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One of my favorite simple ideas for a better life is to smile – a lot. Like all the time.

This song/video is a funny, catchy reminder that even when life is hard we can choose to smile.

Life hasn’t been easy so far this year for many of us.

It hasn’t gone the way we would have wanted.

It’s been hard and upsetting and scary.

We can still smile.

“I know God is working so I smile”…..that’s my favorite line from the song and something I try to remind myself of constantly this year.

Hopefully you can find a smile today.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one. – Mother Teresa

Andy Stanley says it like this – do for one what you would like to do for all.

We all see things we would like to be changed in this world.

Broken homes, hungry children, lonely shut ins, the list goes on and on.

It all seems so daunting when you look at all of it at once.

But if you focus on what’s in front of you, it’s not that bad.

Focus on the family and friends around you.

Help the local charity that could use a few extra dollars.

You don’t have to look far to find someone in need.

I’m convinced that the world really would become a much better place if we could just figure out how to be kind to those we interact with daily.

Do something small to help today.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. – Mother Teresa

Small gestures matter.

So much of human communication is body language.

What are you saying?

What is being heard?

A smile seems like a good bet to have better interactions with the people around us.

Not every day is a smile kind of day. But maybe smiling more might help a little?

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Care and diligence bring luck. – Thomas Fuller

Jim Rohn talks about discipline being the magic key that unlocks life’s virtues.

When we are disciplined – things are more likely to go our way.

Not every time.

No guarantees.

But probably.

Most of the time.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.” – L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

Great reminder for the start of the week.

Clean slate – fresh start.

Let go of the past.

Focus on moving forward.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Tomorrow will mark 14 years since I started sending out these emails.

Every year that goes by I’m almost a little surprised at how long it’s really been.

The years are sign posts that remind me that I’ve sent a whole lot of emails, consistently over a long period of time.

It’s a reminder to me that it is possible to adopt a new habit and stick with it.

I’ve certainly wanted to just move on and stop. To give everybody a break from having to listen to my random thoughts each day.

I’ve most kept going because that seems better than quitting. It has it’s own momentum at this point.

That thing you want for your life could be the same way for you.

Starting off small. Investing a little time into a new discipline each day or week or month. Next thing you know it has a life of its own and pulls you down the path towards a better future.

Maybe today would be a good day to get started?

Make it a great day.

Jake

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Resending this daily attitude email from a few years ago. Feels like we could all use a little more love.

The gain is not the having of children; it is the discovery of love and how to be loving. – Polly Berrien Berends

What if love was the whole point?

Not procreation or evolution or doing all the chores so the parents don’t have to (it’s been great to pull that line on the kids).

The point is to learn to love and be in love so that we can be closer to the natural state of our souls when they were designed by God.

This is probably too philosophical and too deep for me and the daily attitude email.

Maybe it’s not the whole point – but it sure seems to be one of the main ones.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause. – Rose Kennedy

A key rule of business is that it’s easier to keep a current client than go out and find a new client.

This is true for Mavidea and Maxlider as well.

Investing in meaningful client relationships so that we can pass through the most value to customers is key to our success.

I also think this is true of personal relationships.

Some people in are life are jerks and should be dropped as soon as possible.

Most of the relationships in our lives would be better off with a little more nurturing and maintenance.

Sure, we can go find new friends, spouses, coworkers, etc.

But most of the time, most of our time should be spent nurturing the relationships we already have.

Make it a great day.

Jake

PS – Hopefully this didn’t come off as too anti-social. New relationships – business and personal are also a part of our journey. They represent growth and opportunity.

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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. – Edmund Burke

Andy Stanley says it this way “do for one what you wish you could do for all?”

He talks about it in terms of needs and “what breaks your heart?”

Children going hungry breaks your heart? Feed a kid.

Single mothers with small children make your heart ache? Find a way to help out one mom.

People with special needs inspire you to want to help? Find someone to help.

There are so many opportunities to help. That’s why this concept matters – you can fix them all. In fact, trying to work on too many at once actually wastes your talents and time.

Find something that matters to you and pour into it. Money or time or talents – do for one what you wish you could do for all.

Make it a great day.

Jake

PS – this can be as small as you want. $1 or 1 minute can make a difference.

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There is no greater force against evil in the world than the love of a man and woman in marriage. – Cardinal Raymond Burke

The greatest weapon we have against the evils of this world is love and relationship.

For us married folks, this begins at home with our spouse.

Love, in the everyday, ordinary form has the power to defeat the evils of this world.

It expands beyond the marriage relationship though as well.

Love of our friends, our coworkers, our neighbors and even our enemies is the difference maker.

Interaction by interaction, day after day, year after year….it all adds up and the evils of this world are no match to continued action taken with love at the center.

We really do have the power to change the world for the better.

We really can make a difference.

It isn’t all for nothing.

You do matter.

The more you love, the more of a difference you can make.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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