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What’s your earliest original inspiring quote you remember saying?
The only limitations we have are those we impose upon ourselves. -1980, during Outward Bound
Please feel free, if inclined, to share yours.
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Wonder how Rainey Mountain got it’s name. If it was Rainy Mountain, it would make sense. But Rainey? Apparently, they are interchangable.
Boy Scout Camp brochures never contain photos of torrential down powers and rivers of water everywhere. With Scouts and adults unloading gear in it. In the dark. Good times!
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For those in the business, it was great benchmarking to follow the Casey Anthony Trial. For the rest of us, what the hell heck was the point? How many mysterious crimes have gone unsolved? Do you follow those? Why the sudden interest?
We can’t organize and motivate ourselves to live healthier, but we can make sure we carve out the necessary time to watch, or record and then watch, the Casey Anthony trial.
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The past few days have not sounded much like being organized. But the funny thing is, it really has been about being organized. Organize our motivation. Organize our willingness to accept failure. Organize our commitment to never quit.
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Out for an early run before an all day workshop last month. Was struck by two others on the St. Francis Xavier University track. One my age jogging slowly, and this one (center, right), maybe 80-something, walking slowly.
Couldn’t help but wonder how many times she felt like quitting. And what she has done to not.
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Recently had a tough conversation with someone I love dearly. They wanted to quit – because they’re a beginner and it’s hard when you’re a beginner. And quitting only takes a second to accomplish.
In minutes, I needed to formulate a rational. It seemed obvious we’ll always be beginners. Life continuously throws us new challenges. Therefore, if you’re going to quit, quit for the right reason, not one that is habit forming.
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Being organized has a price. Being organized has it’s rewards. The big challenge is to stay in the game long enough to reap the harvest.
The other big challenge is that some years a farmer must survive through drought, or floods, or insect or disease infestations. There is no escaping this. It’s the cost of doing business.
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Midlife crisis or midlife celebration? When I began organizing my life, after decades of not, around positive simplicity, the climb to life’s summit began in earnst.
So much of what we think is important, isn’t. Practicing letting go of this paradigm has been wonderful, and at times, overwhelmingly taxing. But it’s a good tired.
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America's unheralded work life balance expert. jeff noel, is a Servant, Husband, Dad, Boomer, speaker, author, runner. He believes work is only work if you'd rather be doing something else. Allergic to most pollens and mediocrity, he can't wait for the alarm clock to go off every morning.