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What Are Your Goals?
Just last week, I spent some time diving into this great analogy that I read about via Tim Ferriss’ awesome newsletter, “5-Bullet-Friday.” (You can read that blog post here.) Said analogy is what I call “The Gazelle vs The Field Mice.” Essentially, it is comparing the value in hunting large victories, vs small ones which Read more
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What Are You Hunting?
A few weeks ago, I came across an awesome metaphor via the “5-Bullet Friday” newsletter from Tim Ferriss. It went a little something like this: What is it that you are hunting? Something big or something small? Take into consideration a large, powerful and ferocious lion. Capable of taking out (probably) any living creature at Read more
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A Full Table
I’ve gone through a lot of changes in recent years. Specifically, within the past three. In May of 2021, I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from Iowa State University in Elementary Education with a Minor in Special Education. I had my sights set on a career working as a Special Educator, while coaching the sport Read more
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Motivation vs Discipline
There is a very common misconception within our society today with regard to the idea of motivation. As highlighted in last week’s blog post, motivation is a fleeting thing. It comes and it goes. It is by no stretch of the imagination a concrete thing in any one human existence. So, what can we as Read more
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Working On Being Intentional
It’s easy to become complacent, to go through the motions. Life can become monotonous, and redundant. Way back when, near the beginning of this very blog, I wrote about the importance of “reducing friction” in your life. A concept popularized in the best-selling book “Atomic Habits” by James Clear, the act of reducing friction is Read more
Forged in Fire 