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How to Live Your Best Life

Now that I’m in my 40s I find that living my best life is top of mind in a way it’s never been before. Maybe it’s because my life is statistically halfway over…but I think some of it has to do with my personal development journey that’s caused me to be hyper-focused on topics such …

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The Power of Reading Books

I’m a huge proponent of reading books that will fuel your self-education. That said, my relationship with books has changed quite a bit in the last few years. I’m much more intimate with reading now than I once was…for example, I have made reading part of my morning routine. Also, I lead a book club …

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How To Become The Hero of Your Own Life

I recently listened to an amazing interview Ed Mylett had with Robin Sharma. Robin is a mega author who wrote, “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.” He wrote this book in story form and it was easy to understand…I actually read it to my three daughters as well.  Most recently, Robin wrote a book titled …

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My Personal Experience With Meditation

As much as I am dedicated to meditating each day, I realized I don’t have much content on Morning Upgrade about it…except for this blog about the benefits of meditation first thing in the morning. There are so many ways to start meditating, but I’m just going to share my personal experience with how I …

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Using Personal Development To Conquer Your Inner Demons

I’m going to get really vulnerable and personal in this post. Recently, I interviewed someone on the Morning Upgrade Podcast and asked why they think so many people are into personal development. His theory is that a lot of people get into personal development either because of their desire for personal achievement or because they …

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Initial Lessons Learned From The Optimize Coach Program

This year I had it in my mind to really optimize my business and career goals…meaning double down on enhancements, fixes, etc. I’ve been coming at these optimizations from many angles and looking for ways to tweak what I do on a daily basis. As part of making this the year of optimization, I really …

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Another Reminder For Me That Life is Short

I want to preface this blog post and start off by repeating the old sage advice, “Life is too short.” It’s nothing new…we have all heard it before. But, there are sometimes things that happen to us in life that cause us to really feel the weight of these words. And I recently had something …

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11 Personal Growth Mindset Shifts For 2022

New year, new you! Right? Now that we are into 2022, I want to encourage you to introduce new positive mindset shifts that might help you with personal and professional growth this year. Think of this article as a punch list of mindset shifts you should consider adopting.  1. The Compound Effect and The Slight …

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Why You Need a Purpose Statement and How to Create One

I’m a big fan of joining mastermind groups. It’s definitely one of my top three personal development strategies. I think it helps both with growing your business and with personal development. Over the years, I’ve been a part of several different groups. And in October 2021, I joined a new group called the Legendary Life …

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Why I Wrote a Personal Development Book

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to write a book…but the problem was I didn’t know what to write about. Nothing popped into my head as a subject I thought I could really speak to with passion, or that would create impact. But, when I started The Morning Upgrade blog and …

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