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  • 2025 Advice Blog Lessons
    Celebrate Small Wins: How to Overcome Disappointment and Build Momentum for Self-Improvement

    Celebrate Small Wins: How to Overcome Disappointment and Build Momentum for Self-Improvement

    Facing disappointments during self-improvement is normal. Celebrate small wins, own your successes, and be your biggest fan to maintain momentum and overcome old habits.

    January 27, 2025
  • 2025 Blog Generosity Ralph Waldo Emerson
    How Time Can Be a Gift of Generosity

    How Time Can Be a Gift of Generosity

    Generosity transcends money; it includes offering time and support to others. Emerson exemplified this, receiving community aid during his crisis due to his selfless actions.

    January 22, 2025
  • 2025 Blog Reading Writing
    Write, Read, Repeat: Building the Habits That Lead to Better Writing

    Write, Read, Repeat: Building the Habits That Lead to Better Writing

    There’s No Excuse Not To Be Writing Once a year, I’ll pick up a new book on writing to get my creativity flowing again and to see if I gain any new insights into the craft. While I gain some new tips and tricks, I will save you a ton…

    January 17, 2025
  • 2025 Austin Kleon Blog Lessons Learned
    Grow Your Website: Be a Fan First

    Grow Your Website: Be a Fan First

    You Must Give a Little I want people to read my blog, I want people to subscribe to my newsletter, and I want to be followed on Instagram. These are all similar goals for anyone creating content, but why do we deserve to have fans when we aren’t fans first?…

    January 17, 2025
  • 2025 Blog Creativity Ralph Waldo Emerson
    Harnessing Aha Moments for Creative Breakthroughs

    Harnessing Aha Moments for Creative Breakthroughs

    That moment when something clicks, when you get excited about a thing, some may call it the “aha” moment or the “light bulb” moment.  These are the moments when you need to drop everything and allow whatever is causing this feeling to guide you.  It could be reading a topic…

    January 12, 2025
  • 2025 Blog Discipline Procrastination Productivity Ryan Holiday Self Improvement Seneca
    Why Getting Ready Is Holding You Back

    Why Getting Ready Is Holding You Back

    “The fool is always getting ready to start.” Seneca Are You the Fool? We all know that fool because it might be you. They are always preparing to do the thing. They’ll start the workout routine on Monday, the first of the month, or at the new year. How much…

    January 7, 2025
  • 2024 Blog Book Reviews Books
    5 Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2025

    5 Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2025

    As we approach 2025, I try to spend December planning ahead and pondering my reading goals for the following year. Usually, I’ll pick a few books I want to reread, a daily devotional, and perhaps some new releases that I’ve been waiting for. My goal is usually 52 books, and…

    December 20, 2024
  • 2024 Blog Book Reviews Books Laurence Bergreen Louis L’Amour Robert Richardson Jr Ron Chernow Ryan Holiday
    5 Best Books I Read in 2024

    5 Best Books I Read in 2024

    Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L’Amour I had only heard of Louis L’Amour in passing as an author of old western novels. After listening to an interview with his son on the Art of Manliness podcast, I resonated with the life of Louis L’Amour, and even though it…

    December 15, 2024
  • 2024 Biographies Blog Book Reviews Lessons Learned Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson: A Complex Legacy of Liberty and Duty

    Thomas Jefferson: A Complex Legacy of Liberty and Duty

    Thomas Jefferson is a controversial figure in American history. He accomplished great things as a founding father and made sacrifices for the country he loved. Even though judgment should be withheld in certain aspects of history because they were a product of their time, other moments, like the holocaust and…

    November 22, 2024
  • 2024 Blog Motivation
    Keep Your Streak Alive: Build Positive Habits

    Keep Your Streak Alive: Build Positive Habits

    Commitment is crucial for achieving goals. Create strategic plans focusing on weaknesses, track habits, and maintain momentum to foster sustainable change and personal growth.

    October 27, 2024
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