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To the Student Whose Name I Forgot
In 1994, I was a graduate student at Eastern Michigan University. I was only 23 years old, and so very excited to be on my way to a Master’s Degree. My main role as the Honors' Program grad assistant was to publish the monthly newsletter and set up the annual...
5 Easy Ways to Inspire Yourself
We all have that little voice in our head that trips us up – that makes us feel insecure and unsure about who we are and what we’re doing. It’s no wonder. We are bombarded with ads and commercials that tell us we’re not good enough, smart enough, sexy enough, or...
I Just Want To Be
I don’t want to change the world. I don’t care about being famous or flying around the world on a private jet. I just want to be. I want a loving, healthy relationship, a happy, healthy family, to be debt-free, and I want to own my own home. I enjoy being comfortable....
Maybe the Goal in Life is….
Maybe the goal in life is not to "be happy", but to "be human". To be human is to express all our emotions - anger, sadness, love, pain, fear.... To be human is to fall, is to stumble, to fail. And to keep picking ourself up time after time after time. To be human is...
Three Steps to Follow-thru on Your Goals
Do you have a project you're working on, but can't seem to get it done? Do you have goals set, but can't seem to work towards them? Why is it so hard for many of us to follow-thru on what we say we want? Maybe we're afraid. Maybe we're lazy. Or maybe we're just not...
Real Adventure
Just because you're not on an African safari, or skydiving, or scuba diving in the South Pacific does not mean you're living an unfulfilled life. Real adventure starts within. Real adventure starts with looking inside yourself and discovering the depth of who you are...