Is sleep your enemy? Or your friend? How much sleep do 'successful' people get? When does a Tesla Roadster go 0 to 60mph in 1.9 seconds? Only when it's fully charged. Are you fully charged, rested, and keeping your life in balance? 

Show notes:

Research links:

SLEEP research: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2656292/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/successful-people-who-sle_n_5201290

https://apnews.com/article/63bb5625c0e6bb647e1b538be311e198

https://dailystoic.com/how-to-remain-calm-when-the-rest-of-the-world-is-freaking-out-9-tips-from-the-stoics/

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The faster we run away from our problems, the more distant we are to the solution. So if your truck is on fire . . . what are you gonna do? 

Join me for the next installment of lessons from landscaping and see why FACING it is so much better than . . . faking it to make it!

Have you ever tried to fake it to make it? Does it work? Is there a better way? Join in this new episode. 

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Do ever get jealous? Does your jealousy ever drag you down to feel so inadequate? What's the best antidote? Should you get good grades? Should your kids? Should you make more money? Should you be president? And what about Albert Einstein?

Show notes:

https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/einsteins-life-facts-and-fiction

Why Albert Einstein Turned Down The Presidency of Israel (allthatsinteresting.com)

http://www.gillianlynne.com/biography.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Lynne

https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/21-facts-about-vincent-van-gogh

https://drawpaintacademy.com/facts-about-vincent-van-gogh/

https://www.biography.com/news/vincent-van-gogh-biography-facts

https://www.liveabout.com/van-gogh-sold-only-one-painting-4050008

https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/stories/the-end-of-a-difficult-road#19

Topics we cover: Forgiveness, hope, faith, motivation, losing weight, self-help, strategies for winning, inspiring others, being friends with anxiety and depression, strategies for success, overcoming fear, super powers, motivation, trust your gut, losing a loved one, death, real estate, health, investing, entrepreneurs, growing business, family, practices makes permanent, perfection, self-improvement, business, entrepreneurs, starting business, parenting, uplifting, spiritual, self-development, not giving up, mindfulness, meditation, Jesus, Buddha, stoic, stoicism, history, Buddhism, yoga, meditation, trusting yourself, be.…..Wreck it Ralph, Ralph Waldo Emerson, believe in yourself, Jesus, Be ye like a little child, parenting, Max Lucado, Mother Teresa, Cybertruck, Elon Musk, Greatest Showman, ....antidotes, what to do when you feel jealous, Gillian Lynn, are you a dancer, existentialism, spirituality, history, Albert Einstein, grades

What do you do when you have small problem? What about a big problem? Do you have happy little accidents or only serious mistakes? Are you too stressed or having too busy have fun to worry? Join me in this episode inspired by Bob Ross!

Enjoy this Bob Ross episode with me, Secluded Bridge painting seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrAMRxBB5KI

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200810005409/en/Cinedigm-Expands-Distribution-of-Fast-Growing-The-Bob-Ross-Channel-on-XUMO-Streaming-Television-Service

Topics we cover: Forgiveness, hope, faith, motivation, losing weight, self-help, strategies for winning, inspiring others, being friends with anxiety and depression, strategies for success, overcoming fear, super powers, motivation, trust your gut, losing a loved one, death, real estate, health, investing, entrepreneurs, growing business, family, practices makes permanent, perfection, self-improvement, business, entrepreneurs, starting business, parenting, uplifting, spiritual, self-development, not giving up, mindfulness, meditation, Jesus, Buddha, stoic, stoicism, history, Buddhism, yoga, meditation, trusting yourself, be.…..Bob Ross, painting, handling problems, solving problems, being okay with being okay

It's sorta interesting thinking about: What would you do if you knew you wouldn't fail--like what if there was NO kryptonite...Is there a higher question though? Let's talk. I want to know what would you STILL do, even if you knew it was going to be a dose of kryptonite, even if you knew you would fail. Would you still paint?

