There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself. – Louis XIV

So many of our goals are really about conquering ourselves.

To lay down our short term desires for long term goals.

To put aside selfishness for selflessness.

Jim Rohn calls discipline the magic key that unlocks so much in our lives.

Disciplining ourselves to conquer ourselves is a part of the process of moving away from our old selves and into our new selves.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Dear Lord, I’m so grateful I’m still loved. – Vivien Leigh

Monday morning reminder – you are loved.

Wholly and completely.

Just as you are.

Don’t ever forget it.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Life’s a happy song!

Watched this last night with the kiddos and thought it would be a good toe tapper to start the year.

Let’s make 2025 a happy year!

Make it a great day.

Jake

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And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been. – Rainer Maria Rilke

Part of the magic of the new year is all that could be.

All of the opportunities for change and growth are in front of us once again.

Time to be optimistic and think about all the good things that could happen in the new year.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Short days and long nights are upon us. Winter is here and cold temps will be here soon enough.

This quote paints a good picture.

Let us warm ourselves with love. The kind of love born of action. Taking loving steps towards the happiness of another.

We can fill our lives like this.

Does that sound so much better than the cold? The self-centered, always worried about ourselves, cold.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Last Friday of 2024!

Time to break out that list for the year and make sure you got everything checked off.

Or if not, get started on next year’s list.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. – Joseph Brodsky

After Christmas reminder – the relationships are to be cherished, not the stuff.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,

stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”

― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Quick reminder right before Christmas – even if the presents and everything were stolen last minute by the Grinch – you can still have a Merry Christmas.

In the book, the Whos down in Whoville gather round and sing songs of joy when they wake up and all the trappings of Christmas are gone.

They still found joy in celebrating together without all the stuff.

Christmas is more than gifts and decorations.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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A young Justin Bieber singing to put us all in the Christmas mood.

Whether you like the new, hip pop stars Christmas jams or prefer a classic like Silent Night, find something you like and listen to it today.

Let the music fill you with the Christmas spirit.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief. – Jane Austen

An important balance in life has to do with how we look/how others perceive us.

We should probably do our best to present ourselves well as we interact with others.

To work to represent ourselves, our families, our companies, etc. well.

But it’s easy to go too far. Focusing too much on ourselves or worrying too much what others may think of us.

In the end, it’s a heart thing – is it about you or is it about others….really?

A tough question to ask and get right.

But worth thinking about – others vanity might produce every sort of mischief.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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