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Failure is inevitable. Don’t waste it.

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“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.”
     –John Maxwell

It’s a simple fact of life that we humans sometimes fail at the things we attempt. After all, no one is perfect.

Some of the wealthiest people on the planet went bankrupt (some of them more than once) before they ultimately achieved their incredible success.

On the flip-side, some of the happiest people I have ever known had to go through some pretty dark times before they found the happiness they so badly longed for.

Here are a couple of examples:   [Read more…]

Tips for planning for a happy retirement

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“It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”
― Dale Carnegie in “How to Win Friends & Influence People”

If you’re still working you’re probably looking forward to the day when you can retire to a well-earned life of leisure.

And if so, you’re certainly not alone. After all, it’s human nature to want to be able to live life completely on our own terms after decades of hard work.

But unfortunately, there’s a cold, hard truth about retirement: It makes a lot of people miserable.

There are several reasons why:   [Read more…]

“Waiting for ships that don’t come in…”

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“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”
-–Benjamin Franklin

Have you ever known someone who always seemed to be longing for happiness, but they never quite seemed to find it?

That seems to be a common thread among a large percentage of the world’s population.

But it doesn’t have to be that way…

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The power of the first step

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“Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is started, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.“
     -–Robert Collier

I have a question for you: Are you a dreamer?

I mean are you someone who sits at times and thinks about what you’d love to accomplish in life?  [Read more…]