Simplifying as much as possible is a great theory

FedEx Kinkos online account application
Can i cut a 30-minute drive to a 10-minute drive? My FedEx is also a Kinkos.

 

As a small business owner, print material is one of my few physical assets; workbooks and tri-fold pamphlets.

Face to face contact always beats phone or digital contact, at least for me.

As 2016 unfolds, my printing needs will increase; probably dramatically.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

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There is something about being willing to fail

Walt Disney Partners statue
How many close friends did Walt Disney have when he died?

 

There is something about being willing to fail that is profoundly motivating, at least to me. If you want to teach a child, you must actually do the things you preach – and do them well. The lofty theory you lecture them with is only theory (again, at least to me).

Theory without habitual action is worthless.

A picture of a tool is not a tool.

Theory is only theory.

Until it is not.

Here’s a theory…

To die with five friends is to die rich?

But isn’t more, better?

(no)

Much of what we are fed to believe is based on the herd mentality. Strength in numbers. There’s a time and place for that.

To each his/her own.

Then why do i have so many friends on Facebook?

(Have been struggling with social media. Occasional posts, like this one, are part of my journey.)

 

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Theory this

Publix sweet cream butter
No longer using processed margarine. Suger elimination is on the radar as well.

 

Over the years, we develop theories about what we are capable of – and then we spend the rest of our days trapped in these theories.

Seven months without coffee or diet coke.

More than a month of zero emails for in-box, sent, and deleted folders.

And i told myself, “Never in a million years.”

So, a new question to keep asking myself, “What else are you carrying around that you believe to be impossible, you know, a theory?”

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Zero theory, 100% execution

All jeff noel postage stamps are placed upside down
Mailed the W-9 form yesterday

 

All jeff noel postage stamps are placed upside down
Have been placing every stamp upside down since 1996

 

Do you have small, seemingly insignificant ways that not only demonstrate longterm commitment, but also intentionally leave subtle messages about what you value?

How organized would a person have to be to intentionally place every single postage stamp upside down for 17 years with no end in sight?

Zero theory, 100% execution.

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