Tag: success
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To Build a Habit
Time is relentless. No matter how much we may wish for it to slow, allowing us the opportunity to complete all those things that nag us in our day, it marches on still. It is cold, heartless, giving little care to us. Thus, we must always fight ourselves, hoping to master that ability to use…
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Why Not Now?
This is a question that I must start asking myself: why not now? In this world where we all believe that we must reach some arbitrary point, hit some milestone, gain some of whatever before we can do what it is we want, what is it that is really stopping us? Fear. Anxiety. Procrastination. Distraction.…
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Words to Ponder #4
“Preparing to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Scheduling time to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Making a to-do list for the thing isn’t doing the thing. Telling people you’re going to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn’t doing…
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Easy
There is no easy way out. There’s no shortcut. There’s no single trick that will resolve the issue. There’s no one-step to success. Simply put: we have to put the work in. One of my favorites in this realm was the ol’ “5-Minute Abs” program from the 80s or 90s (I’m too lazy at the…
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When We Decide to Fail
When do we decide to fail? It seems like a silly question, like who decides to fail? Failing at something is bad enough so that choosing to do so seems like such a strange decision. Yet, when I think about it, when I think about the lack of success in many of the avenues that…
Jeremy C Kester 