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Jan. 16, 2018

#98 Put the weed in the bag!

Love this Principle right here...Principle #5 from on air personality Charlamagne Tha God’s NYT bestselling book is “Put the weed in the bag...” an analogy that all of us-in any field should adhere to. Today’s eppy is about t...

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Jan. 15, 2018

#97 Unscripted but ready

As told in Adam Grant’s book “Originals” here was a 34 year old man staring at a blank piece of paper....in just a few hours Dr. Martin Luther King was to deliver a speech to a quarter of a million …

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Jan. 14, 2018

#96 The Emphasis Of Pain

Dr. Michael Debakey...I knew that name... come to find out there’s a street that passes right in front of one of the hospitals here in town. (He was born here) Dr. Debakey was the father of heart procedures- world renowned. …

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Jan. 13, 2018

#95 Mask Off

We all wear masks...many of them...Parent Mask, Manager Mask, Relationship Mask, Work Mask, Workout Mask...the list goes on and on...we’ve got alllll of these masks we flip on and off and any given moment... so today’s episod...

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Jan. 11, 2018

#94 This too shall pass

I was raised to bind things up...bind up Fear! Anger! Resentment! Loneliness! ...I think I got it all wrong...why bind up feelings? Feelings that were placed in you for a reason...Today’s eppy deals with building up your emot...

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Jan. 8, 2018

#91 Negotiating w/ Life

“You get in Life not what you deserve...you get in Life what you negotiate.” Today’s eppy is learning how to negotiate with the toughest customer you’ll ever have: Life....today we’re shifting you from a “I don’t deserve each...

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Jan. 6, 2018

#90 Do your best

As a parent, it’s important to remember to do your best...not be the best...bc you’re never going to be “the best”... there’s always something - even if you could do it over again...something you could’ve done better. Today’s...

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Jan. 5, 2018

#89 A’s, B’s, & See’s

John Ruskin wrote, “...the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is see something & tell what it saw in a plain way.” This is one of those quotes that has a different meaning each time you …

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Jan. 4, 2018

#88 That’s your problem

Reading Actor/Comedian Kevin Hart’s biography “I can’t make this up: Life Lessons,” he writes that it’s easy to complain about how hard and stressful your life is, but if you stepped into the shoes of someone you envy- even f...

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Jan. 2, 2018

#87 Who’s believing who?

If you find you’re in a sales slump (or even a slump in life) you need to ask yourself, “Who’s believing who?” You’re quick to believe what others initially say as the gospel truth & bc you believe what they …

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Dec. 31, 2017

#86 That’s a guarantee 👌

Tom Bilyeu (he’s got a good podcast btw) has a saying, “When it comes to failure, success isn’t guaranteed, but the struggle is.” I just finished Nike co-founder Phil Knight’s memoir “Shoe Dog” and you talk about struggle...t...

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Dec. 30, 2017

#85 You ain’t built for this!

As told in Jon Kabat-Zinn’s book “Coming To Our Senses” (on sale for $2.99 on Kindle) you’ve got 125 Billion Miles Of DNA threads inside of your body...if you’ve got miles of sophistication & architecture on the inside..what ...

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Dec. 28, 2017

Mo is your best friend

I get you want to sell 20 cars...lose 30 lbs....or save $5000, but if you’ve never achieved these feats then the mere goal alone can cause you to quit before ever getting started. Brendon Burchard had a great nugget Tom …

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Dec. 27, 2017

There’s oil down there 👇

It’s funny how you can jot something down & look back at it much later and it carries a much larger meaning at the perfect time. I ran across a quote I wrote from John Gray’s book “ I Am …

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Dec. 26, 2017

Stay Mungry

Charlie Munger, the 93 year old billionaire investor, partner, & Vice Chairman of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway (1 share is worth $296,400 by the way) has missed out on many chances- chances that could’ve added to his mo...

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Dec. 25, 2017

Compound Benefits

I don’t think we give enough thought to compounding benefits. In relationships, weight loss, even in sales- yes there’s the initial investment, and when looked at with the right perspective, look at the multiple benefits from...

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Dec. 22, 2017

Be about it dont talk about it

Actor Kevin Costner said, “..wisdom is nothing more than the ability to take your own advice. It’s actually very easy to give people advice” Today’s episode asks “Why is it so much easier to give someone else advice than take...

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Dec. 20, 2017

There’s no cap on innovation

In a recent interview w Arianna Huffington- the founder of the Huff Post, she said she doesn’t believe in looking at the competition bc when you when you do you cease being innovative. Today’s episode pulls the rip chord on …

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Dec. 19, 2017

Can’t have 1 without the other

“Once you start questioning the bad stuff that comes your way, you have to question the good...& I wouldn’t trade the good for anything.” This from a The late ESPN anchor Stuart Scott’s book “Every day I fight” chronicling hi...

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Dec. 18, 2017

Yea but I know

Stan is one of my favorite people I see in my local grocery store...you know the kind of person that you hit it off the first time you meet him. He’s one of those guys that when he asks “How …

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Dec. 17, 2017

Reflection

I’m closing this week with Letter 15 Of Eric Greitens’ book “Resilience.” This Letter is probably the most important in my life right now bc I’ve done a poor job reflecting...taking a moment to reflect. Not reflecting has cau...

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Dec. 16, 2017

The value of pain

Letter 13 of Eric Greitens' book "Resilience" is the Letter of Pain. CS Lewis called pain "God's megaphone to rouse a deaf world." Pain wakes us up..shakes us from our beds of satisfaction and complacency...he writes that the...

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Dec. 14, 2017

Letter 8: "Habits"

This week we're roller blading through the book "Resilience" by Navy Seal Eric Greitens. The last couple of episodes we looked at the 3 primary kinds of happiness: The Happiness of Pleasure, Grace, & Excellence (back up a day...

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Dec. 13, 2017

The happiness of excellence

Yesterday we took away 3 primary kinds of happiness from Navy Seal Eric Greitens' bestselling book "Resilience. 2 of the 3 primary kinds of happiness were discussed yesterday (back up a day to learn more) the happiness of ple...

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