Motivation, inspiration, productivity, minimalism, etc.
The best collection of many famous and some less-known blogs on motivation, inspiration, personal development, productivity, life coaching, positivity, simplicity, minimalism, frugality, entrepreneurship, healthy living, blogging, etc. Suggest new blogs to add by sending email to the.mishnish[at]gmail[dot]com
Eight Books on Focus
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I’m in the middle of the tenth month of my year-long Foundations project.
This month’s topic is focus. I’ll share some personal updates in the next
post,...
Yin Productivity
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This week I began exploring a yin-based approach to my days. First I
journaled about how I might differentiate yin productivity from yang
productivity. I f...
A Case for Joy in a Monetized World
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*“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts
can be counted.” ~William Bruce Cameron*
My gardener and I were talking the ...
She’s Earned $200K+ From Recycling Stuffed Animals
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Loved Before: Sustainable soft toy adoption agency rescuing discarded
stuffed animals, generating $200k+ revenue by partnering with top
retailers. Started ...
Be VERY careful with the Scandinavian languages
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I’ve been asked to give talks around Scandinavia many times but when you
speak in another Nordic language, you have to be super careful because the
same wo...
The American Dream is a Lie
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Picture this: the white picket fence, the ‘happily ever after’ house—sold
to you as THE DREAM since you were knee-high to a grasshopper. But peel
back the ...
Learn How to Play – and Win – the Money Game
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“If I lost it all tomorrow and had to start all over, I would be a
millionaire again within two years.”
I used to proclaim that statement above with ...
back home where we belong
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Everything is always with oneself at any time. — Maezumi Roshi A fellow Zen
student recently told me that she no longer felt like she fit in with her
commu...
Using Self-Care to Overcome Codependency
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There is a series on Netflix now called Love, that is a Jude Apatow
romantic comedy about a socially awkward man in his 30s trying to date a
smart, success...
Why You Need to Build Yourself Quietly: Be Silent
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A few weeks ago, I shared my plans for weight loss, blogging goals and
changes for my YouTube channel. After listening to personal growth
podcasts, I reali...
Sewing needle sizes
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Sewing needle sizes are a crucial aspect of sewing that can significantly
impact the quality of your finished project. The size of the needle
determines ...
Closing One Door, Opening Another!
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Butterfly on Zinnia I have had my blogs (covering passions such as
inspiration, cats, cooking, and old Hollywood) for too many years to even
count. I’ve ...
What is The Best Way To Recycle Waste Materials?
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Our planet groans under the weight of mounting waste. Plastic islands choke
our oceans, landfills overflow, and precious resources dwindle. Amidst this
env...
The paradox of insular language
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We often develop slang or codewords to keep the others from understanding
what we’re saying. Here’s an example (thanks BK) of the lengths that some
are goi...
We Cannot Be Successful Alone
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It’s too hard. I’m not good at it. I quit. Have you ever said those words,
or something similar, to yourself when learning something new? It’s a cycle
I...
Attraction with Rituals and Mind Power
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Rituals are an important part of the manifesting process. Those who are
greatly successful with applying the law of attraction understand that
there is a...
As Within, So Without
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The ancients espoused the phrase “as within, so without” to teach us that
our inner thoughts and beliefs will be reflected in our outer reality. It’s
ama...
How To Develop Value-Based Spending Habits
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Do your spending habits reflect what you value? If your closet is full of
shoes and clothes you...
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Designing your life
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I am obsessed with the film *Everything Everywhere All at Once*. From the
moment I saw the trailer, I knew the movie was meant for me. I was right.
The f...
How To Make An Escape Room At Home
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In this post, we’re going to tell you exactly how to make an escape room at
home. First, making an escape room is a lot of fun. It’s not too different
from...
Women’s libido and sexual health
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Women’s libido and sexual health Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 47
seconds Intimacy is an essential aspect of human existence. Unfortunately,
it is a...
Predicting Your Day
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Yesterday I started to revisit a very successful system from 2008, which I
left after about a week to follow other ideas. Although it worked
brilliantly ...
ALL CLEAR: FeedMedic Alert for thehalfwaypoint
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fine. Carry on! We will let you know if anything bad happens in the future.
Making Your Dreams Come True
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You hear it all the time: Follow your dream. Dreams do come true! The way
people talk about living the dream seems as if it’s a must-have for
everyone. I...
The 10th Annual Gratitude Challenge!
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It's hard to believe, but this is the TENTH year of the Positively Present
Gratitude Challenge! I've been doing this for a decade (and I know many of
you h...
Bold and Determined is Closed.
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Bold and Determined
Bold and Determined is Closed.
Let it be known that Bold and Determined is hereby officially and
permanently closed.
To understand t...
