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Training in The 14 Mindfulness Trainings, Studied / Practiced the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), & Currently Working on Psychology and Coaching Certifications. I'm a life-long learner, high-level visionary, business misfit, and 24+ year business owner. I'm a conscious capitalist working on making a positive impact in the world. Love is my religion. Integrity and Enlightenment are my jam. I’m a music junkie that loves live music, punk rock, and vinyl records. I’m an outdoors enthusiast, like a good Captain-n-Coke, and I am a family man with a foul mouth. I've been doing personal development since 1999, studying & practicing meditation and Taoism since 2014, studying & practicing Buddhism since 2018, and taking psychology classes since 2022.
Let me restate… Maybe I should move from Why Do I get attached so easily to – WHY DO WE GET ATTACHED TO PEOPLE & THINGS? After all attachments is a bit of the human condition we all deal with on some level, right?Ah… isn’t it interesting being a human? In all honesty, I’m working on understanding […]
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Retail Therapy – What are the Psychological Triggers That Make Us Buy? Many years ago I dated a girl that joked about the idea of “retail therapy“. In all honesty, don’t we sometimes buy something to cheer ourselves up? This could be a good or bad thing really. Take me to a book store, a
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Is Self-Help Something we need or has the self-help industry capitalized on our fears and weaknesses? The concept behind self-development has been around for a long time. The term “Self-Help” is associated with making changes to your life with the goal of improving it significantly. You probably, at some point, have encountered the odd youtube
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Integrating The Shadow – The Jungian Notion What if I told you that there’s a part of you that you’re not even aware of? A hidden side, if you will. According to Jungian psychology, the shadow is the part of ourselves that we repress or deny. It’s not necessarily bad, but it’s something we’re
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Making excuses doesn’t serve you. Let’s get serious and build your daily meditation practice! What does it really take to build a daily meditation practice? Well today I’m going to give you 3 ways to get that daily meditation habit started, but keep reading because I added a bonus tip that might be the real
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3 Simple Self-Care Practices For You in This September, Self-Care Awareness Month Self-care is a fairly common topic that seems to allude to many people. While most people know what self-care is, few understand how to implement self-care tips into their own lives. So, what exactly is self-care, how can it improve your life, and
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Defining self-care is easy because it’s the opposite of self-sabotage or self-control. To successfully achieve self-care, you must have a self-care plan. It’s through that structured plan that you’re going to be able to properly care for your very being. Self-care isn’t just about brushing your teeth or combing your hair. Self-care is for
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I’m pretty passionate about making reading easy to embrace and building a consistent reading habit that serves your life. Here are some things I learned on this journey… Half of American adults read less than 5 books in the past year, according to the Pew Research Center. When it comes to literature, consumption has fallen
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A few good friends can make life a lot more fun and meaningful. New Friendships though – How do we do that? Where do we even get started with making new friends? How do I make friends as an adult? Remember how easy it was a s a kid to have a solid group of
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Who’s job is it to teach kids about self-awareness? The parent’s of course. So How Can we do that? So Sunday, July 24th is National Parent’s Day. Apparently, the fourth Sunday of July is Parents’ Day, a day established for honoring parents for all they do for their children and supporting them in their efforts
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