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Life is short - begin every day with a smile!

Video: Here’s a perfect example of just how wrong a “first impression” can be

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Have you ever met someone for the first time and immediately formed an opinion about that person that turned out to be completely wrong?

That happened to me back in the day and it was a very humbling experience.

It’s easy to form an opinion about someone’s character, their intelligence, their educational background or most any other personal attribute based upon they way they look or speak, but those “first impressions” are often way off the mark.  [Read more…]

Do you shop at Harbor Freight? If so, you really need to do this

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Before I get started here I need to give you a quick disclaimer…

This isn’t a sales pitch for Harbor Freight. They didn’t pay me to publish this. In fact, they didn’t even know I was going to do it. I’m simply a frequent Harbor Freight customer who loves shopping there. Nothing more.

Now that we have that out of the way, let’s continue…  [Read more…]

Life is short. Make every second count.

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“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler

Have you ever noticed how the older you get, the faster the years seem to pass by? I sure have and it’s a real eye-opener.

Sometimes I feel like Rip van Winkle, the poor fellow in the Washington Irving story who fell asleep one day and wake up 20 years later.  [Read more…]

Life tip: Don’t allow your life to be controlled by these 5 things

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Do you ever feel like your life is out of your control – as if it’s being directed by some outside negative force?

Do you believe your happiness depends on things you have no control over?

Do you have trouble even deciding what happiness and success mean to you?

Each and every one of us has just one life to live on this Earth. And as you might have already noticed, the years we will spend living it will be gone before we know it.  [Read more…]