt people hurt people
- Normal is weirder than most people think
- Keeping yourself from things you want
- Interview dating
- Living in fear
- Labels are limits
- Take a moment to appreciate
- Alternative facts
- Repeat after me
- When it’s good
- Applying yourself
- Life is a journey
- Following footsteps
- Appreciation and encouragement
- Opportunities missed
- If your present life is hard
- When you are feeling weak
- Push yourself to do more
- Wrong plus wrong is still wrong
- Controlling behavior
- Education beats ignorance
- Looking but not seeing
- The only power
- Confronting discomfort
- Being genuinely kind is a skill
- Youth breeds certainty
- “I’m an exception”
- Focus on what you can learn
- The true impact of others
- Before you judge others
- Newsletter: September 22, 2019
- These are facts
- When it comes to pursuing your passion
- When little things upset you
- If you’ve veered off course in life
- If you know you need to change your life for the better…
- It isn’t criticism that holds you back — it’s you.
- Get started. Keep going.
- You don’t have to be the best
- You can get through this
- When it works for others, but not for you…
- Get out of your head
- If you’re weird, own that shit
- The world is the way it is
- You may be very happy with your life…
- One of the shortest paths to mediocrity
- Newsletter: August 20, 2019
- Feeling powerless in a world full of problems
- Hang in there
- You don’t need a million likes to matter
- Use your gifts for good
- Bullshit excuses
- Always “strong”
- Mistakes and misery
- Failure & unmet expectations
- Refuse to stoop
- Challenge what you believe
- Likes and your life
- Maintain your self-control
- Maintain your standards
- How to slow down time
- Save big August 1 to August 7
- We can all make a difference
- False presentations
- Don’t emulate toxic behavior
- Every good deed matters
- The game is forever changing
- Put power in good things, not bad
- Feed your focus
- Save up to 71% off my book August 1-7, 2019
- Are you here to be human or are you here to be perfect?
- Help stamp out rampant complaining.
- Balance of thought
- Light your own fire
- Haters
- Motivate yourself
- Saying what needs to be said
- The little lies we tell
- Whenever life presents you with a challenge
- The fire you light within yourself
- Strive to be missed
- Helping people who can’t help you back
- Make your future self grateful
- Building the world where your future self resides
- Not all problems are equal
- Mindfulness
- Kindle Unlimited (and my Amazon store)
- You are not what other people say about you
- Seeing things differently
- “A special pizza”
- A game of thrones
- Happiness is more likely to manifest itself…
- “I have no opportunities.”
- Broken vs unsolved
- A conscious effort to be grateful
- How to distract yourself from negative thinking
- Your true potential
- Doubters, detractors, and dream stealers
- Casting: Interview subjects for A Path Less Traveled Production
- The situation sucks
- Difficulty is not a standard
- Always, always, always focus on what you CAN do
- Sometimes opportunity will come knocking
- Growth and Discomfort : Getting outside of your comfort zone
- Whatever you focus on only grows stronger
- No one can make you get fit.
- People who think of themselves as badasses
- Where does confidence come from?
- Perception and Rejection
- Praise for Lessons Learned from The Path Less Traveled Volume [Video]
- For those struggling…
- A healthy attitude is a precursor to happiness
- Be mindful of your intentions vs your actions
- Criticism is common
- Silent support isn’t supportive
- Saved by criticism
- If you never risk failure…
- Seek potency not popularity
- Resisting the urge to run & hide
- The results of your actions speak louder than words
- A sign that someone is being themselves
- “The problem is Millennials”
- “Irresponsible” poor people
- Find the fun (even when the path is hard)
- Relations & relationships
- Social media
- A strange phenomenon
- Possessions can be replaced – our bodies cannot be.
- Discipline is the act of…
- Value your health
- Skip and volume control (for your mind)
- Not giving a damn is not the answer
- To thine own self be true
- A person of value
- Self-confidence is a byproduct of a stable sense of self-worth.
- Start building a better future
- If you want to make a positive difference
- Happiness is not just putting on a fake smile & pretending
- “Happiness is a choice” isn’t helpful
- Success isn’t just about accomplishment
- The key to self-mastery
- Self-control
- Invest in bettering yourself and the future you
- Strength and vulnerability
- You are a wildcard in the formula for success
- The value in difficult people
- There is a big difference between “I can’t” and “it just isn’t a high priority.”
