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You were born to thrive, not to just merely survive.

Whether you believe it or not.

That’s the truth.

We are all here for a reason, some may figure their calling or mission sooner. Others will take longer to realize it.

I know that talking about finding your calling, passion, or mission, is not amusing to some of us.

It’s a personal choice. If you want to go trough life thinking you’re not special. Then you will fall into survival mode.

Wake up, eat, work and sleep. Rinse and repeat, until your time here is up.

Do you really believe this amazing gift called life is supposed to be like that?

If you do, I respect your choice.

But I strongly disagree!

You are here to thrive!

Just surviving is not OK. Don’t settle for that.

You can, and should aim higher. Raise your standards.

Go for your dreams, and don’t let anyone talk you out of it.

I’m Rod Gomes and I’ll come back with another 1 minute tip soon.

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Take care, stay active, stay positive!

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We live in a society where the bad is always on the spotlight.

That’s one of the main reasons why I have stopped watching the news. It doesn’t matter where you live, chances are that if you turn your TV on right now there will be something bad, violent or tragic being reported.

I’m not here to recommend that you isolate yourself from the rest of the world. But taking in bad news all the time is definitely not helping you.

The bad news will find its way to you, there’s absolutely no need for you to chase it.

Instead, focus on being a force for good. Don’t worry too much about what’s going on in the world, start doing good. When you’re good to yourself, and to others, the world automatically becomes a better place.

It’s unfortunate that the good doesn’t get as much spotlight as the bad. But we need to keep at it.

When you’re focused on being a force for good, you stop demanding recognition. You just do what’s right because that’s who you are. No rewards are needed.

Be a force for good, and the good will find its way back to you.

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There’s a slight chance that you will frown when you hear me suggesting that you take tiny steps.

I’m not suggesting you to dream small. And I’m definitely not suggesting that you should give up pursuing big goals.

That’s not the case.

I just want to remind you that even the wildest journeys have to start somewhere.

We’re usually waiting for something big, a sign, or a miracle that will somehow push us forward and help us get started.

Stop waiting, start taking tiny steps.

When you start moving, and don’t stop, things start to happen.

It’s the only way to reach that huge goal of yours. It’s the only way to find out what’s on the other side.

Take the first step today, start walking. Change directions when needed. But don’t stop.

Enjoy the journey.

I’m Rod Gomes and I’ll come back with another 1 minute tip soon. Until then, come say hello over at 1minutetips.com

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Today I come with bitter news, are you ready?

You’re not going to please everyone.

I know, crazy right?

Kidding aside, this is something we have a hard time accepting.

We try our best to be friendly, or to offer an amazing product, or book, or whatever it is. But it doesn’t matter how hard you try, there will always be people who are not interested, or in worse cases, people who will let you know how you much you suck at doing what you do. Even if you’re doing a great job!

Now, here’s the problem.

We’re usually not prepared to deal with people like that. And then what happens next, is that we feel discouraged. We feel like we really don’t have anything of value to offer.

We end up believing that maybe we are indeed a fraud. That we should do the rest of the world a favor, and just quit.

Do not believe this!

Just keep in mind that it’s impossible to please everyone. It doesn’t matter who you are, or what you do.

Keep going. Keep sharing your story, there’s a lot of people who need to hear what you have to say.

I’m Rod Gomes and I’ll come back with another 1 minute tip soon.

Take care, stay active, stay positive!

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I have recently wrote an article for a blog, where I talk about giving up on the need to always be right.

I mention how the need to be right is directly related to an inflated ego.

I also listed a handful of signs that could help you check if your ego is under (your) control.

Here they are:

You feel the urge to interrupt people to make a point.

You can’t pay attention during a conversation.

You are not open to ideas, criticism or opinions.

You feel bad when you’re interrupted.

You dislike being corrected or criticised.

Your relationship is in constant war mode.

If you can relate to these points, then it might be time to tame your ego.

When you really think about it, the need to be right is nothing but a waste of time and energy.

