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If The World Ended Tomorrow, What Would You Do Tonight?

Written by Sean Platt - 5 Comments
Categories: self improvement

The world is gone.

Everything you’ve ever known has disappeared.

Time is now an echo, with few to record it and fewer to care.

Could this ever really happen? Read the Rest of This Article »

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How to Use Fear as Fuel (And Leave it Behind Once and For All)

Written by Sean Platt - 12 Comments
Categories: productivity tips, self improvement

How much of your life has evaporated forever due to unnecessary fear?

Probably more than you realize.

While surrendering to your fear may provide temporary relief, it can also lead to feelings of helplessness, hopeless, anguish and regret, looping together in a viciously twisted circle that can keep you imprisoned from doing your best. Read the Rest of This Article »

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What Betty Ford Knew About Being Fearless That You Don’t

Written by Sean Platt - 9 Comments
Categories: self improvement

The world lost a great person when Betty Ford passed away three weeks ago at the age of 93.

Betty Ford was a courageous person who set a remarkably potent precedent for us all, especially when it comes to living a life without fear while keeping true to your core values.

The Truth is Powerful and Liberating

It’s easy to forget it in our current culture where we exchange minutia at the speed of a click, but once upon a yesteryear cancer was a topic approached only indirectly and not very often. Breast cancer was barely discussed at all.

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Day 6: Multitasking Is Murdering Your Productivity: 6 Simple Ways To Stop, Starting Today

Written by Sean Platt - 11 Comments
Categories: 90 days

Multitasking is the art of distracting yourself from things you don’t really want to do by doing many of them at once.

If you’re like most people, you think you’re getting a lot more done when you juggle a ton of to-do’s.

You’re not.

At best, you’re doing slightly less than you would if you kept your eyes set on a single task. At worst, you’re stuck running around the hamster wheel, and will be for a while.

Learn to stop multitasking and you will be able to do far more with the same amount of minutes, while maintaining the steady, gradual steps that will give you the confidence to live the life you desire.

6 Ways to Stop Multitasking Starting Today: Read the Rest of This Article »

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Day 8: 8 Ways To Stop Feeling Indifferent

Written by Sean Platt - 22 Comments
Categories: 90 days, self improvement

Have you ever fallen to sleep at night wondering if you’ve made any difference to the world around you?

Have you ever risen in the morning wondering if you even matter at all?

The key to living a happy, healthy, productive life full of vigor and confidence is feeling purpose, passion and genuine joy for the way you spend your days. Without purpose, passion is merely a silent suggestion.

Yet when you know your actions truly make a difference, joy and productivity follow as naturally as sunset after sunrise.

Use any of these 8 ideas to evaporate your indifference once and for all. Read the Rest of This Article »

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Day 10: Make Her Laugh, Make Her Breakfast – Why Laughter Is The Best Aphrodisiac

Written by Sean Platt - 12 Comments
Categories: 90 days

Forget the roses and moonlight serenades, the secret to winning a place in a woman’s (or man’s) heart is a great big belly laugh.

Laughter not only makes us feel good, it also imbues confidence and can be the cement that seals the relationship.

Laughter builds trust

Laughing out loud releases endorphins and oxytocin, naturally occurring chemicals that help to relieve stress and increase feelings of well being and belonging. Oxytocin facilitates a greater sense of trust, which is important when establishing new relationships. Read the Rest of This Article »

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Day 13: Stop Making These Common Mistakes – This Is How You Can Be Truly Happy

Written by Sean Platt - 15 Comments
Categories: 90 days

Would you be happy if you won the lottery?

How about if George Clooney or Monica Belluci asked you to spend the night?

What if you were taller, thinner, faster, smarter or simply better at every thing you did?

Truth is, many people wait for happiness to happen to them, and end up squandering all the millions of seconds they could be using to make themselves truly happy, inside and out.

Most people don’t believe that we have the power to actively change their state from miserable and morose to happy and satisfied. And the kicker is, it doesn’t too much effort to change states naturally.

The real challenge is having the faith to try. Read the Rest of This Article »

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Day 14: Trouble Saying NO? Do This To Find Your Voice!

Written by Sean Platt - 13 Comments
Categories: 90 days

You know the feeling all too well…

That sinking sinking sensation that starts to swallow you whole, the second after you’ve agreed to do something you really didn’t want to do.

You know you need to leave the yes-habit behind forever, but do you have the confidence to say NO?

The first thing to remember is to never beat yourself up. You are not spineless, a pushover or insecure, you’re a human being. For hundreds of thousands of years, humans have relied on cooperation and trading favors to keep themselves sheltered and fed. Our ancestors saw that those who weren’t willing to lend a hand found themselves without friends to help them out, sometimes to the detriment of their survival. Read the Rest of This Article »

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Day 20: Do This And People Will LOVE You – Even If They’re Suspicious

Written by Sean Platt - 12 Comments
Categories: 90 days

One of the fondest memories I have of an old friend of mine is how she would bring me the funniest little things just because they reminded him of me. Nothing huge or expensive, just a little something to brighten my day like a funny postcard she found at a flea market or some homemade cookies.

She did this for everyone and we all loved her to pieces, not because of the value of the stuff she gave, but because it showed she thought of us, knew our personalities well, and wanted to brighten our days. Read the Rest of This Article »

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Day 23: A Bulletproof Way To Build A Much Better You

Written by Sean Platt - 5 Comments
Categories: 90 days

Asking for help can be hard, especially if you’re used to doing things on your own. But inevitably life’s gonna hand you a situation that leaves you asking for help. We need others to live a rich, full life- and that includes asking others for help from time to time. If you want to build a better you, then the best thing to do is get a few others in on the job.

Why Asking For Help Is The SMART Thing To Do

Humans are relational beings, hard-wired for community and better together. Solitary confinement is the roughest sentence an inmate can get, yet many free, law-abiding citizens sentence themselves to solitary confinement daily by choosing isolation over living in community with others. Read the Rest of This Article »

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