Two shocking “gut-punches” you can use for life-long happiness.

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My wife hates that I have an affinity for watching and reading about true crime stories. Turns out I’m not alone. Anyway, there’s an odd reason I’m hooked on watching murder documentaries, and they lead to the two strategies I use to continually be happy and raise my baseline for happiness. No, I don’t have …

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Discipline: Go from Dummy to Expert in a Matter of Months…

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Imagine having a map to buried treasure, a journey that can change your life in unimaginable magnitude. And yet, after close examination of the map, you decide to sit home and do nothing because the journey looks difficult, or the journey doesn’t come with a mentor that will hold your hand.’ This scenario best describes …

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5 Crucial Life Lessons that Could Save or Make You Millions.

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If you liked my rewrite of the old “Mexican Fisherman” parable, (The Mexican Fisherman has Filed for Bankruptcy) you’ll like this rewrite.  It has 5 crucial life lessons that could save, or make you millions. Here it is: A grandmother congratulated her granddaughter on graduating college. She told her, “I want to give you a …

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How a simple $2 “life-hack” can make the difference between health or wealth.

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I had this nagging itch on the instep of my foot a couple months ago. It got so bad that it started affecting my sleep and work. I scratched the hell out of it to the point it got calloused. Still, the itch remained and continued for months. After trying the usual modalities to rid …

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One life metaphor everyone needs to hear…

My stepson never cared about financial freedom or wealth until he started getting up at 6AM and working Monday through Friday. Now all of a sudden, he’s interested in his step-dad’s advice. After several conversations and strategy pow-wows, he’s devised a Fastlane plan. This is a great start. However, there’s one big problem, a problem …

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The Costanza Principle: The Secret to Your Best Life?

George Costanza

The other night I watched a basketball game on a major network, and I couldn’t help but notice something during the commercial breaks: One after another, every advertisement was for a product or service that I would never buy. Each commercial targeted the cultural majority, a Scripted populous seeking an escape, an easy button, or …

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99% Thinking Won’t Give You a 1% Life…

Many folks asked me about this poster which hangs in my office, pictured below. As such, if you want this framed poster for your workspace, it is now available on Viperion Publishing in various sizes, framed in black or white. You can order here. To your success, cheers, MJ!

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