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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

[image error] Fascinating book which teaches you design thinking.  Based on a Stanford class, the easy step by step instructions shows you how to design the life you desire instead of living someone else’s life or staying stuck in a situation that isn’t making you as happy as you feel you should be.   Prototyping and curiosity are key to finding out what works for you.  I would love to get a group together of...

This past week I read “The Game” by Neil Strauss – I had heard a lot about this book when it came out in 2005, but at the time I didn’t have any reason to read it since I was married. More than a decade later and two years after my divorce I thought – why not give it a shot? Let’s see if I can learn anything about how men interact with women.

I have never been so thankful for being married in 2005! If you haven’t read the book, it was quite the phenomena in its time. I don’t want to ruin...

“Live with Passion” - the first time I heard Tony Robbins speak those words was on a cassette tape, probably in my car, driving to work and I was instantly hooked! His voice, as well as what he was saying resonated with me on a level I had not felt before. Tony invigorated me to do more with my life than just exist. If I ever had a bad day I always knew I could count on Tony to rejuvenate me. Throughout the years I have subscribed to his emails, read his books and bought his updated programs...

Turning on the dirt road to the Gibbon Conservation Center (www.gibboncenter.org) in Santa Clarita, California, I had a random thought and asked my co-worker, Todd, who was driving, if monkeys (at that time I did not know that Gibbons are actually apes) screamed. “I don’t think so, I think they are quiet creatures,” Said Todd. Todd was wrong.

Maybe screaming isn’t the right...

I watched the movie Words and Pictures last night for the second time (see trailer below) and realized that what I want more than anything is passion. Not sex, gratefully we are all made to satisfy that requirement for ourselves(for the most part), what I am talking about is more like having the courage of yourconvictions. It is so boring to move through the world with everyone agreeing with you. Of course, I don’t want or need conflict all thetime, but healthy discussion and learning is awe...

In 5 minutes, get the 5 adjectives that describe who you are, at your best. Just use my code BL-teritemme at http://bit.ly/htwsyou #HTWSY

Here are mine:

The 5 defining POWER personality characteristics:


Confident: A POWER personality usually does not fear stretch goals and rarely doubts their ability to reach the finish line.

Goal-Oriented: Those with POWER as their primary Advantage tend to be intensely focused on achievements. Their drive to succeed usually makes them ideal candidates...

Published a Photo Book about my time in San Jose.

I like it

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It's been a long time. I LOVE LA! I am so happy to be back. I will get back on track soon. Still in boxes. Started work last week. It's all good.

As I have mentioned before, I write every morning for 20 minutes. Most of the time it’s pure garbage, but once in a while I find something I really like. This is from my Morning Pages on June 29th, I like where this is going. I didn’t bother to edit it – this is as I wrote it.

Writing…sort of got off track this week, but definitely want to write about business and life. I have struggled with the life part but now I am leaning into it. I can help people with their lives. I get things they do...