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Writing Because I NEED To…

Coach Linda Ryan wrote a blog post yesterday called “You Do NOT Need To Read This Blog…” She quoted Mark Sanborn and what he said at the Go-Giver Retreat: “Don’t write the blog because others need to read it. Write the blog because you need to write it.” Now this really got me thinking about [...]

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7 Mentors That Changed My Life

Mentors are very important to your personal growth. You don’t necessarily need to personally be friends with a mentor to be able to learn from them. I’m lucky enough to have these mentors in my life that seem to always have the perfect information for me when I need it. If you don’t have a [...]

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When you feel stuck… Move on!

I spent all of last year in pretty much the same spot. Nothing changed from month to month and life kinda just had me feeling stuck. It was one of those situations where I looked back at the year and wondered “what just happened to that year?”. And there’s no way that was going to [...]

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Best Ever Paid Tweet?

I’m in shock by the amount of “high-level” people that have given Lindsay Lohan credit for a tweet on her wall about the Federal Reserve and inflation. Here’s the tweet that everyone’s making a fuss about. Have you guys seen food and gas prices lately? U.S. $ will soon be worthless if the Fed keeps [...]

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Tamarindo Surfing: Gotta Love It!

I first experienced Tamarindo surfing in early June 2010 when I came to Costa Rica with my family as a celebration for my sister’s graduation. It was the best vacation I’ve ever taken. And that’s saying a lot. The waves are consistently here every day. The best thing is that when you come to Tamarindo, [...]

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Some of my Costa Rica Videos

I’ve been getting asked to share some videos from Costa Rica, so here they are. It’s a beautiful country and there is just so much to see. Even these videos can’t do any justice to the splendors of Costa Rica. You have to see this place for yourself.

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Moving to Tamarindo, Costa Rica

This time next week, I’ll be watching a beautiful sunset over the beaches of Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Except I’m not going for vacation, I’m moving to Tamarindo, Costa Rica. The motivation to move to Tamarindo, Costa Rica was peaked in early June when I had went there for a one week surf vacation. It was [...]

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Lessons Learned from Two Short Lived EBay Businesses

This is the story about how I created two separate short lived EBay businesses that could have been leveraged into a sustainable model, but I wasn’t paying attention to the possibilities that were right in front of my eyes. Two lessons learned!

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