The Universe Is Apathetic

The universe is apathetic.

It does not care if your life is easy, or difficult. It does not care whether you choose to persist, or choose to give up on your dreams.

It will not fight you or keep you down.

It will not help you and pick you up.

Whether you fail or succeed, the sun will set, the sun will rise, and the universe will remain unconcerned.  

However, The Fact Is….

You were born with gifts unavailable to anyone else.

You have the power to do things that nobody else can do, because nobody else possesses your rare combination of abilities – and nobody else will come across the same opportunities you will.

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Stop Waiting For Your Life To Begin

“How much of human life is lost in waiting.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Question: Do you know how much time the average adult spends waiting every day?  

Answer: A quick Google search (what I would say in contemporary times now qualifies as “research”) reveals the answer as 45 to 62 minutes waiting everyday.

But you know what? The “average” doesn’t matter. What does matter is how much time you spend waiting – and the only way to get that answer is to employ the powerful tool of a time log.

That’s small potatoes though compared to what we’re going to talk about today. So grab your swimming cap and hold your nose – because we’re going in deep.

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The Slam Poet’s Productivity Technique That Will Change Your Life

For about 5 seconds, there is total silence, as we absorb the words, meaning and emotion and soak in the experience…

Then the entire theater breaks out in thunderous applause and yelling as I leap out of my seat slapping my palms together high above my head.

The poet takes a bow and drifts stage left while artists paint scenes from Hawaii behind her, and the resident DJ turns up the music.

Kealoha, a nationally ranked slam poet himself, is the emcee.  He jumps on stage and hugs her before taking the microphone from her hands.

Brushing his long hair from his eyes, Kealoha steps into the spotlight and calls out to the audience.

“That was Bridget Gray everyone,” Kealoha’s voice rings out , “make some nooo-oooise.”

The pulsing crowd goes wild again, filling the whole room with energy that the poets feed off of.

“Keep the love going, coming on stage we have Dar’ron – and waiting in the wings is Jess Kroll.  Jess Kroll, you are up next.  Dar’ron, coming to the stage.”

And just like that, it was Dar’ron’s turn.

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The 10 Second Trick to Make Every Minute Count

“Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.” 
- Coria Kent

We’re all dying one minute, one hour and one day at a time – but time flies by so fast that we often aren’t aware of just how fleeting our moments really are.

We wake up one day and can’t believe another year or decade has gone by, and we ask ourselves – where did the time go? How did we not notice it passing?

I have a trick I’ve been using that really makes me value every moment, and today I’m going to share this trick with you.

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The Only Consistent Secret For Personal Growth

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” – Heraclitus (loosely translated)

How many times have you run into an old friend, perhaps years after you’d seen them last – and realized that while some things have changed, so much stays the same?

And other times, you’ve seen people drastically alter themselves (and perhaps the course of their lives) in just months, weeks or even days.

What causes this? Why is it that some people change and grow suddenly, while others remain the same? Why is it that some people make it seem effortless, while others struggle and never seem to get out of their rut?

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and I think I’ve found the answer.

Regardless of whether it’s a small or massive change, there’s always a consistent catalyst. There’s a secret that governs all the personal growth and changes in our attitudes, outlook and even our motivation.  And today, I’m going to share this secret with you – and how you can bring about this catalyst for change in your own life.

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How to Stop Worrying About What You’re NOT Doing

“Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.” – Glenn Turner

You have too much to do, and you know it.  You know you’re not going to be able to finish everything on your todo list today.

You know that, as usual, there will be some things you feel you really NEED to do but won’t be able to get done.

And of course, because you don’t cross those things off your todo list – you worry

You lay awake at night thinking about them.

You know they’re still going to be there for you tomorrow morning.

When you’re driving to work, they’re taunting you, and nagging at the back of your mind.

These gremlin tasks never leave you alone.

Even at social events, when you’re making small talk, all you can think about is “when can I leave so I can get to sleep so I can get up early so I can finish … ” well, that thing that you probably aren’t actually going to do tomorrow anyway.

You may not even really be sure what you’re supposed to do – but it’s on your todo list, and you feel like you have to do it

Fear not:  after much research, trial & error, and plenty of internal worrying of my own, I discovered the solution – courtesy of David Allen.

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