One of my favourite lines from the show MASH is when Frank Burns says: It’s nice to be nice to the nice. The funny thing is that I saw that episode almost fifty years ago. And yet the line remains in my memory. Popping up now and then, bringing a smile to my face. The…
Yesterday I mentioned the Noah Kagen exercise about “asking” for 10% rebate on your coffee. And I’ve been thinking about it. Not the exercise. The process of asking for something. The thought of asking for something scares the beejeezus out of me. It’s the fear of rejection. The fear of getting a “no.” But if…
One of my goals for my five-year plan is to earn $500 from a side hustle. I don’t know what the side hustle will be. Maybe it will be my writing. Maybe it will be something else. I’ve wanted to have another source of income for years. But it’s getting from idea to reality that…
It’s funny how some bits of information can stick with you. Nine months ago, I read a post about the effects of loneliness. And I keep thinking about it. Researchers studied the impact of social isolation and unhappiness on older people. One of the findings was that loneliness ages you faster than smoking. Previous studies…
The other day I was talking about not going too fast with setting goals. Of course, some goals have their own schedules. I am scheduled to run The Around the Bay (ATB) road race in six weeks. March 24. That is a non-negotiable date. So, I’ve got to work around that deadline. I signed up…
This week, I drove the Around the Bay race route with my friend Linda. While we were driving, I was thinking about the importance of staying focused at the beginning of a race. It’s easy to get caught in other people’s excitement during a race. Especially when you are lined up with the other runners…
It’s good to establish a routine. Something that you can do day in and day out. Hopefully something that helps you become a better you. But you’ve got to be careful not to add too much too quickly. I started the year declaring that I would do a blog post a day. It’s a big,…
Sometimes you just want to take a break. A break from the routine. A break from the habit you’re trying to cultivate. To rest. But if you stop pumping. If you stop pushing the flywheel. If you stop your forward momentum… You might find yourself having to start all over again. One of my favourite…
One of the things that inspired me to challenge myself to write a blog post a day was Seth Godin’s Ship It Calendar. Seth frequently says that people should blog every day. Easier said than done. But I thought I could use his calendar as a jumping off point for some posts. I figured that…
When I was a teenager, I was terrified of rejection. I was so scared of getting a “no”, that I never asked a question. I never asked someone out. I never asked for someone’s phone number. My brother, David, got a girl’s phone number at the first dance he went to. And they went out…
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