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Writing From the Heart 150 150 admin

Writing From the Heart

This blog post (the one you’re reading right now) and this blog post were written a little differently than normal.  Before writing the one you’re currently reading, I had a 20 minute visualization session, so I feel like I’m pretty in my heart now.  The other blog post was written by purposely trying to center my head an my heart for 10 minutes.  You can do this by focusing on and feeling gratitude.

This is method is mentioned in this article from heartmath.org.  From that article:

The feeling of genuine appreciation is one of the most concrete and easiest positive emotions for individuals to self-generate and sustain for long periods. Nearly all of us can find something to genuinely appreciate. By simply recalling a time when you felt sincere appreciation and then re-creating that feeling, you can increase your heart-rhythm coherence, reduce emotional stress and improve your health. (Coherence here refers to a balance or smoothness in heart rhythms.)

Even from those two articles of my 100+ articles, I can tell there’s a difference in the writing.  Writing from the head is facts and logic.  Writing from the heart is more emotional and connection focused.  Weaving them both together gives you the best of both worlds.  It also makes the writing flow more and is more enjoyable to actually do.

The Way Of Men Book Review 150 150 admin

The Way Of Men Book Review

I liked this book.  It would go under blunt and direct books, and I’m sure there would be some controversy over it.

I thought the 4 Tactical Virtues of Strength, Courage, Mastery, Honor was insightful, and it was hard to argue against them.  I respect the fact the emphasizes the difference between being a good man and being good at being a man.

I think the best part about this book is he emphasizes the fact that we live in a society dominated by pleasure.  It’s too plentiful and while that’s good, it’s also has the potential to make men weaker.  Too much of anything isn’t good. Too much comfort and pleasure and it leads to men being soft.  The book was a wakeup call to stay strong.

Spending 3 Months A Year With People You Don’t Like 150 150 admin

Spending 3 Months A Year With People You Don’t Like

Working days are the days in the year that aren’t holidays or weekends.  In the United States there are 252 working days out of 366 this year (because it’s a leap year).    If you multiply 252 X 8 hour workday you get 2016 hours.  How many days is 2016 hours you ask?  It’s 84 days. What does this mean?

If you don’t like your coworkers, get ready to spend 84 days out of these 366 days of the year around them.  That’s a lot of time right?  Imagine if you could take those 84 days and spend them around people you do like!  Over the course of 5 years you’ll add an extra year+ around people you like.

OR

What if you go to a job where no one wants to be there…where you are all in agreement the job sucks, but people are just doing it for the money.  Imagine the energy of that space and the feelings you’re around.  Then multiply that feeling by 84 days!  Imagine how much time 84 days is in terms of memories, emotions, etc.  It’s going to be somewhere around that year after year if you stay in the United States.

Make a decision to seek out a way to make income that aligns with people who inspire you.  People you respect.  People you are proud of.  People you generally like.  It’s your ability to respond…or your responsibility to create this.

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