In a perfect world

Group photographer

 

(photo: Group photo of college buddies and their wives reuniting 30+ years later, on a North Carolina mountain top home of one of the guys.)

In a perfect world, everyone would be happy.

Impossible?

We are in charge of how we view the world.

Many insist you can’t be happy all the time.

Hmmm.

Can we be grateful all the time?

The answer depends on our attitude.

Nothing more, nothing less.

It all comes down to attitude.

And guess what drives our attitude?

Gratitude.

It’s not rocket surgery.

But it does require tremendous focus and discipline.

Which also comes down to attitude.

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The beautiful thing about writing

iPhone calculator

 

iPhone calculator

 

iPhone calculator

 

(photos: 5 x 365 = 1,825… five blogs a day every day for a year equals 1,825 blog posts per year; times six years equals 11k posts… a writer has to write)

The beautiful thing about writing a lot is that you can call yourself a writer if you want to. And it’s not an inflated label.

What’s more amazing is the fact that if you take your writing seriously, and it gives your joy and helps others… well, you also develop a deep conviction that you are a writer.

From the personal experience of writing five daily, differently-themed blog posts about life’s five big choices, please know that there are many types of writing.

Many styles.

Many topics.

A writer has to write.

But if a writer isn’t inspired to want to write, then no amount of desire is going to help.

Write to create your art about what you are insanely passionate about.

Writing about anything else will feel like work.

And it will tempt you to stop writing.

Quit or write?

A writer has to write.

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The excitement of being back

CSU Dorm lawn with sand volleyball court

 

(photo: CSU Campus dorm with sand volleyball court during Summer break)

High school, College, or Graduate School… remember the feeling of being back on campus after a decent absence?

Yesterday was that feeling.

Exciting.

Fun.

Even Magical.

Life is good.

Live like you mean it.

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Mid Life Celebration book goes everywhere Orlando based motivational speaker jeff noel goes

Mid Life Celebration book at Denver airport

 

(photo: Mid Life Celebration book goes everywhere Orlando based motivational speaker jeff noel goes)

Life is a grand adventure full of boring, routine, mundane, repetitive things.

It’s our job to sift through the chaff.

The diamonds are in there.

It may take five, ten, even 15 years to find them.

And when we make it a habit, we find diamonds every single day.

But we use the seemingly endless time commitment as an overwhelming obstacle… and quit.

The time is gong to pass anyway, why not keep going?

This is one of many speaking topics motivational speakers use to help others transform their lives.

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The key difference between a poor attitude and a positive attitude

Roadside wildflowers on Going To The Sun Road

 

(photo: Stopped along the roadside to say hello to these gracious gifts from Mother Nature)

The key difference between a poor attitude and a positive attitude has nothing to do with happiness.

Being happy is not the cornerstone of a positive attitude.

Being grateful is.

While being happy all the time may seem impossible, being constantly grateful is anything but.

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