Category: nonfiction books
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Your Future is Calling
Did you hear that? It’s the future calling, asking you to put in the work today to transform what your life looks like later. It’s asking you to… These are just some examples. Your future could be asking you anything. Only you can decide what future you looks like. Feel overwhelmed thinking about the future…
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What I Learned from Doing 185 Days of 75 Hard
On April 17 of this year, I set out to complete Andy Frisella’s 75 Hard Challenge. After 185 days, I decided to hang my hat and move on. Here is what I learned from 75 Hard. ALL THE RESTARTS As I wrote in my previous post about 75 Hard, I had to restart the challenge…
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What You Say to Yourself Matters
Guest blog post by Samantha Thompson What you say matters, what you say to yourself matters even more. RECOGNIZING HOW I TALK TO MYSELF One of the biggest contributing factors in my growth mindset was changing the words I used. Words that were programmed into me, thoughts and ideas put upon me by the society…
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A Review of The Latte Factor
Reading nonfiction books is a great way to continue in our personal development journey! I recently finished David Bach’s The Latte Factor: Why You Don’t Have to Be Rich to Live Rich, and wanted to share my takeaways from the book. Here’s what I thought. OVERVIEW Before giving my feedback, here’s a synopsis of the The Latte…
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Finding Balance in the Hustle Culture
I feel like we constantly receive the message, especially from social media, that if we’re not “hustling” to make something happen or to be a better person or to make more money, then we aren’t trying hard enough. I know this is prevalent for both men and women – social media constantly setting the bar…
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The Success of Personal Development is in the Journey
When we are on a course of personal development, the real success comes from consistency throughout the journey. SUCCESS IS IN THE PROCESS Recently, I was listening to a podcast where the host was interviewing John Maxwell, pastor, author and personal growth and leadership guru. John talked about how success was not in the final…
A Growth Mindset 