Archive: April 16-20
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Archive: April 18
11 Rules That You Don’t Learn in School
This list is from the book “Dumbing Down our Kids” by Charles J. Sykes, 1995, and is directed at high school and college graduates.
RULE 1:
Life is not fair – get used to it
RULE 2:
The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself
See all 11 Rules: Wow Zone
OTHER ARTICLES TO GET YOUR BUTT IN GEAR:
Caine’s Arcade: Power of Passion & Persistence
“Fall seven times; stand up eight.”
Why is Everything Wonderfully Great?
I constantly use the phrase “wonderfully great.” I LOVE IT!
I wanted to remind everyone – including myself – of its origin. It started in the Pittsburgh airport in 2008. I heard a conversation between a customer and a ticket agent that stopped me cold.
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Archive: April 18
174,203 Things You Can Do Instead of Watching TV
Improve Your Training Performance
• Stretch
• Practice yoga
• Take an ice bath
Improve Your Sleep
• Go to bed earlier
• Read a book
• Have sex
Improve Your Fun and Play
• Pick up a new sport
• Go for a bike ride
• Throw a frisbee
See all 174,203 (almost) suggestions: Whole 9 Life
OTHER ARTICLES TO GET YOUR BUTT IN GEAR:
Reminder: Don’t Be Afraid to Take YOUR Shot
“Dream as if you’ll live forever,
live as if you’ll die today”
‘Sing your death song & die like a hero going home’
Letter from Native American leader Tecumseh: “When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.”
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Archive: April 17
50 Ways to Get Your Life in Order
“Three rules of work: out of clutter find simplicity, from discord find harmony,
in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
– Albert Einstein
Unexpected challenges are what make us stronger, so don’t avoid them. Keep in mind the following 50 tips and you’ll be able to streamline your life and get back on track.
• Ask people you admire how they got where they are today.
• Spend more time outdoors.
• Change your toothbrush.
See all 50 tips: Litemind
OTHER ARTICLES TO GET YOUR BUTT IN GEAR:
Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
“Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they lead to actions.
Watch your actions, they create habits. Watch your habits, they build your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”
‘Make This Moment Freeze in Time’
My friend Kelly recently spent a week in Africa, spreading God’s word to orphans in the ravaged country of Zambia. She took part in Camp Life, which is a program created by Family Legacy Missions International.
After hearing Kelly’s amazing stories – and seeing her touching photo gallery – I had to share some of the thoughts and images that stood out to me from her spiritual adventure.
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Archive: April 16
Photo-Illustration: Questions to Refocus Your Mind
See all 40 photo illustrations and the remarkable questions: Marc and Angel Hack Life
OTHER ARTICLES TO GET YOUR BUTT IN GEAR:
Christian the Lion
Complete story: Today.com
“Try a thing you haven’t done three times.
Once, to get over the fear of doing it.
Twice, to learn how to do it.
And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not.”
Are You Living the Dream? Why Not?
I’ve always been a firm believer of this thought process: You can accomplish anything you put your mind to.
If you can dream it, you can live it.
I dare ANYONE to say those two statements are not accurate.
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