- How to find your inner voice in difficult times
- Strive for authenticity
- It’s not that we should wish to eliminate all challenges…
- Making progress is more important than making excuses
- An act of kindness to the author and future readers
- It’s not about how much the things that one has are worth…
- Don’t sacrifice the kind of life and health you truly desire
- If you want to love your life, do things worth remembering.
- Adventure starts where plans end.
- We stimulate whatever we choose to focus on
- Talking yourself out of taking action
- Impactful communication
- Harder than it looks
- Insecurity is a spotlight
- No matter what you do
- Resist the urge to always explain yourself
- It is not your job
- The best and the worst
- If you want more time
- Focus, attitude, and actions
- Now seeking people from the path less traveled!
- Dismissing kindness
- Sharing in Maine – An act of kindness
- I gave away $25,784.19 worth of books in a single day!
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- Stop focusing on your failures
- My book is free on Amazon today (4/17) only
- A lack of fanfare
- The rescue party isn’t coming
- Your thoughts lead your life
- Turn the empty checkboxes of your life into check marks
- Lifeguarding
- Potential awkwardness vs potential consequences
- Anger is easy
- Dear Internet, please stop disrespecting creators
- When discomfort doesn’t fade
- “If I were you…”
- Touching people’s lives
- Newsletter: April 10, 2019
- Stand behind your work
- Your life vs disapproval
- Your life is yours to live
- Accepting praise
- Being wrong is not a sign of weakness
- Confident vs insecure
- Stay true to you
- Weird is just another word for uncommon
- Depression deceives
- Accept yourself
- Relationships that last
- Just because you’re not on top of the mountain…
- No matter how much you think you know…
- Feeling trapped
- Do something
- Make it a day of positivity & kindness
- Newsletter: March 13, 2019
- Appreciate the living
- False information spreads faster than facts
- “They deserve it”
- Summer & Fall travel plans
- Warriors of love, light, and kindness
- Newsletter: March 6, 2019
- Love and kindness move mountains
- Don’t let your life goals fall victim to the allure of comfortable routines
- Consequences of corruption
- Corruption
- I’m not that gullible
- One of a million vs one in a million
- Get lost in what you love
- Feeling better
- Sleights of mind
- Don’t do what you don’t approve of
- Hate in a nutshell
- Refuse to be blind
- It must be ok.
- The messenger matters
- More hate is not the answer
- Dealing with disinformation: Think before you act or react
- My first one star review (and a lesson on criticism)
- Everyone wants a better future except…
- Thank you.
- How you carry on makes a difference.
- Stay focused on your goal
- Don’t cheat your way to success
- Stop setting yourself up to fail
- Feeling in control of your life
- Fix the problem not the symptoms
- Getting your money’s worth
- Flashy new cars
- What would The Rock do?
- Dear meme makers…
- Your phone doesn’t make you do anything.
- True leaders
- What kind of person do you want to be?
- Actions are harder to fake than words
- How do you know what you know?
- Lessons Learned…
- Making a difference requires mindfulness
- A heartfelt thank you for the thank you
- Plan your path
- Running the risk of unsettling people
- IDGAF
- Everyone wants to get paid
- “Must love dogs.”
- “Where did all the good men go?”
- “He never listens to me.”
- Latest news Feb 5 2019
- Your strength must be built on a solid foundation of self-discipline
- The surprising thing about rejection
- The risk of listening to fear
- “Think positive” is a meaningless catchphrase
- Teamwork
- Society’s love/hate relationship with unconventional behavior
- The path less traveled is not a walk in the park
- The last kind thing
- When challenges arise
- Be honest with yourself
- Waiting won’t make you better
- Stand up for what you believe to be true, but do it wisely
- Latest news Jan 27 2019
- If you are tired of artificial and superficial people
- One poor millionaire has the voice of thousands
- Resist the urge for instant gratification
- When life is difficult and discouraging
- What’s feared and what’s weird
- It’s time to stop glorifying zero f*cks given
- Who benefits from the status quo?
- Celestial discrimination
- Things worth aspiring for
- Distrust, confusion & chaos are being used as tools
- A key to success that sticks
- Work to achieve goals regardless of the circumstances
- Thinking different hypocrisy
- Evil is as evil does
- Society is influenced by example
- Pick potent over popular
- Personal responsibility is a sign of confidence
- Don’t quit before you’re proud
- Goals. Don’t quit when…
- Imagine if making a difference was more valued than likes
- Imagine a better education system
- Smarter people bickering about smarter things
- Struggling with New Year’s resolutions
- Don’t let discouragement keep you from reaching your goals
- Life is good at knocking people down
- Binary thinking is a plague on progress
- There is no single recipe for living a fulfilling life
- You control what you focus on
- Even exemplary people have good days and bad
- Maximize the things that add value
- Focus on providing value
- Don’t put off what you know is good for you
- Is social media enriching your life?
