I started my digital marketing agency when I was 46. I was a life-long W2 before then—working for someone else, building their business. It was fine until it wasn’t. Time to go I didn’t have a single client lined up when I gave 4 weeks’ notice at what I refer to as “my last […]
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I wake up with a song playing in my head from time to time. Often, they are intuitive messages that point me in the right direction or bring my attention to something. Today, Europe’s “The Final Countdown” woke me up. It’s because my executive coaching promotion is ending on Oct 31 at 5 PM PST. The song
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I’ve known a handful of accidental millionaires in my life. When I say millionaires, I mean multi-million millionaires. Like, money-is-no-object millionaires. At least that’s the way it seemed to me. While I found myself being a wee bit envious of their bank account, I never once wanted to trade places with them. It seemed their
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I worked at a pool hall (a billiards hall) when I was 20. The high-end pool tables closest to the register were for the “players.” These men and woman (singular) had talent on the tables. You could walk by them on the street without noticing them. But when they played, they really played. Everyone took
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I worked with a CEO who would come to work with a new idea every day. When I say every day, I mean every single day. He was always excited to share his newest idea. This phenomenon was known organizationally as the “Shiny Penny Syndrome”. Or SPS for short. From what I have observed, self-employed
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I spent 12 months in an executive speaking mastermind led by Bo Eason. Bo is a former NFL player, one-man show writer/performer, and one of the best public speakers on stage today. If you’ve seen him speak, you know what I’m talking about. The first day of the program, I’m standing next to financial planners,
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Before there was Hannibal the Cannibal on the big screen, there was the A-Team’s Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith from ‘80s day-time TV. Hannibal was the fearless leader of a team of ex-special forces who were accused of and convicted of robbing the Bank of Hanoi during the Vietnam War. Needless to say, our A-Team
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In 1907, Ducan MacDougall famously set out to prove that dogs didn’t have souls. It became known as the “21 Grams” experiment, as that was the approximate loss of weight noted in humans after death. The dogs, however, didn’t lose any weight. To MacDougall, it proved that animals didn’t have souls and that human souls
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Buddhists believe that animals can be reincarnated as humans, and vice versa, as part of a cycle known as samsara. There are similar themes in various other religions, including Hinduism. These beliefs are also key to many spiritual practices, feeding into the idea of a universal consciousness that creates a never-ending cycle of rebirth across
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Pets bring us immense joy. They’re a comforting presence when we’re down and a reliable friend when we need support. But, unfortunately, there will come a time when they pass away, leaving feelings of intense grief, loss, guilt, and loneliness in their wake. It’s a hard truth to face, but our animal companions won’t be
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