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5 Amazing Benefits for Starting an Early Morning Walk [Podcast]

by Jonathan 04.26.2013
Simple Life Habits Podcast

A few years ago I started waking up early and doing a morning walk. For most of my life I have been a night person. I naturally come alive at 10pm. It can even be difficult for me to fall asleep at night because my mind does not shut off. I know what “silence is deafening” [...]

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The Art of Creating Space to Think [Podcast]

by Jonathan 03.22.2013
creating space to think

I don’t know about you, but my best ideas rarely come to me while working. My best ideas come to me when my mind has space to think. Why is that? Scott Dinsmore over at Living Your Legend says that creativity disappears the moment pressure is applied. Pressure often happens when we are in the [...]

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The Art of the Restart – 3 Lessons Learned

by Jonathan 01.29.2013
the art of the restart

Can I be honest with you for a moment? I have fallen and restarted many times in my life. Too many times to be completely honest. One of the main reasons I started this blog was out of the frustration I was facing everyday with the bad habits that seemed to dominate my life. In [...]

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A Simple Guide on How to Read the Bible

by Jonathan 08.21.2012
How Should I Read the Bible

The Bible is an amazing book. It contains wisdom, guidance, inspiration, and the purpose for living. As parents of two kids, my wife and I are focused on preparing our children for life’s opportunities and challenges. What I often see is a huge gulf between those that desire to read the Bible and those who [...]

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GP 20 – 6 Benefits of Keeping a Journal

by Jonathan 02.28.2012
Benefits of Keeping a journal

Today, is the last installment of our Get Productive Series. I hope you have been putting into practice the principles, systems and ideas that have been presented here. If you are just learning about the Get Productive Series, you can get started here: Get Productive Challenge. I want to share with you an important tool [...]

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GP 15 – How to Establish a Morning Success Routine

by Jonathan 02.21.2012
How to Establish a Morning Success Routine

Today, we begin the 4th Module in our Get Productive Series. Here is a quick peek back so far: Module 1: Get Organized Module 2: Get the Mindset Module 3: Get the Systems Module 4: Get It Done! (Establishing Your Daily Routine) In the last module, I showed you how to get started with Evernote, [...]

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5 Burn Out Symptoms and How to Recover

by Jonathan 12.07.2011
Burn out symptoms

Have you ever experienced burn out? It is when you want to move forward but you feel paralyzed at the moment. It is one thing to feel job burn out when you are working in a job you do not care for. It is entirely different when you begin to feel burn out with something [...]

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7 Ways To Reduce Stress and Anxiety

by Jonathan 11.18.2011
reduce stress and anxiety

Everyone deals with stress in one way or another. Knowing how to effectively reduce stress and anxiety can lead to a healthier and more productive lifestyle. Here are a few different ways you can learn to deal with your stress. Anticipate stressful times – Anticipating when there is going to be a stressful situation and [...]

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Inspirational Quotes for Difficult Times

by Jonathan 08.29.2011
inspirational quotes for difficult times

We all have periods of time in our lives when the road seems rough and the way seems unclear. It is in times like this that it is important to draw strength in the inner man. While there are many ways to do this, I want to share two of my favorite ways that I [...]

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How to Get Rid of Negative Thoughts

by Jonathan 08.16.2011
How to get rid of negative thoughts

Negativity can creep up in our lives without us even realizing it. Sometimes the negativity causes us to be quiet, irritable, stressed, or restless. If you are going to live a vibrant life then you have to learn how to get rid of negative thoughts. The first key is really awareness. Our thoughts can almost [...]

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