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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Suomi Quotes?
Being inspired inspires others.
Most humans like quotes. We enjoy the way a small sentence or quick thought can summarize the essence of a larger body of work.
Some people are addicted to quotes, like me.
And some people find themselves quotable. This is usually by design, and it is also the mark of someone who’s been burned by Hell’s fire and came out purified, or at the very least, changed.
And in our busy, hectic, worried lives, small, digestible sound bites really satisfy our hunger for a laugh, for inspiration, for validation, for comfort – and on and on.
Quotes are good.
You can quote me on that.
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Are We Trained For Them?
We all have addictions.
“No we don’t”, is the echo we can hear from some of you.
“Yes we do”, is the echo we can hear from some others, including myself.
Is it hereditary? Click here to read this article that suggests it is.
Pick your poison:
Approval, chocolate, work, sex, TV, food, Internet, exercise, reading, pessimism, optimism, Love, Faith, Hope, Money, shopping, volunteering, excuses, greed, jealously, alcohol, drugs, caffeine, pain, pleasure, video games, gambling, competition, failure, success, nicotine, etc.
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
WordCamp.Phx
Ever wonder why some people or businesses behave or sound a certain way on the Internet?
There is a simple explanation for this. But most people are clueless. And that’s okay. You can’t know everything.
So, you want to know a secret? The reason they do this?
SEO. Search Engine Optimization.
It’s such an over-hyped catch-phrase that it almost doesn’t mean anything in today’s world.
The catch-phrase doesn’t, but the outcome does. It’s a strategic, competitive advantage.
The redundant use of important keywords. In the title, body and tags is what baits search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing and others, to move what you post higher on their search pages.
Here’s another little secret. If you ain’t on the first page, you’re disadvantaged.
You know who ends up on the first page on Google, Yahoo, and Bing?
The people who work the hardest.
Tags: BING, Florida, Front Page, Google, House, HQ, Jeff Noel, Meta Tags, Money, Orlando, Page Rank, Redundant, search, Search Results, SEO, Tags, Title, Word Choice, Yahoo
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
It's Who You Know
Heard this phrase the other night, probably on the TV as I was walking though a room, and I wrote it down.
“The art of compromise.”
We can take guesses as to what this means, or we can simply make up our own meaning. That’s what I did, and came up with five different ways:
- Compromising our mind, intellect
- Compromising our body, health
- Compromising our spirit, faith
- Compromising our money, career
- Compromising just about everything, CEO of Me, Inc.
The comment’s intent targeted the Senators power to say “no” to President Obama – relationships and the passing of President Obama’s Health Care Bill.
Some Senators held their vote until they got a really good deal for their state. This had people debating it’s fairness, and the Senator’s enormous power to say, “No.”
At the end of the day, it’s really about relationships and who you know.
Or maybe, just maybe, it’s about who you no.
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
The Ledge - 103 Floors Up
“Indecision may or may not be my problem.” — Jimmy Buffett
Ain’t it da truth? This is one of the many reasons I’ve been challenged to do a better job at living out my dreams.
Please don’t get me wrong, most people have a pretty good batting average – we do many of the things we say we’re going to do.
We also, because we’re human, don’t do a lot of the things we say we’re going to do.
The antidote?
Find your higher purpose.
And, be prepared to work harder than you ever have in your life.
Tags: 2010, Act, Antidote, Body, Concert, Courage, Five-a-day Blogger, Florida, Jeff Noel, Jimmy Buffett, jungle jeff, Lane 8, Mid Life Celebration, Mind, Money, One take You Tube videos, Orlando, Parrot Head, Passion, poison, Sales, Spirit, Think, Wellness Challenge
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
An Olympian at age 50?
December 21, 2009. Can you believe it? Ten days until 2010 begins. A few questions we may consider asking ourselves.
Where did the time go?
Am I happy with what happened this past year?
Did I do what I said i was going to?
Did I do something every day that scared me?
Did I pray every day for my Family, Friends, and especially to all those people less fortunate?
Did I act in accordance with my loftiest thoughts?
Did I help make the world a little better place to live?
Did I strive for balance in life’s big four – Mind, Body, Spirit, Money?
Do I have a plan for 2010?
Tags: Body, Challenge, Fitness, Five-a-day Blogger, Internet, Jeff Noel, jungle jeff, Lane 8, Mid Life, Mid Life Celebration, Mind, Money, One take You Tube videos, Social Media, Spirit, Track, Wellness
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Life Is Good if you can do one push up per day. Do that for a week. Then, the next week, do two push ups per day.
Continue to add one push up per day, for every week since you started.
Oh wait, I can already read your mind, “This is stupid”.
If I fail at anything, it’s almost always because I don’t stick with it.
Over a decade ago, I vowed to accept the challenge contained in this post. I thought, “How hard could it be. Seriously”?
Sticking with it has created a life-changing path for me. If you have any motivation in you, may I challenge you to read this – Hello World
Carpe diem, jeff noel :)
PS. I did this for two years – 104 pushups in one day. Now I do 40, two or three times per week.
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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
Professional Speaker.
That’s what I do. I talk and people listen.
How scary is that?
Pretty scary. Everyone staring at you, expecting you to be smart and funny.
Because I’m hard-wired for excellence, I’m always looking for ways to become smarter and funnier.
You know, to become a better Professional Speaker.
I’ve taken to writing. Seriously.
- www.MidLifeCelebration.com
- www.Lane8.org
- www.junglejeff.net
- www.jeffnoel.org
- www.jeffnoel.com
Overachiever? Maybe.
Living with regret? Doubtful.
If you’re goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough.
Audacious. Yep! Carpe diem, jeff noel 
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Vince said, “Dude, you’re in incredible shape”.
Shirtless, I stopped by the front office after my training run early this morning, sweating profusely from the tropical Florida humidity. I wanted to check on something my wife was working on for next year.
The office manager and I were talking when Vince made his comment.
Vince knows the manager. In fact, Vince helps out at our Sanibel Island Resort and is an absolute bright ray of friendly sunshine, enthusiasm and hospitality.
“One push up a day”, I casually commented back.
“One push up a day”?, Vince relied, surprised.
“Yep”.
Vince knows I’m heading to Helsinki, Finland in three weeks to represent the United States at the Master’s World Championships. The manager does not, unless Vince tells him.
It’s amazing how we can look at someone and wonder what they do, or don’t do, to lead a healthy life.
Same thing with a person’s attitude, eh?
We can tell, just by a person’s demeanor, whether they have passion or not. Of course, there are some exceptions to this, but not many.
I hope I can stay passionate about four things: Mind, Body, Spirit, and Money.
Self-Control, Surrender, Service. Carpe diem, jeff noel
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Friday, July 10th, 2009
“Life’s a beach”.
Ever heard that one?
I think it’s a spin-off of, “Life’s a bitch, and then you die”.
I look at those two phrases and am reminded that we have a choice. We always have a choice.
Over our attitude. Maybe nothing else, but certainly our attitude.
And no one ever said choosing was easy. It can be extremely difficult. But we do get to choose.
And I believe I must choose the positive attitude versus the negative attitude.
If this bores you or seems too elementary, go look in the mirror and ask yourself, “Am I a mountain of positivity or a molehill”?
What? You do have a mirror, right?
I just looked. Looks like I’m an antagonist this morning.
I chose it on purpose. Carpe diem, jeff noel :)
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