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Good Intentions
We are quick to judge. Sometimes people say things that just rub us the wrong way. Sometimes they don’t even say anything and we just decide to not like them by their body language. At their core, do they have good intentions? Usually, yes. In the end that’s all that really matters. So cut them…
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Windshield Maintenance
On my morning commute to school I noticed a tiny chip in my windshield. I got just a little bit upset, thinking to myself “Just got a new car and already got something to fix.” After a few moments I shrugged it off and realized its no biggy. Then the idea of the windshield metaphor…
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One Year Anniversary
WordPress just emailed me. Today is apparently my blogs birthday. Happy 1st birthday RunNGunn. When I started, I thought I would have 365 entries by now. Half way through, I thought I was over it. Now, I’m happy I stuck with it as much as I did. The process: An idea (self created, reading, podcast,…
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Collective Action
“A collective action problem is a situation in which all individuals would be better off cooperating but fail to do so because of conflicting interests between individuals that discourage joint action. The collective action problem has been addressed in political philosophy for centuries, but was most clearly established in 1965 in Mancur Olson’s The Logic of Collective Action. The collective action problem…
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Making Effort To Be Positive
Walked into the restroom the same time as a classmate today. We both immediately complained about class and ensued in a negative conversation. Honestly, I felt pretty happy today. Class wasn’t that rough. So why? Because It’s easy. A quick topic we can both relate on. But why is it easier to be negative? I…
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The Three Gatekeepers
How often do we say to ourselves, “Wow I really wish I haven’t said that”. I have said it to myself more times than I like to admit. We justify it. Move on. But eventually we do it again. Sometimes we may have thought it would be funny. Or, we just wanted that one second…
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Powerful Conversations
One of my favorite things is a good conversation. Good conversations can be incredibly powerful. It can help you break out of a funk, get back at chasing your goals, spark a new interest, make you laugh, think a new way, and overall change your mood or outlook. Be more willing to have these conversations.…
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Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe has been in many great movies playing many great roles in different capacities. But he will always be Harry Potter. As time goes by that title may change. He may be a lead role in the newest HBO series and it may become the next Game Of Thrones. But for now, he has…
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Phone Addiction
*disclaimer – not intended to be preachy, I am a huge proponent of tech and think smart phones are incredibly awesome* Phone addiction is real. So real. ( At least, for me ) You take a cool picture just to post it on Instagram. You then decide “hey, why not put this on Facebook too”.…
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Forgive Yourself
Forgive yourself. This can be hard. Real hard. But you do not have many options. You cannot change what was. But you have the ability to acknowledge it. Acknowledge the occurrence for what it was, a screw up. Learn the lesson. Move on. Move on and don’t do it again.
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