Zendaya: Then and Now
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Every generation brings with it a new wave of stars that make their
presence felt. In recent years, one of those young celebrities that’s burst
onto the sc...
When one door closes, another one opens….
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The last post I put up was about the death of our cat, Aggie. One my
favorite stories about her occurred when I first got her. I’d gone to
PetSmart and wa...
Taking Stock
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Boy, has it been a while since I posted here! Think it’s time to revisit my
personal development aspirations. Looking Back on Years of Blogging It
seems I ...
Arizona – Cottonwood, Sedona, and Jerome
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Arizona has been fantastic, and I’m a bit sad to be leaving on Friday. We
originally booked two weeks at Verde Valley Thousand Trails. After
discovering ne...
After the methods crisis, the theory crisis
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This thread started by Ekaterina Damer has prompted many recommendations
from psychologists on twitter. Can anyone recommend an (ideally brief)
introductor...
Digital Spring Cleaning
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A few weeks ago, I shared the following news with my patrons: I’ve used
WordPress to manage content on the backend of RowdyKittens.com for the last
decade,...
18 John Romaniello – Shining a Light on Depression
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John Romaniello is the CEO of Roman Fitness Systems, an entrepreneur, an
angel investor, and a writer in the fitness space.
In the last few years, John h...
Closing a Chapter in the Story of a House
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December, 2006: It was very late in the afternoon and already dark when we
left the title office. It was snowing again, in great big flakes. Too late
to st...
lowering your life’s requirements
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I was walking through an airport in the early morning, and wanted to get a
cup of coffee to wake me up. But then I saw a long line at Peet’s Coffee,
and de...
How to Heal Yourself When You’ve Let Yourself Down
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We all let others down at times. We break promises even with the best of
intentions. We lie to others to protect ourselves. We hurt others by making
bad ch...
ANOTHER WRAP ON HOW TO UTILIZE PROTEIN SHAKES
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A guy walked into my study just a few minutes ago, and, boy, did I get the
fright of my life. I should not have, because this is my next door neighbor
we a...
Why I Didn’t March for Science
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Whose Interests Are Being Served? by Devon G. Peña I consider myself an
“ethno-scientist.†The methods and practices I follow in the fields of
agroe...
7 Profitable Ways to Monetize Your Blog
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So you’ve built yourself a blog and you’re starting to get daily visitors.
The next question is how you’re going to turn these passive readers into
actio...
Take a GTD Challenge Around Your “Stuff”
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Things do not get rid of themselves. There seems to be a universal law of
physics that goes like this: things that exist want to keep existing, even
if the...
endings & beginnings
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“When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the
beginning of what you should sense.” ~Kahlil Gibran I’m shifting gears…
and would lo...
Random Realizations
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I’ve spent the last 30 years making someone else happy. Putting money in
someone else’s bank. Paying for someone else’s family vacations. I’ve made
huge sa...
Selfie-Video: Wie ich meine Infoprodukte launche
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Ich bin jetzt knapp eine Woche von meinem nächsten großen Infoprodukt
Launch entfernt. Also habe ich gerade spontan ein kurzes Selfie-Video
geschossen, i...
A Bold Move + A Bold Farewell
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For the past eight years, since moving from Michigan to Arizona, I’ve had
the opportunity to create, write for, and coach amazing, brave readers,
clients a...
Progress to Date
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With Heti tilille you can take Quick loans which needs no credit score
check, have no require for paperwork and in most circumstances are
instantly appro...
Smith Farms
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OK, so I just have to give some love to Smith Farms, my favorite place to
buy produce in Orange County, California. I’m lucky to have a lot of local
organi...
How to forgive when you don’t feel like it
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How to forgive when you don’t feel like it? Are you having a hard time
forgiving others? Perhaps someone has hurt you and you don’t feel like
letting thi...
The Dark Side of Perfectionism
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Growing up, we all want to be accepted. For some of us, we work hard at a
project, making it perfect in our minds, and when we receive praise for it,
we ...
A Story that Needs to be Told
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[image: Share this Human Trafficking Story on Facebook]We all like a good
story. We enjoy being caught up in someone else’s drama. We seek out
thrillers an...
Three Simple Secrets to Increase Your Reading Speed
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It doesn’t matter if you are a student with an overflowing list of homework
and materials to read over the weekend or if you happen to be a capitalist
who ...
Sparrow Mac Mail App
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I have been using The Sparrow Mail App for quite a while now and it has
taken me away from the inbuilt Mail.app. I will be covering some cool
workflow an...
The 3 Words That Will Solve 99% Of Your Problems
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Summary – BTB Problems as many of you may have realized, are always
complicated. There will usually be a lot of factors to solve it and this
can be very ov...