What Are You Shooting For?

female archer thumb What Are You Shooting For?Occasionally, you need to stop and ask yourself some questions to evaluate your progress in life.  Are you happy with where you are headed?

I’m going to propose to you that you hit exactly what you aim at.  If you aim at nothing

I think you get the picture.  You’ve got to pick something and shoot for it to even have a chance of expecting a better life.…

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You Need a Plan to Improve Your Life

couple beach thumb You Need a Plan to Improve Your Life

You hope for a better life, but do you have a plan to get there?

Hope is not a strategy.

You cannot expect the circumstances of your life to improve without a specific action plan.  A sports team would never expect to win without a game plan.  An investor would never give their money to an entrepreneur without a business plan.

Why is this so important?  Because

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7 Ways a Budget Can Improve Your Life

fivedollar 7 Ways a Budget Can Improve Your Life Do you have a positive or negative view of budgeting?

Most people hate budgets.  They think a budget will restrain them and make their lives unbearable.  Are you one of these people?  This is a very detrimental and unfortunate way to think.

How do I know?  I used to think the same way.  However, I’ve definitely changed my mind.

I’ve learned that a budget can actually improve your life.

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Steps to Self Improvement: Climb Your Way to Success

staircase Steps to Self Improvement: Climb Your Way to Success Do you want a better you?

The steps to self-improvement are available to everyone.  You can start now and climb your way to a successful life.

You just have to decide to start climbing.  There is an overwhelming amount of material out there to guide your ascent.  However, most people out of laziness, ignorance or confusion simply stay right where they are instead of choosing to take that first step.…

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Improve Your Marriage: 50 Simple Acts of Love

couple Improve Your Marriage: 50 Simple Acts of Love Do you perform acts of love for your spouse every day?

Recently, I wrote in one of my Smart Living Rules that love is a verb.  Real love is how you act toward someone.  In marriage, it is asking, “What can I do today to make my spouse’s life better and show them my love?”

The answer to this question doesn’t have to be complicated, expensive or time-consuming.  We often …

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Smart Living Rule 2 – Strive for Excellence But Not Perfection

corn Smart Living Rule 2   Strive for Excellence But Not Perfection Are you sowing the seeds required to produce a great life?

Striving for excellence is an essential part of smart living.  Why?  Because, in life, you reap what you sow.  It is a basic law.  You can’t plant weeds and expect corn to grow.

When we put our best foot forward in everything we do, then life rewards us accordingly.  It may not be immediate or exactly what we …

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Being Grateful: Counting Up All That You Have Going For You

There’s some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can’t every day be just this good?
~ Travis Tritt

Are you aware of all that you have going for you?

If you read or watch the news too often, you might start to think that the deck is stacked against you.  It seems like we are up against insurmountable odds.  At present, according to the media, it would seem that …

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