A Squishy Journey to Ultimate Satisfaction

hiking boots A Squishy Journey to Ultimate SatisfactionThis is a guest post by Mark Swedberg.

If you could have one thing in life, what would it be?

Wealth? Happiness? Love?

This was the question I asked myself after dropping out of college in 2006.

What’s the point of this living thing? It just didn’t add up. Nobody seemed to have an answer and I was tired of being empty and unfulfilled.

No matter what I did or …

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Magnify the Positive and Believe the Best

magnify chicken Magnify the Positive and Believe the BestDo you magnify the positive in your life?

It never ceases to amaze me how people want to amplify the negative in their life instead of the positive.

They focus incessantly on all that is going wrong.  They make list upon list of what they can’t do.

When you view yourself through this lens, you see a chicken instead of an eagle.

You shrink, limit and close off your life.

Perhaps, …

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Comfort Is the Enemy of Creativity

comfort recliner Comfort Is the Enemy of CreativityDo you want to be more creative?

Stop clinging to comfort.  Comfort is the enemy of creativity.

You are comfortable where it is safe and predictable.  When you are curled up in your recliner watching your favorite sitcom.

Creativity resides out on the edge where things are a little dicey.

If you want to be more creative, then you’ve got to force yourself — usually kicking and screaming — to move …

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What Things Are Inspiring You?

This is a guest post by Mariana Ashley.

inspiring scene What Things Are Inspiring You?Inspiration often does not come easily, especially when we are caught up in the rat race that is life.

Whether it’s working a tedious job, struggling to pay off debt, or worrying about whether you’re raising your children the right way, a number of anxieties can threaten to deflate your motivation and steal your inspiration.

You must actively seek out inspiration. So, …

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How Blogging Can Change Your Life

blog celebration How Blogging Can Change Your LifeWant to experience more growth and success?

Unspent success can make you feel like a well-shaken bottle of Diet Coke on the inside.  Ever felt like that?

The lessons I’ve learned from blogging have literally changed my life and they can change yours too.

You have absolutely everything you need to live a more successful, fulfilling life.  Trust me, it is all right there inside of you.  You are full

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I Am Thankful for the Taxes I Have to Pay

wishful man I Am Thankful for the Taxes I Have to PayWhat do you dread?

Many hate paying taxes. But, perhaps, this is just a perception problem.  Maybe we should be thankful we get to pay taxes.  Yes, I said thankful.

Do you think I’m crazy?!?  Are you wondering if I’ve gone stark, raving mad?  Why in the world would anyone be happy about paying taxes?

Well, I want to prove a point.  I want to show you that happiness has …

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7 Ways to Freshen Up and Liven Up Your Life

parachuting smile 7 Ways to Freshen Up and Liven Up Your LifeDo you need a little spark to liven up your life?

Excitement fills us when our lives feel fresh and hopeful.  Ideas flow.  Energy swells.  And happiness abounds.

Our lives can sometimes become a little too routine, predictable and monotonous.

There comes a time when you need to freshen and liven things up a bit.  You need to throw a log on the fire of your life and get something …

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