- Controversy is easy to find
- There is room for you to be successful, too
- Your power is not in pleasing everyone
- Differences should be celebrated
- Understanding your life
- Mind readers & guess makers
- Be a most valuable person
- Success is more than just achievement
- Make your world a playground not a cage
- Always prioritize the value of the package, not the production
- Try to think long-term
- Everyone is a work in progress
- You will always be “right”
- You can’t work for your future while living in the past
- Recognize the value in challenging yourself
- A sentence on a page
- If you want to be remarkable
- People can be assholes
- I know we don’t see eye to eye…
- About your social media habits…
- What does your sign say?
- Negativity is baggage
- Check your sources
- When they want what you create for free
- It’s ok to struggle
- Challenge your beliefs
- When humanity makes you want to crawl under a rock
- Sentences can be interactive
- A little more
- Society is a hypocrite (but you don’t have to be)
- If our leaders aren’t going to lead…
- A dark time for some
- Talk is cheap
- Book Update : Dec 13, 2018 NOW AVAILABLE!
- Silent appreciation is easily confused with silence
- Complaining vs Encouragement
- Social proof vs social media
- A way forward
- Little by little
- Be mindful of your time
- It’s your life and your path — keep going.
- The future should be something we all look forward to.
- On Kindness & Disrespect
- Book Update : July 2, 2018
- Diminishing the effectiveness of negativity
- Living in harmony
- “That’s just the way things are.”
- Just because it sounds good doesn’t make it true
- When compassionate souls sit silent
- Don’t make excuses for the monsters in your life
- Always be the best version of yourself
- When the state of the world gets you down
- These things are not ok
- Gratitude. Every day.
- The answer to the world’s problems is not less love.
- The most valuable lessons of our lives…
- The path to one’s goals isn’t linear
- The reward for an act of kindness
- One of the biggest steps toward gaining control over one’s life
- Do more of what makes you healthy
- When life shuts a door…
- Exactly what we need
- The happiness of your life
- A key to lasting happiness
- Be the indispensable lead of your own life story
- The moment you are certain that you know the one and only way…
- Don’t leave your sense of worth and well-being in the hands of others.
- The path to success isn’t a straight line
- The next level
- Collect value by contributing value
- Create an environment that allows for, nurtures, and sustains happiness
- Somebody that you used to know
- Your voice is always a choice.
- Love. Not fear.
- Provide the inspiration that others can use
- We’re in this together
- Blind optimism
- Mind control
- Do your thing.
- Painting the canvas of life
- It’s better to be your genuine self…
- A healthy attitude
- Strength isn’t built in one’s comfort zone.
- The love you put into what you do always finds its way back to you.
- Keys to self-confidence
- Remind yourself that every day has value
- What you do in your free time determines what you’ll be doing when you don’t have a choice.
- If you create goals with confidence, but sometimes suffer from self-doubt…
- Never settle for less than the life you are capable of living
- Never stop seeking meaningful ways to improve yourself
- Be a person who believes in the possibility of positive change
- Vitamins for your life
- Don’t sacrifice the kind of life and health you deserve
- Refuse to be an extraordinary person trapped in an ordinary life.
- Living life to the fullest means…
- There will always be someone better at something than you are
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- You were meant for greatness.
- Don’t let your life goals fall victim to the allure of comfortable routines.
- Never underestimate the value of good health.
- Always be working towards what you want in life
- Healthy habits harbor happiness.
- Stress is caused by trying to have power over things that are beyond your control.
- Don’t give power to those who don’t have your best interest in mind
- Stop encouraging mediocrity
- You have it within you to be the master of your destiny…
- The world is a dog park
- Sincere appreciation and authentic encouragement
- When you truly know who you are…
- Learn to let go.
- Fueling one’s fire from within
- Crossing paths with an idiot is not an excuse to also act like an idiot.
- You’ll never do great things unless you make the effort and try.
- Every little step you take towards a goal, no matter how small, is progress.
- When you improve your fitness you improve your life.
- Discoveries from difficulties
- True value
- Steering the rudder of your own life
- Be the kind of person that your heroes would be proud of.
