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May the Fourth Be with You!
Okay, so I couldn’t stop my inner geek from busting out. Today is Star Wars Day, after all, and there’s a new Star Wars movie coming out this year! And based on the two trailers we’ve seen so far… it...
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Just One Thing…
Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is? Mitch: No. What? Curly: [holds up one finger] This. Mitch: Your finger? Curly: One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and everything else don’t...
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You Are Your Kids’ Hero (Yes, You)
Recently, the young daughter of a dear friend answered the question “What is a good life?” with this: “A good life is when you take care of your kids and make them become real heroes.” Awesome! Such...
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You Deserve a Break Today…
As I finished up the work week, and slid into the weekend, my thoughts were already taken up with the things I needed to accomplish. I’d worked a full week already, at my job and my side hustle, along...
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Why “A Dog’s Life” Might Be Exactly What You Need
My dog, Hobbes, turned four this month. We celebrated not with cake, but with chicken! As we settled for the evening, and I was watching the full-bellied Hobbes stretch out on the floor, I thought “Ah,...
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Want One More Reason Why You Should Make Your Art?
On breaks at my job, a number of us are playing games of Hangman on our white boards. It’s an enjoyable way to break from the regular work, and to keep our minds limber. And it’s a fun way to find out...
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The Secret of Doing Something That Matters
Be the revolution. Do something that MATTERS. Live Your Legend. –part of the Live Your Legend Creed. I’ve been thinking a lot about that quote above, particularly the middle sentence: “Do something...
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WDS 2015: Less Big Top, More Sideshow
As I sit to write down my observations and thoughts and experiences of World Domination Summit (WDS) 2015, I find it hard not to compare this year’s experience with last year’s. I didn’t expect them...
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Transformation – Part 2: Unwanted Attention
When Stanley arrived at his cubicle, his boss was already waiting for him. Brock Masterson, Jr. Affectionately known as “B-Rock” by the staff (at least behind his back). “Two minutes late, Coggins,”...
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Scott Dinsmore, Hero and Legend
I haven’t been able to write here for a while. Some of you may know that my friend and mentor, Scott Dinsmore of Live Your Legend, was killed September 12 while climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. Dealing with...
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Rainbow Pirates Unite! (Or: Make Your Art, Dammit!)
On a favorite walking path the other day, I stepped over a bright pink skull and crossbones, carefully drawn in sidewalk chalk. Then several yards later, the word “Arrg!”, and a few yards beyond that,...
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Thanks, Adversity! I Really Mean It…
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. –Martha Graham As I was thinking back yesterday (US Thanksgiving Day) on all the things to be thankful for this year (and there are many), I also...
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The Secret of the Clean Slate
Happy New Year! If you’re like me, your email inbox the last week or so has been drowning in “Year in Review” and “Goals” emails and blog posts and “Make the New Year Your Best Year” goal-setting...
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Can Our Work Do It All? Sustain Us, Define Us, and Inspire Us?
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you...
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Four Simple Secrets for Taking Action on Your Goals Right Now
[] Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. –William Butler Yeats My friend James and I were having a conversation about nutrition over dinner (I guess an appropriate...
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Bad Habits Holding You Like Gravity? How to Fight Back
“Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.” –Newton’s First Law of Motion We’ve spent...
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Is It Right to Make Time for Myself (When My Family Needs Me)?
(This month is “Gravity Month” at Free of Gravity, where we’re delving into some of the most common—and most powerful—types of Gravity that keep us from escaping our comfort zones and achieving our...
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Why Is That Person Sitting in MY Seat?
My favorite Starbucks is a hopping place this morning. All of my favorite seats were occupied when I first walked in—even the left-side seats of the long table. So I’m stuck with a...
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Everybody Knows That! The Pull of Conventional Wisdom
Continuing our “Gravity Series” at Free of Gravity, where we’re delving into some of the most common (and most powerful) types of Gravity that keep us from escaping our comfort zones and achieving our...
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Free of Gravity Celebrates Two Years—With a Vacation
Friday, April 1, was Free of Gravity’s second birthday. Not much fanfare here on the blog this year, compared to last year’s release of the Be Your Own Hero Manifesto. I didn’t post this April 1 so...
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