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  • 2023: That’s a Wrap

    With just hours left in 2023, I would like to thank those of you who have supported Motivating Matters. I hope the articles I shared this year have been of some inspiration. In all honesty, when I write these articles, it feels like I am speaking to myself more than anything. I have fallen short

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  • “That’s Your Problem. You Never Do Anything!”

    To give you a bit of context in regards to the title, I’ve been working for an entertainment company on the weekends, setting up the audio and lighting for weddings. Recently, my coworkers and I were joking around while setting up, and one of them asked me if I had done something. I can’t remember

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  • Link to purchase the book Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl: https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X Link to read my blog post about Man’s Search for Meaning: https://motivatingmatters.com/2023/08/08/logotherapy-our-search-for-meaning/

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  • Logotherapy & Our Search for Meaning

    The book Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is quoted by Harold S. Kushner as being “one of the great books of our time.” The first part of the book is a telling memoir from his perspective as a Jewish psychiatrist having survived the Nazi concentration camps during World War II. The second

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  • Halfway Point

    Halfway Point

        As we approach the halfway point of 2023, it is important to take some time to reflect on the year thus far. For those of us that had high hopes about what we could accomplish, now is the time to realign ourselves with those goals. If you haven’t done as well as you

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  • My Christian Testimony

    My Christian Testimony

        Another point of emphasis for myself this year has been to further explore the world of theology and spirituality. If those are not topics of interest for you, then this blog post might not be your cup of tea. For anyone seeking meaning in their life or encountering some challenges and wondering how

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  • Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman

        As 2022 superseded and the new year replaced it, I began making goals and plans for 2023. I made a few different categories for my goals and plans: financial, health, learning, and spiritual, in no particular order. Then, I went on to list things under each category that I wanted to accomplish this

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  • Peruvian Superfood

    Peruvian Superfood

             Consuming this unfamiliar Peruvian superfood unleashes the human potential. It goes by the name Maca Lepidium Meyenii aka Maca root, and can only be found in the central sierra region of the Andes Mountains in Peru. Maca grows best in some of the harshest conditions: intense sun, violent winds, below freezing temperatures, and

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  •     Why is it so difficult to learn new skills or change your way of thinking as an adult? Like many others, I’ve always been told that’s what happens when we get older, but I’ve never fully understood why. In part, it can surely be attributed to the fact that as we gain responsibilities,

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  • Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy

        I randomly found Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life by Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker on my dad’s bookshelf. It’s a memoir about Tony Dungy’s journey to becoming a Super Bowl Champion head coach. I’ve been looking for some motivation and a mindset shift recently in the midst of

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