And here’s a fantastic quote by Dr. Wayne Dyer, which is also the title of this episode:

“Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?”

Reflect on this question.

I’ve discovered that being kind works wonders for me. And honestly, I don’t care for being right all the time anymore.

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There’s a saying that goes like this:

“If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is eat a live frog, then nothing worse can happen for the rest of the day!”

In his book, “Eat that frog”, Brian Tracy says that the “frog” should be the most difficult item in our to-do list. We all have that frog, the item we are most likely to avoid doing at all costs.

When you create the habit of eating your frog, you are kicking procrastination to the curb.

If you let the frog sitting in your plate and go about your day, it will keep draining your energy. You probably won’t have a very productive day, that big, juice frog will keep staring you in the eyes.

Make the decision, have the discipline and the determination to devour your frog, every single day!

I guarantee you that it will feel great. Well, not for the frog.

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In the past few years I have noticed that more and more people are dedicating themselves to the art of looking busy.

I find this to be silly. Don’t fall for this.

Take care of your work with dedication, do what you have to do.

People who often complain about being busy all the time, about not having time to do anything, are possibly into playing the “looking busy” game.

There will never be enough hours in a day for these people. A task that would normally take, let’s say, 2 hours to complete. Will take a “looking-busy-person” way longer, probably a full working day.

Why?

Because they can’t focus on getting it done.

They’re too busy, being busy.

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When you decide to trade expectation for appreciation, you automatically get rid of a ton of extra emotional weight.

When you keep expecting things to happen a certain way, and they don’t, you’ll often find yourself frustrated, sad, or even angry. And the worse part is that you will feel all of these bad emotions because you set yourself up to feel this way.

I guarantee you that there’s no way you can feel grateful and a deep feeling of appreciation for your life — and feel angry, frustrated or depressed, at the same time. And by that I mean genuine appreciation. Not just forcing yourself to believe it, but truly experiencing it.

Start your day thinking of all the people you appreciate, all the things you have in your life. Stop giving room for expectation, stop setting yourself up for bad emotions.

Appreciate more, expect less.

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Sometimes it’s hard to find the right words to say, that’s the perfect moment to stop searching and simply use the words that you have.

This also applies when you’re insecure about your next step, your next move. Uncertainty doesn’t need to be as bad as we picture.

When you’re not sure, trust your instinct and then get busy doing whatever you can do with what you know, and have, at this moment.

Your next move will present itself to you in time. As long as you do your part, and have a burning desire to make a difference, to discover whatever it is that you’re seeking.

You don’t need to have everything figured out, just do what you can, and life will give you the chance to figure things out as you move along.

Don’t waste another day waiting for something to happen.

Start now, figure it out later.

I’m Rod Gomes and I’ll come back with another 1 minute tip soon.

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Today is a very special day, I’m celebrating 50 episodes!

I’m grateful for each and every one of you.

I appreciate you for giving me a bit of your day, every day.

Since I’ve started this project, I’ve never stopped to check the metrics. A couple of days ago, while sorting topics for upcoming episodes, I decided to check my server stats for the 1 minute tips project.

I was blown away, honestly!

Here’s what I found out:

- People from over 90 countries have listened to the podcast.

- The episodes have been downloaded over 20.000 times.

- Episode 29 (Consume the good stuff) is the most popular, with over 1.3k downloads.

- Episode 39 (Don’t worry) is a close second.

I’m not telling you this to brag, or to bore you to death.

I’m truly excited about it and wanted to share this bit of good news with you.

I’ve put a lot of love and time into these 50 episodes, and I’ll continue to do so with future episodes.

To think that all this time I thought I was talking to myself.

I know most of you listen to the podcast over iTunes. I just wanted to ask for a favor. If you could, please rate the podcast and leave an honest review.

Also, you can come visit over at 1minute.tips, or 1minutetips.com

Don’t be shy! :)

Thank you very much for your time, have an amazing rest of your day!

I’m Rod Gomes and I’ll come back with another 1 minute tip soon.

Take care, stay active, stay positive!