February 15th, 2012

Dating 101: How to Handle a Break-up. 3 Comments

Topics:Current Hits, Learning, Relationships, Uncategorized

Photo Credit: Amy Lloyd

Read time: 10 min; SpeedRead: 1 min

It’s that time of year again… Hallmark cashes in and couples dish out. Romance is in the air and people are in love… except when they aren’t.

Some of you are in negative relationships, and some are still trying to pan out what happened months ago after a big break-up. Here’s something I wrote a little while back that should offer a few of you a bit of understanding and structure…

 

Your palms sweat and the tension rises. You know what’s coming. And then, in a flash, it is done. Your stomach feels like it just dropped through your ass. Confusion takes over as you search for a rewind button. “Why is this happening?

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November 30th, 2011

The Power of Asking: The Simon Sinek Story. 7 Comments

Topics:Chases Faves, Communication, Current Hits, Learning, Philosophical Wanderings

Photo credit: Pach Adams

Read Time: 6 min.  Speed Read: 1 min.

I couldn’t believe it. I was bumping elbows with hundreds of top CEO’s that gathered for an exclusive event in Gainesville, FL. Many emotions were floating around the room- excitement, anxiety, even fear. Looking over, I saw Simon Sinek’s name printed in bold across a banner as the honored (and world famous) speaker for the seminar. What made my current situation even sweeter was the fact that I had gotten my twin brother and I in for free, along with VIP access to hang with Simon, the author of “Start With Why“, before and after his presentation.

Yes, it’s undeniably true: God loves me.

My journey to this moment started a couple years back when I first watched Simon’s T.E.D. talk.  Read more»

October 6th, 2011

Steve Jobs: Closing Comfort 4 Comments

Topics:Uncategorized

 

Steve Jobs, the founder and CEO of Apple, has made his grande exit.

Steve Jobs, just might have been one of the greatest lifestyle designers of all time.

When I first heard the news, my spirits sunk and I immediately raced to Apple’s website to confirm the details.

And there he was. Just a picture, name, and date. Minimalistic as Jobs himself. Read more»

September 23rd, 2011

3.3 to 4.0 GPA: Ace College 8 Comments

Topics:All Time, Chases Faves, College, Communication, Current Hits, Learning

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Read time: 5 min; SpeedRead (bolded): 1 min

I didn’t want to hurt her. I didn’t mean to. But I did.

I broke her will. She almost survived. She ran and ran and ran. She was confident at first. But she didn’t know… how could she? How could she know that I wouldn’t stop? How could she know that I was about to topple her with so much intensity and raw human drive that she would be helpless? She was an innocent bystander that put a target on her back. Read more»

August 17th, 2011

GoPro HD Hero: #1 Action Camera Review 6 Comments

Topics:All Time, Chases Faves, Photography & Film, Reviews

 

Dead.

As in- if I paid a professional $1000 they still wouldn’t be able to fix it- dead.

This was the fate of a formerly intact Nikon point and shoot digital camera while I was zip-lining through the Canadian National Forest. After falling 200ft and hurling by every. possible. branch. that would catch it, the ground (phew) managed to stop my camera’s momentum via spontaneous combustion.

Camera? What Camera?

This was only the start of the bad camera luck for me. Through the years, I’ve been through tons. Unfortunately, nice filming equipment and adventure don’t play well.

Not until now.

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July 27th, 2011

Lose Fat- Beach Season isn’t Over 1 Comment

Topics:Current Hits, Food

Want to lose 300 pounds of PURE fat in 7 days?

Well that’s just too damn bad. Because short of surgery, it’s impossible.

Screw that head back on straight. Perk up those ears. Let me give you the REAL skinny on how to lose fat…

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July 7th, 2011

How to Negotiate: 6 Rules 3 Comments

Topics:Communication, Current Hits

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I just don’t see the point in negotiating. I have always just paid whatever they ask. I mean, isn’t it rude?

Poor, poor girl.

These words were spoken by a friend of mine- we’ll call her Emily.We’d been talking over lunch when we overheard someone trying to book a plane ticket for the next day and asking for a better deal.

Emily clearly didn’t have a background for business, and must have been dropped on her head as a child which led her to ALWAYS pay full price.

I’ve got news for you my friends: If you’re paying full price for everything, you’re paying too much.

The sad thing is, this type of attitude is not uncommon and causes people to lose money they could be using to invest and save for things that they actually want to do. Negotiating doesn’t mean you’re a cheap ass, and it isn’t rude if you can do it right.

The 6 Rules of Negotiation:

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July 3rd, 2011

The Idea of You 1 Comment

Topics:Philosophical Wanderings

 

(Photo Credit: Bart Cayusa)

 

When you look in the mirror, what do you see?
Most would respond, “ I see myself” or “my reflection” or “me.”

When we look at that reflection- those facial features, that smile, hair, jaw-line, and that physique… this is how we recognize ourselves.

This is how you perceive  “Me.”

What if the next time you looked into a mirror, you didn’t see what you know to be you…what if you saw someone else?

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July 2nd, 2011

How You Lift 1000 lbs- Use Your Head No Comments

Topics:Philosophical Wanderings

I just got home from working out before watching this old, grainy, black and white video of a man that insinuated anyone could lift 1000 lbs. I don’t have a lot of time, but the way he went about explaining this surprised me… Read more»