Category: Challenging Yourself
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Coming Out Clean – I’m A Closet Vegetarian
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not. – Mark Twain I don’t think I’ve written about it any of my prior posts, but I’ll come out clean now. I’m a vegetarian. There, I said it. I’m a…
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I Can Recollect Almost Every Day In The Past Year, So It Has Been Good
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things. -John Burroughs If you’ve read my New Year’s post from two years back, you know how I feel about them – real resolutions aren’t made around this time. Really, don’t bother with making a habit of resolving…
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Today, Everything I’m Wearing Is Second-hand (Except My Underwear)
(Note: I’m on the road, so the the picture above is only half secondhand. I’ll update the picture later, unless you like the current photo!) Several years ago, when my son was born and I was unemployed, I heavily swallowed my pride and went shopping for baby clothes at the neighbourhood Goodwill store. As I…
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Homeless On Two Continents
Two years ago, when I first went temporarily homeless willingly, it was a bittersweet pill to swallow. I had quietly left Toronto with little support, and actually, to a bit of criticism. As I tucked my -10 degree sleeping bag over myself in preparation for a cold night in my car, somewhere along the interstate…
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Confidently Walking Through Life’s Challenges With No Toes
The following excerpt is written by my good friend, George, who’s posted here before. George is a high school dropout turned financially free, self-made business owner and serial entrepreneur. This time around, he brings his sarcasm and wit to talk about personal empowerment. “In our life time, family will be a thing of the past,…
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Correcting Course When You’ve Chosen A Path With No Heart
The following is a correspondence between a reader and myself, with some additional thoughts. Edward chose a path in animation but recently discovered his passion was no longer there, and now he faces the choice of abandoning everything’s he built up until now if he chooses to venture on a new path. ———————— Ki’une,…
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Productivity Advice From A Drug Addict Turned Self-Made Millionaire
The following excerpt is written by my good friend, George. George was a high school dropout who was caught up in drug and alcohol addictions for over a decade. At 30, he had enough – he completely abstained from all substance abuse, and started the first of many businesses. Now at 35, he’s financially free. …
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A True Account Of How Everything I Wrote Down Has Materialized
I want to share something really interesting with you today, being the first day of the New Year and all. Two weeks ago, I was going through some old boxes for another iteration of giving away or throwing out stuff I didn’t need. I found my old academic awards, accomplishments, academic books and reference materials,…
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The Midas Effect – Make Everything You DO Turn Into Gold
To people who have just met me, it might seem that everything I have done seems to have panned out. I wanted to work for myself, and my first few business endeavours didn’t turn out so bad. I wanted to paint, and most of my art has had some gallery time as well as…
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Reflecting On Steve Job’s Inspirational Speech And Something For Your iPod
I’m spending some time as a guest at Stanford University right now, enjoying what the university offers and learning what I feel like without any academic pressure. It’s pretty quiet here, and it seems like everyone is studying. For me, it’s pretty relaxed, and I’m often drawn to riding around campus on an old ’72…