- Do you want to be a superhero?
- Treat the world as if those you want to impress the most…
- “Do not follow your passion.”
- If the results of your habits don’t make you better…
- Weaknesses are a leaky boat
- What are your weaknesses?
- Be a good example of what it means to be a good example.
- True wealth is traded in kindness and positive energy.
- Be the embodiment of the qualities you seek in others.
- Conventional thinking doesn’t change the world, crazy ideas do.
- Kindness is like an ember that starts a wildfire
- Normal may be normal, but it doesn’t mean good.
- The danger in believing “Happiness is a choice.”
- Dear people who boast about how successful they are…
- (Timing of) results may vary
- Integrity, you can’t buy that shit.
- You don’t have to be smart to be wise.
- Self-discipline is a key to many doors
- If no one is surprised when you act like an assclown…
- Dealing with disapproval
- Friends and enemies
- The strength in tolerance and kindness
- A magical question
- Don’t attribute to intentional rudeness…
- Assclowns and bad news
- Productive boredom
- If you’re amazing, show it
- Dealing with mean people
- Life is hard. And it isn’t fair
- Superficial ego-boosting memes
- Refuse to quit
- Setbacks and self-doubt
- You don’t get over the fear of doing something by not doing it.
- True Beauty
- “Less is more.”
- Strength from struggle
- Don’t make a habit of doing what unhappy people do
- The “perfect” candidate, cause, or product
- “Screwing up” : Embracing imperfection
- Want to feel better?
- The road to success
- A single act of kindness
- What it means to be truly wealthy
- Don’t live your life wearing a disguise.
- Relationships & teamwork
- “They suck.”
- If not now, when?
- Be an encourager
- Propaganda
- Some days we help. Some days we get helped.
- “Fair and balanced”
- Integrity and independent thinking
- What’s your message?
- The key to living life to the fullest
- Punctuality
- Happiness is not a choice
- Something good
- A good example
- Losing your shit
- GoWesty’s May 2015 Newsletter
- The freedom to be
- Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s fine…
- Wide mouths, narrow minds
- Motivation & achievement
- Sincerity
- Q&A : 150425
- To Do List
- More to life
- Fancy suits and hundred dollar haircuts
- Overcoming overwhelmed
- If you want to be happy
- Cultivate compassion
- Happiness is not a destination
- Airing of grievances
- Taking things for granted
- Relationships 101
- Self-discipline
- Not caring what people think is not the answer
- Are you awake?
- Pink Floyd: Time
- Leadership and power
- Encourage caring
- An opportunity for growth
- The process of becoming who we are
- The Stonecutter from The Tao of Pooh
- Extraordinary isn’t normal. It’s different.
- The courage to do what’s right
- Be someone’s reason to smile today
- Life happens.
- Something wonderful
- “Think positive.” No. Think intelligently.
- Where “being yourself” fails
- Supergood Sunday
- Turn positive things into shared experiences
- Caring, appreciation, and gratitude
- Genuine kindness…
- Give kindness and do good because you can…
- Diminishment of comfort
- Every challenge you face and overcome today…
- Easier with repetition
- People often know exactly what they need to do…
- Beating yourself up & tearing yourself down.
- “I wish I knew then what I know now”
- The good, the bad, and the rude
- Solving the world’s problems
- Don’t fill in the blanks for things you don’t know the true answers to…
- Lead by example
- Courage doesn’t come from your comfort zone
- Positive thinking vs positive doing
- Life Skills 101
- We are the human race
- The justification of everything
- One less rhinoceros (intentions vs actions & dealing with mean people)
- It’s not a deal if…
- Wait. Don’t settle.
- The words you put in people’s mouths are your own
- The path less traveled
- Every day is an opportunity to be the person you truly want to be.
- You’re not perfect nor expected to be.
- “I shouldn’t…”
- The cost of ownership
- The gift of vulnerability
- Social anxiety
- A breach of bonds
- “Quit crying…”
- A tonal shift
- Saving the Planet
- Habitual inspiration
- Time won’t let me go
- Clickbait can wait
- Yesterday’s heroes
- The 2014 way of grabbing an audience
- Fear of self-expression is a form of self-imposed slavery
- The Little Red Hen
- Thanks to Julie Guardado for the honor
- Matters of miscommunication
- Doing it “wrong” and doing it anyway
- Influence by example
- Take notice of those who go unnoticed.
- We can do better
- It’s OK not to be happy.
- Look for the good
- If you like it, encourage it.
