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How to get out of debt without setting goals.

Here's a real world example of how you can work toward a better future while cultivating mindfulness and staying present. Step 1: ditch the "SMART" Goal paradig...

How to get out of debt without setting goals.

Here's a real world example of how you can work toward a better future while cultivating mindfulness and staying present. Step 1: ditch the "SMART" Goal paradig...

Consumer or Consumed? How Facebook really works.

I’ve tried to give up social media but like any good drug addict, I keep coming back. The most used social platforms are not the most popular by accident. They ...

Busy to death.

We're all busy right now. But is right now a pattern? Beware of delayed gratification. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS...

Goalsetting is BS!

" I'll be happy when I'm finally debt free", " I'll feel good about myself when I finally lose 20 lb". Maybe... Maybe not. We've been taught to set goals for ob...

A Debt-Free Love Story Part 2: Living Life In The Gaps

After spending the past 16 years or so as a Fitness Coach, I can tell you lots of ways to fail on your fitness journey. The most common way I see people botch t...

Reluctance to Create - Is there a benefit to the inner battles that cause us to procrastinate?

We don’t make sense. It would seem there’s a whole spectrum of motivations. I say I want certain things, but I resist my own efforts. I feel inspired to train u...

The Unexpected Side Effects of Getting Out Of Debt: A Debt-Free Love Story Part 1

If personal finances were about the math, I imagine we would all be millionaires... Spend less than you make. Save the rest diligently in compounding interest a...

A Different Approach To Dealing With Procrastination

Humans have the capacity to envision complex outcomes. We dream of traveling to the stars. We plan for unknowable futures. We strive for god-like powers. And of...

Inhale. Exhale.

I’ve carried around a lot of destructive guilt most of my life. Spent too much time feeling inadequate; immature, uneducated, unfit, unworthy, unproductive. I c...

Happiness as a Habit

Is happiness a feeling that comes and goes based on circumstances? Or can you take steps to develop the habit of being happy, regardless of external forces? I'm...

Born to Fail: Letting go of guilt and inferiority

If you’ve ever felt guilt or shame for not achieving more, consider this: You were born to fail. At least by societal standards. Our biology is primed for survi...

Why write? ...Why create anything at all?

Writer's’ block. Imposter syndrome. Rejection. Starving artists. These ugly symptoms of fear present themselves in various ways. Every creative person is famili...

A commitment to (discovering) myself.

[](https://alpha.steepshot.io/post/@layl/a-commitment-to-discovering-myself--2018-09-16-07-16-56) - -- - - --- -- - - -- - - ----- -- - - ---- - - - -- When you...

DTube 0.8: The grand upgrade is finally here. DTV, DTalk, VIP system, etc

https://i.imgur.com/uzR5PQL.png Version 0.8 took a while, this article will explain why. But it comes packed in with a lot of new things that were highly reques...

Remind yourself.

[](https://alpha.steepshot.io/post/@layl/remind-yourself--2018-03-17-18-55-15) - -- - - --- -- - - -- - - ----- -- - - ---- - - - -- Excellence is never automat...

A Manhattan In Portland

[](https://alpha.steepshot.io/post/@layl/a-manhattan-in-portland-2018-03-15-14-20-33) - -- - - --- -- - - -- - - ----- -- - - ---- - - - -- Slow Bar Manhattan; ...

How Do We Produce More and Work Less? #188

How do we make a greater contribution to the world while spending more time with our families and doing the things we love? In other words, how do we produce mo...

To Move Forward; Step Back

(note: This is a raw and vulnerable post. Cathartic? Maybe. But it’s my sincere hope that my story might help you approach the hard decisions that are required ...

Hanging with the dolphins in Huatulco Mexico.

During a short stop in Huatulco, 6 hours on the ocean yielded plenty of Yellowfin Tuna and Bonito, incredible views, and interractions with the natives. LiveAll...