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How Can You Have That Perfect "Flow State" More Often?

20. April 2008

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I am sure you have had those perfect, amazing moments where everything just seems to work. Often called “flow states” or “peak experiences”, we produce some of our most amazing work during those times, and experience a breadth and depth of humanity that is not often seen. This is my journey from being burned out [...]

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Realization: "Temporarily Retired" Doesn't Fit Me Any More

2. April 2008

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I think it started with my recent post about business cards, actually. But I really noticed it when I logged in to my LinkedIn account recently. Encouraged by Seth, I am slowly getting into the habit of typing all the names and email addresses of people I meet at conferences into LinkedIn. After going to BarCampBank [...]

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My 7-Day "No Complaining" Wrapup, or "How to Acknowledge Yourself 101"

6. March 2008

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I’ve had “write the results of my ‘no complaining’ week” on my to-do list for a few days now, since it officially ended midnight between Tuesday and Wednesday. Today is Thursday, so I’m a bit behind in writing it. I knew there was a reason I hadn’t written it yet, and now I know why [...]

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I Accept The Millionaire Mind Challenge: I Will Not Complain For 7 Days

26. February 2008

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One of the great bonuses of “temporarily retiring” is that I have had a lot of time to think about where I want to be in life, where I am now, and how to get from here to there. Really, I wouldn’t trade this period of reflection for anything. I have come up with great business [...]

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The REAL American Dream (Hint: It's NOT Owning A House!)

18. February 2008

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“grandma’s decreipt house” by tatterh00dLicensed under Creative Commons I did the math, and I think our society has been sold a pile of crap that we’ve bitten on hook, line, and sinker. I’m not going to mince words or try to make this sound nice, because we’ve been duped, and we have every right to be [...]

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