The Difference Between Living and Existing

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The Difference Between Living and Existing

Ever just go through the day and feel as if you can’t change your life for the better? Everything has been decided for you and you have no choices in what you do, wear or say? Some days can feel like that, but have too many in a row and you just might be drifting aimlessly through life.

Then there are those people who get excited when they wake up in the morning. They have things they look forward to and they don’t know what is going to happen to them in the future. These people don’t merely exist, they’re full of life.
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5 Negative Thoughts Keeping You from Living Life to the Fullest

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Latin Tag

It’s always been my opinion that a life lived to the fullest is a well-lived life. When I’m old, I want to look over my life and reflect on all the adventurous things I’ve done and the interesting sights I’ve seen. I don’t see this as a rather bold opinion; other people have similar hopes.

Yet I’ve found that the hardest thing about living life fully was just getting to the point where I could really allow myself to do the things I want. Many years ago I had a lot of negative self-talk floating inside my head. It was a big stumbling block preventing me from really living life to the fullest.
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Why the World Needs Your Ideas

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second thoughts

There was once a time when your ideas didn’t matter. That was a time before the information age when ordinary people didn’t share much information let alone their ideas. Of course, times are different now and people are sharing so much that it impossible for any one person to process it all.

But now that everyone has access to all this information, the question of what to do with it comes into play. That’s where you and your ideas come in. It’s a part of an interesting trend I’ve noticed that I think you could take advantage of.
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The 5 Best Ways to Invest in Yourself

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Is time running out?

You are your greatest investment.  The better the things you put into yourself the greater your returns are going to be.  At least, that’s how I look at it.

It’s typical to think of investment as just stocks, bonds and mutual funds.  But that’s too narrow a definition of investment for me.  I like to think of investment as something you can do for yourself right now that will cause you to get a much better life in the future.
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Why it is Important to Dream Big

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Tomorrow Never Comes Until It's Too Late.

Life is short. Way too short to just sit back and wait for something to happen to you. That’s why we all have dreams and goals we want to accomplish. That’s why bucket lists are so popular.

Knowing that life is short, you should try to maximize the amount of positive experiences you get out of it. After all, you don’t get to restart your life over again once you reach the finish. So you might as well dream big since you won’t get another chance to do it. And besides, you can get a huge payoff from those big dreams.
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The Problem with Overnight Success Stories

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inspiration will come.

There’s nothing I dislike more than when I come across an overnight success story. What is worse is when these stories are used to promote a product promising you instant results. It’s just unrealistic to expect to lose a ton of weight or to build a fortune within one or two months.

It’s not that I don’t like to hear about success stories because I do. They can be really inspirational. Overnight success stories are different though. Sure, they’re inspiring, but for all the wrong reasons. They can create unreal expectations about your own achievements, how much time it will take to get there and even what it takes to become successful.
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7 Tips for Creating More Adventures

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Who Needs Superman When You Have the Canadian Police?

I like the old Helen Keller quote that “life is either a great adventure or nothing.” This is the way I look at things. Life is meant to be an adventure and we should take every opportunity to create more adventurous experiences.

I see adventures as more than just exciting, dangerous activities. Adventure means pushing your boundaries and seeking out new and interesting experiences. It’s about how far you can push yourself past your limits and seeing what you’re truly capable of doing. And that’s a big part of what makes life worth living.
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