- A cycle of cynical
- Confusing anger with passion
- “Real men”
- The fact is, you can help someone today
- If you rock. Thank you.
- People change. Memories do, too.
- Looking good
- The greatest challenge in life
- You. Making a difference.
- Freedom of speech
- Dwell on the positive moments in your life
- Ignored vs unnoticed
- Your life is a puzzle without edges.
- It’s OK to be weird (and the best people usually are).
- The master of your destiny
- It doesn’t matter if you get the words wrong.
- We never learn what hidden gems lay along the paths we fear to take.
- Genuine kindness doesn’t have ulterior motives.
- Your life story
- If you build it…
- Empower yourself
- Life is short.
- Here’s to the content creators
- Be a bright spot in someone’s day.
- Positive reinforcement
- Energy flows where attention goes.
- You got this.
- The courage to be imperfect
- Every time you change something unique about yourself…
- Resistance isn’t futile
- Acknowledging positive influences
- Leveling up in life
- Don’t be deterred from the greatness within you.
- The influence of you.
- “I could do that.”
- A mission beyond your comfort zone
- “I can’t do that.”
- “Someday”
- The courage to be yourself
- You are responsible for the energy you put into the world.
- Someone should do something
- One’s education never ends
- Live your life as if your heroes are watching.
- How big is your box?
- The Circle of Like
- A mission of kindness
- Your mission, if you choose to accept it…
- The right thing to do
- Life experience has finished installing important updates…
- Skip and volume control
- Lanes Merge Ahead
- Life is not a competition
- Parachutes
- Complaining
- The persistent drip
- With everything you gain, you give up something.
- The journey is the reward
- The secret of the Fountain of Youth
- The mock of shame
- Be patient, be consistent, strive to better yourself…
- I’d rather be interesting than normal.
- Take the time to express it
- Yes, you absolutely make a difference.
- How to tell when someone just wants to fight
- Distortion (of truth)
- Emotional reasoning
- Find something to be excited about and share that excitement
- When in doubt, write it out.
- “I just tell it like it is”
- Accentuate the positive
- Happiness. Contentment. Inner peace.
- Hello, this is your inner child calling…
- “That doesn’t count.”
- Kindness. “Is there anything I can do to help you?”
- Who is in charge?
- Level of difficulty
- How to be a Superhero in Real Life (Part 3)
- There is a lesson in this
- How to be a Superhero in Real Life (Part 2)
- How to be a Superhero in Real Life (Part 1)
- Busy is easy.
- “It’s too late.”
- Talking shit
- Change your priorities and you change your life.
- Expiration date
- Your life is a Do It Yourself project.
- Liar liar
- “Well, I tried.”
- Killing Doubt
- Your attention please
- Stop wasting your time following someone else’s idea of the ideal life.
- Synergy
- You have exactly one life to live to do everything you ever wanted.
- Filling in the blanks
- We are surrounded
- Marketing and media manipulation
- Integrity
- Is there anything I can do to help?
- Helper or hinderer? Which are you?
- What’s the rush?
- The power of focus
- The most successful people in the world
- Break the chain
- If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.
- It’s your life. Never stop having fun with it.
- Don’t you ever give up
- If you want kindness, be kind.
- Everybody wants to be a superhero…
- Playing the game of life.
- One of the best gifts anyone can give another person…
- With respect, tolerance, and an open mind…
- Strength from discomfort
- You can’t measure love
- To Do: Smile more
- To Do: Write down your goals
- To Do: Practice being in the moment
- To Do: Forgive yourself of past mistakes
- To Do: Take a moment to encourage someone.
- How to reduce the size of your problems.
- Why I think you’re awesome.
- Just do it! Except YOU. Are we a culture of motivational hypocrites?
- You don’t have to grow where you are planted.
- Be your own champion when no one else will.
- Why “follow your passion” is NOT bad career advice.
- You are surrounded by love. By acceptance. By opportunities. Always.
- You have within you what it takes to thrive and not just survive.
- Remember all that awesome stuff you were going to do?
- Believing in yourself
- You may never know who your actions, words, or creations inspire…
- Contrast is good
- Being kind without expectation is the truest kind of kindness.
- If you have the power to change something that is holding you back, and you don’t…
- Don’t act like your story is over. It isn’t.
- Self-imposed limitations: A tough pill to swallow
- Help create a perpetual kindness machine…
- You don’t need anyone’s approval to genuinely like what you like.
