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You get what you accept
Listen to an audio version of this message.”There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” ~ Denis WaitleyThe quickest way to get blown out of my social media stream is to talk about politics or religion. Not because I’m not interested in other…
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Humility
“True merit is like a river: The deeper it is, the less noise it makes.” – Edward Frederick HalifaxWe are on the cusp of another renewal of the Michigan State / Michigan rivalry. I always use this event as a reminder to think about the importance of humility.The thing I love about the fans of our two…
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Thoughts, Actions and Accountability Buddies
The keys to turning thoughts into accountable, productive actions may feel elusive. But they are within your grasp.“You are today where your thoughts brought you. You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” ~James Allen”You’ll get there a lot faster if you recruit some accountability buddies!”~Yours TrulyOh how hard it is to turn thoughts…
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The Ever Present Past
Listen to an audio version of this message.Scott’s Maxim: “Most of our bad juju is self created and a result of continuing to think about what we might have done, instead of what we still can do.”Class reunions are a time for reconnection and reflection. As the years pass, people grow and change. Many of…
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Keep Breathing
Do you know someone who seems to love to wallow in self pity? There are people out there who thrive on unhappiness. Most of them don’t do it intentionally, but they like nothing better than a good audience to listen to them tell you how horrible their life is. And boy, can they tell the…
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Living in The Now
It’s easy to peer into the unknown and worry, to look in the rearview mirror and regret.We can become paralyzed if we imagine some inevitable future pain we must endure, fearing that traumatic scars, real or imagined will damage us beyond recognition. We sometimes choose to give up on a dream, rather than risk the heartbreak inherent in the inevitable…