Earn Everything

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Enjoying the feeling of my feet being warmed while walking on the sands of a geographic landmark, I looked up to observe a sight that...

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Exercise

Our bodies are a gift. The cliché of use it or lose it applies. If we don’t take care of the one body we’ve been given, our ability to...

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172 to View

We don’t, thankfully, start at the finish line in life. We begin in similar states with limited capacities. With time and, more...

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Right Where I Want to Be

Have you ever lost your job? Been laid off, fired? Have you had a relationship in which you were deeply invested end suddenly? Have you...

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Gratitude

At the heart of having a great attitude is gratitude. It’s one of those things of which you can never have too much. No one ever says,...

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Mornings Matter

Our middle son is in the midst of his third season of working turf care at a local golf course. These folk function to prepare and...

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Write it Down

Writing is one of the first things we learn in school. As early as Kindergarten we’re taught to write letters, then words, then...

The Power of Patience

An apple a day keeps the doctor away is counsel in favor of consistency. It’s age old advice that we ignore at our own peril. Doing a...

Cultivate a Code

A common characteristic of many successful and fulfilled people is that they are clear. Clear about who they want to be and what they are...

Self-Belief

Developing a strong sense of self-belief is a hallmark characteristic that distinguishes those that achieve great things from the rest of...

Author

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Karl Pillemer is a US Sociologist that specializes in studying senior citizens. He led a team of researchers conducting a survey of 1,000...

Toil to TOYL

The final chapter of Earn Everything covers a subject that may be uncomfortable for many of us. The title Toil to TOYL is intended to...