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Best Positive Mindset Books

Intro to the Best Positive Mindset Books So, if you’re here at this site then you’re on a personal growth & development journey. That’s pretty sweet! On my own journey, I’ve become obsessed with positive mindset books and just good reads in general. Currently I’m listening to Jordan B. Peterson’s Beyond Order: 12 More Rules …

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Being A Late Bloomer

The Intro: Being a Late Bloomer It’s all so surreal as I look back on it all and being a late bloomer. In one screenshot of the mind, I’m walking home from kindergarten. And in the next I recall awkwardly dancing with some girl with big bangs at a junior high social gathering. Sadly, next …

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Find Something To Live For

Why Find Something To Live For? Well, this may seem like a no-brainer concept but hear me out here. Why address the need to find something to live for? Someone I know is going through tough times and it made me think about unhealthy behaviors. I’ve clearly seen these in my own past. And they …

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Focus On What You Can Control

The Breakdown: Focus On What You Can Control Full disclosure! This article will hopefully serve two purposes. Firstly, provide some insight to someone stuck in life and attempting to find some peace. Secondly, I’m currently in the same boat and living in some fear about the future. It’s difficult to focus on what you can …

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Why Is Life So Hard Right Now?

The Breakdown: Why is life so hard right now? This is a hard article to write. Why is life so hard right now? Well, the answer is complicated and typically doesn’t come in the time or place we would like it. Possibly this could turn into a philosophical or even a spiritual conversation. To be …

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My Big Fat Weight Loss Story

The Breakdown: My Big Fat Weight Loss Story Well, thanks for stopping by the blog to read about my big fat weight loss story. So, everyone has a story, right? If you’re on the page, then you’re most likely on a transformation journey. It’s possible you’ve already seen some success in losing weight. However, there …

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Emotional Wreck: How Do You Cope?

Emotional Wreck: How Do You Cope? So, this article is really personal and coming from firsthand experience. As I’m typing this out, you guessed it, I’m a bit of an emotional wreck. But how do you cope? Well, there’s no one answer out there because our life experiences and current emotional states are extremely unique. …

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What is a Bonus Dad?

The Breakdown: What is a Bonus Dad? What is a bonus dad? Well, I’m a bonus dad. How did I get the name? Well, my bonus son dubbed me “bonus dad” after his mom and I got married this last May. I have to tell you though: it has a ring to it. If you’re …

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My Wife Is Pregnant, Now What?

THe Breakdown: My Wife Is Pregnant, Now What? Yes, you guessed right my friends! My wife is pregnant, now what? Well, this isn’t my first rodeo. Actually, I had a go at marriage back in my 20s. Unfortunately, I was way too young, dumb and clearly not ready to settle down and be a family …

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