I'm on vacation in New Brunswick Canada, spending time with my wife and her parents. Family means everything, but you have to let mean everything. This short podcast is all about family connection. I mention a video that is destined to be family gold. Under a minute long, it is my wife's sister and their parents being who they have always been. Some things never change. This is good. Family laughing together is priceless, even after all these years.

See the video at https://DoingStuffDaily.com/episode016

I've been having really weird dreams lately and I want to counteract the bummer mornings I'm having because of it.

Two quotes from the book “As a Man Thinketh.”

“A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts.”  James Allen

“He who has conquered doubts and fears has conquered failure.”  James Allen

"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”  Proverbs 23:7 KJV

Learn to counteract thge weird with positive thinking and good mental input.

One of my screen saver pictures is an acronym of the word S.T.U.F.F.

Here it is:

S. Shape Your Day

T. Take a Deep Breath

U. Undo, Unwind, Let Go

F. Fail Forward

F. Find Peace

These 5 things are what I try to fit into every day. Weekday. Weekend. Listen to the podcast for more detail.

Have a great week.

P.S. There's also a caveat at the end about my daughter and her Spartan Race T-shirt.

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It sound like the nuns had an incident while doing their laundry. That's not where we're going with this. Wrong habit. This is where we talk about habits you once were firmly committed to but somehow they just slowly slipped away. Hey, it happens.

Here's a 3-step process to reinstate them into your daily life.

Re-establish Your Why

Renew your commitment and re-write your habit

Re-engage the daily habit with a vengence

What daily habit has been slipping away from you?

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"If you want to change someone's life, start by changing their day." Mike Kim

Huge thanks to Mike Kim for this nugget of pure giving wisdom.  I snagged it from his Facebook Post.

Check out whwhat Mike Kim actually does at MikeKim.com

Simple notes today.

My book comes out May 18.  If you want to pre-order your copy of "Conquer What's Next" go here.

A very short episode on what fear can do to you and how it paralysed me for too many years.

There is clearly a widespread problem that is being addressed over and over again. People want to be betther than they are.

When I was at my lowest point emotionally, I wasn’t doing anything at all to help me grow as an individual.

When I got to that point personally, I decided, “One more day.”  That was all.  One more day.

I fully admit it. I am not the master of any of these. I am a practitioner of all of them and my goal is to master each one of them. The way I see it, how can I lose? I can't. Neither can you. Master these three habits and the rest of life is gravy.  (Wow, what a bad analogy.) ...Nutrition, sleep & exercise.

I wrote my second book which becomes available in May and I was making contacts with people I know online whom I’ve had some interaction with requesting endorsements for the book.  My first contact said “Yes.”  My second contact said yes as well.  But the 3rd said “No.” It's the way he said it though.

At age 44, Nolan Ryan pitched his 7th no-hitter. No other pitcher has come close to this accomplishment. It has been said that after that game, Nolan Ryan went into the exercise room, got on a stationary bike & rode for 30 minutes. This is his routine after every game. A rookie, excited out of his mind at being included in such a historic event.  He said, “What are you doing on that bike? We have to out and celebrate. "  Nolan Ryan replied, “You don’t stop doing what got you here in the first pla