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Looking for Your Calling? Step Right Up to My Bullhorn!

May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Have you ever had a dream so real that you wake up certain it was?

Yet once you’re awake, the “realness” quickly fades into the reality of everyday life, and the dream is just a foggy memory.

Years ago, I was lost and frustrated. What is my calling? I wondered.

Passion and purpose eluded me at every turn. I knew there was something within me that hinted at greatness, but I couldn’t quite pull it out. I felt like I was living in the fog of a dream, newly forgotten.

Ready to step in front of my bullhorn? Listen closely!

You are the captain of your own ship. Life’s only requests the direction. So if you are wasting your life time struggling to find out what it means…STOP IT!   [Read more...]

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014: AWAKE! Podcast – How to Find Your Calling

In this episode, I discuss the idea of one’s “calling”.  I tell you why you should give up the search for it and how you can find it in the process.

I share a simple equation for uncovering your personal power and encourage you to bring your true self to the forefront of your life.

Finally, I share how to create a life of purpose and meaning, day by day.

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The “Work/Life” Balance Paradox is Crap! You Should Toss It Out on Its Ear.

May 10, 2012 By 8 Comments

Everyone talks about work/life balance.

In life it's not as much fun as these guys appear to be having!

Almost no one actually achieves it.

Yet we all still hold it up as some sort of ideal objective for which to strive.

You know what they say about the people who keep doing the same thing, expecting a different result…

Now I’m not calling you stupid, because I have been there too!

My Soul-Sucking, “Knock-the-Wind-Out-of-You” Job

My stomach used to contract and my heart would race as I pulled into the parking lot. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Well, Uncategorized
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012: AWAKE! Podcast – Finding Balance and Alignment


In this weeks episode, I answer a Facebook friend’s question:

“What if you don’t know what to do in life…how does one achieve balance or alignment?”

The short answer, is that there is no magic pill…there is no secret formula.

I do offer some personal experiences and provide a couple of powerful insights that helped me answer this question when I was facing obstacles in my own life.

I also provide a kick-ass tool that will help you re-frame the paradigm of whatever it is that’s holding you back.

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12-Step Program for “Epic Shit” Addicts

May 3, 2012 By 14 Comments

“My name is Steve, and I am an addict.” I am addicted to doing epic shit.

Young Me--Can u tell it was the 90's?

Right out of college, I seriously looked into running a small resort in the Caribbean (which I never ended up buying).

Several years later, I started and failed in my first (different) business.

Most recently, I decided to write, publish and promote my first book–on my own. [Read more...]

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011: AWAKE! Podcast – How to Cure “Epic Shit Syndrome”


What is “Epic Shit Syndrome?”

This episode, I define it as the need to search outside of ourselves for something “epic” in order to validate ourselves or our lives.

I share how it affects our lives through causing us to become over-achievers and constantly striving for more.

Finally, I share the cure. Be sure to catch the post expanding on this idea later this week. Also, please share this podcast episode on FB and Twitter. Thanks!

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How to Banish That “I Don’t Know What to Do” Feeling Forever!

April 26, 2012 By 18 Comments

“I just don’t know what to do”

Have you ever said this to someone?

To yourself?

Uncertainty is one of the most frustrating experiences in  life.  A lack of clarity makes you feel drained–mentally and emotionally, unsure and unmotivated. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chasing Dreams, Courage
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010: AWAKE! Podcast – How to Banish “I Don’t Know What to Do” Forever!

“I don’t know what to do!”

Have you said this…to yourself or to someone else?  Has someone said it to you?

This episode is all about banishing “I don’t know what to do” from your life. You don’t have to live in uncertainty and doubt.

You can get rid of the frustration of uncertainty by following this simple shift in belief.  I’ll tell you how on this episode.

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009: AWAKE! Podcast – How to Live with Greater Purpose

This week’s episode is all about finding greater meaning and purpose. I share my own personal experience searching for my purpose and why I wasted many years in the process.

I explain why I think you should quit looking for your purpose and instead, learn to value it.

I talk about what is required to live a life of purpose and meaning and issue a challenge.

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You Don’t Need to Look for Your Purpose, You Need to Grab It By The Balls!!!

April 10, 2012 By 31 Comments

 

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I thought I had to search for it too.  And so I did.

For five years.

I’ve gotta find it. I’ve gotta find it, I told myself. And the more desperately I searched, the more it seemed to elude me.

PURPOSE

You can be like me and waste the next five years (or 10 or 20) looking for your passion and purpose.
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