A blog about Adventure, Personal Development, and Financial Freedom.
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3 Minute Friday: Special Canada Edition
As I write this, I am enjoying a rainy morning in Maine on my way to Canada. This will be the first time I travel outside of the United States. It is a bit of a drive from my friends house here in Maine, five hours and twenty two minutes to Quebec City to be…
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3 Minute Friday: Competition, City Planning, and LYOL
Hello and welcome back on this lovely Friday night. Summer has not yet ended here in New England. We got a taste of cooler temperatures for a week, nice cool mornings in the 50’s and midday highs in the 70’s, but the past few days and upcoming week are back in the mid 80’s. Fall…
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3 Minute Friday: VO2 Max, Enjoyment and Risk Taking
Happy Friday everybody. It is crazy to me the amount that can change in a week. Maybe it is just me, but I seem to have different goals at the end of the week than I did at the start. It is like each day I learn more about myself and what I am truly…
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August Monthly Review: Overwhelmed but Getting Better
As I transition into September, it is a good time to look back on the month of August and review what I have accomplished. General Thoughts August was a bit of an overwhelming month. I didn’t meet all of my expectations for the month that I set back in July, but I made improvements in…
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3 Minute Friday: Oak Trees, Pyramids & Tour de France
Welcome back everybody! Another work week has gone by and it is time for everyone’s favorite article of the day, 3 Minute Friday. Let’s look at how my brain has somehow turned these random words into meaningful thoughts. Oak Trees Oak Trees are strong, wise, mighty giants that protect our forests. They have seen many…
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Business Advice From Nature: How to Grow a Healthy Business
Falling Short of my Own Expectations Over the past few weeks, I have been working to launch a digital marketing business. It has been a lot of work to try and learn how google ads work, let alone all of the other platforms. Between my day job, launching a side business, being in a long…
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3 Minute Friday: Landmines, Fishbowls, and Bicycles
TGIF everyone, another work week down. I’ve been a busy little bee this week with work and personal projects. Here are some of the things that I’ve been thinking about: Landmines Your day job is like a minefield, you never know when you’ll step on a landmine. My prediction: We’re in a recession. This might…
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The Reason You Are Broke: It’s Not A Money Problem
I had a friend, Sarah, tell me how she was sick of living paycheck to paycheck and not able to save money. Of course, this is an average thing for most Americans today, as 66% of the population struggle to make ends meet. I would have felt sorry for her, if she didn’t just get…
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3 Minute Friday: Anger, Imposter Syndrome, and the Power of Now
Anger I’ve noticed lately that I quicker to anger than I used to be. I hate being angry. It takes time away from the rest of my day and puts me in a bad mood. I have a few ideas for why I am more hot headed than normal: 1. The more I learn about…
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