- Setting the table of your life.
- Create an environment in yourself and your life where good things feel welcome, and good things will come.
- It’s not too late to make a conscious decision to improve…
- Your voice is a choice. Always.
- It is not until we the take the time to question who we are…
- One day, one brick, one smile, one love, one step, one breath…
- You are filled with an enormous amount of power…
- Dear successful people
- Being kind and considerate is always a choice.
- Be someone you would be proud to know.
- Your greatness is not measured by how much you’re able to gain…
- If your life was a story to be published upon your death…
- A lie is still a lie even when you use it to comfort someone.
- Goal setting and breaking the “I can’t” excuse addiction
- Live with intention. Every day.
- Not everyone will understand your journey…
- Being “awesome” doesn’t mean simply existing.
- ‘If Plan A doesn’t work out…’
- Be a catalyst for kindness
- If I’m weird around you it’s because…
- What stress is caused by and why you should give a damn
- Be an agent of positive change.
- If you want more kindness in the world, put some there.
- There is no inflation on acts of kindness
- Step one: Think outside the box…
- What it means to “live life to the fullest”
- Anger and hate dig holes. Love and kindness move mountains.
- The problem with the expression “Be yourself”
- You don’t have to wait for acceptance or permission to do great things
- The problem with problems.
- Rejection is neither an indication of value or talent
- There are many things in this world that you are not responsible for…
- You are responsible
- When you truly want to get to know someone better
- Dear Universe, (in short) thank you.
- Tao of Zero: Positive Feedback Folders
- Be a candle. Spread some light.
- Project warmth. Appear approachable. And remember to smile.
- It’s amazing what one can accomplish
- Everyone deserves someone who makes them look forward to tomorrow…
- ‘Live your truth.’
- Keep an open mind and an adventurous mental attitude
- Be awesome. Make someone smile today.
- Use your free time wisely
- How to overcome boredom.
- If you’re bored, you’re boring
- Knowing something doesn’t get you results until you apply it.
- Stop wishing for more time
- Make it count
- Never stop looking for beautiful things.
- You are not a book (and why that matters)
- Get off your ass
- Never underestimate the power of a single act of kindness
- Nature abhors a vacuum.
- Life is short, but its yours.
- The awesome power of asking yourself good questions.
- “If only” is a roadblock on the highway of life.
- Likability. Being liked and unliked.
- It’s your life. Live it to love it.
- Appreciation and Gift Giving
- Go ahead, make someone’s day…
- Who we are today
- Life isn’t always easy
- Getting results
- Ways to find encouragement: Make the best of what you have
- Ways to find encouragement: Take it easy on yourself
- Ways to find encouragement: Believe it to achieve it
- Ways to find encouragement: Don’t be afraid of mistakes
- Ways to find encouragement: Focus on the present
- Ways to find encouragement: Focus on solutions
- Ways to find encouragement: Lighten your load
- Ways to find encouragement: Manage your time better
- Ways to find encouragement: Write down your goals
- Ways to find encouragement: Goal setting
- Ways to find encouragement: Positive thinking
- Ways to find encouragement: Train (or re-train) your brain
- 12 ways to find encouragement.
- “Can’t.” You keep using this word.
- Decide what you want and do the work to get it
- Achieving personal goals: Be patient and disciplined
- Achieving personal goals: Comparison is the thief of joy
- Achieving personal goals: Focus on the positive
- Achieving personal goals: Work for results
- Achieving personal goals: No excuses!
- Achieving personal goals: Focus on what you CAN do
- Achieving personal goals: Take personal responsibility
- Achieving personal goals: Make a commitment to yourself
- Achieving personal goals: Visualize your results
- Achieving personal goals: Do it for YOU.
- Achieving personal goals: Take action
- What I’ve learned about achieving personal goals
- Your world will change dramatically…
- An honest enemy is better than a false friend
- If you want something extraordinary
- Accept who you are
- Life is hard enough already
- Smile
- Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument
- The biggest theme park in the world.
- It’s all there for you if you want it.
- Ways to Make This Year Especially Awesome
- The ripple effect of kindness.
- You as much as anyone were meant for greatness.
- You don’t know what you don’t know.
- You are who you choose to be
- Fearing change is counter productive.
- “This isn’t going to be easy.”
- What I’ve learned about determination & commitment
- Know that you can carry the burden.
- What are you waiting for? Go after it!
- Pirates vs Zombies: Conformity kills creativity.
- A tough pill to swallow