Show notes:

https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/21-facts-about-vincent-van-gogh

https://drawpaintacademy.com/facts-about-vincent-van-gogh/

https://www.biography.com/news/vincent-van-gogh-biography-facts

https://www.liveabout.com/van-gogh-sold-only-one-painting-4050008

Stars: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/news/17-percent-of-stars-have-earth-size-planets.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxima_Centauri

https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/stories/the-end-of-a-difficult-road#19

Topics we cover: Forgiveness, hope, faith, motivation, losing weight, self-help, strategies for winning, inspiring others, being friends with anxiety and depression, strategies for success, overcoming fear, super powers, motivation, trust your gut, losing a loved one, death, real estate, health, investing, entrepreneurs, growing business, family, practices makes permanent, perfection, self-improvement, business, entrepreneurs, starting business, parenting, uplifting, spiritual, self-development, not giving up, mindfulness, meditation, Jesus, Buddha, stoic, stoicism, history, Buddhism, yoga, meditation, trusting yourself, be.…..Vincent Van Gogh, painting, mental clarity, mental health, self-confidence

How many colors do you think the human eye can see, 1,000 or 1 million, more? What colors, what opportunities, what perspectives might you be missing that are right around, if you just looked harder? Join me for part 3 of Look Hard, ooh, plus bonus you get to go to the prom with me. 

Show notes:

Bill Ackman story https://www.ft.com/content/70a5566c-5c02-4dcd-9360-c2b0001f2f29

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/best-trades-of-all-time-big-short-soros-ackman-bass-2020-5-1029198259

Acres of Diamonds: https://www.coachingforwealth.com.au/articles/book_reviews/acres_of_diamonds_by_russell_conwell/

https://www.temple.edu/about/history-traditions/acres-diamonds

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Maclaren (Be kind all fighting a battle)

https://www.bolle-safety.com/page/15-interesting-facts-about-the-human-eye

Greatest Showman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrpn47S5QLU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ9pHBEUWPo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_2cDtOWELc

Eye sees 10M colors science:

https://www.somatechnology.com/blog/fun-fact-friday/fun-fact-friday-the-human-eye-can-see-10-million-colors/

Research links:

Topics we cover: Forgiveness, hope, faith, motivation, losing weight, self-help, strategies for winning, inspiring others, being friends with anxiety and depression, strategies for success, overcoming fear, super powers, motivation, trust your gut, losing a loved one, death, real estate, health, investing, entrepreneurs, growing business, family, practices makes permanent, perfection, self-improvement, business, entrepreneurs, starting business, parenting, uplifting, spiritual, self-development, not giving up, mindfulness, meditation, Jesus, Buddha, stoic, stoicism, history, Buddhism, yoga, meditation, trusting yourself, be.…..Greatest Showman, Look Harder, Science of your anatomy, your eyesight, Never Enough song, Acres of Diamonds, Metaphysical thinking, popularity, bet on yourself every moment

What's your perception of power? Gandhi vs. Great Britain? Jesus vs. Rome? You versus say . . . Self Doubt? We may have 20/20 vision, but still have blind spots, still have impaired perception. When we 'look harder', we discover the opportunities that have been around us the whole time. Change your perspective, change your life. 

Show notes:

Chinese man vs. 12 tanks in Tiananmen square https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeFzeNAHEhU

http://www.bacteriainphotos.com/Alexander_Fleming_and_penicillin.html#:~:text=It%20is%20impossible%20to%20know,of%20people%20around%20the%20world.

https://www.healio.com/news/endocrinology/20120325/penicillin-an-accidental-discovery-changed-the-course-of-medicine

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/17297.Marianne_Williamson

Sound of Silence song… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Silence

Power vs Force > David Hawkins book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19795.Power_vs_Force

https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-tank-man-of-tiananmen-square

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-Fleming

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520913/

Topics we cover: Forgiveness, hope, faith, motivation, losing weight, self-help, strategies for winning, inspiring others, being friends with anxiety and depression, strategies for success, overcoming fear, super powers, motivation, trust your gut, losing a loved one, death, real estate, health, investing, entrepreneurs, growing business, family, practices makes permanent, perfection, self-improvement, business, entrepreneurs, starting business, parenting, uplifting, spiritual, self-development, not giving up, mindfulness, meditation, Jesus, Buddha, stoic, stoicism, history, Buddhism, yoga, meditation, trusting yourself, be.…..Sound of Silence, Sir Alexander Fleming, Gandhi, Lion King, believe in your gut, vision, human eye

Which has more atoms, the stars in the universe or your eye? And what does this saying mean: There's more than what meets the eye? Are there opportunities right around you, healing, success, and clarity right in front of you--that you may be missing? And what about being fat? What's more sensual being fat or skinny? This is one of my favorite episodes...Part 1...so that means more to come....plus you got to watch the clip from the Lion King. Look Harder!

Simba and Rafiki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7fXfCZ4sB4

Nathan Sawaya: See the Yellow story here: https://www.fastcompany.com/1682144/making-lego-into-art-nathan-sawayas-impossible-brick-sculptures#:~:text=The%20centerpiece%20of%20Nathan%20Sawaya's,the%20world%2C%E2%80%9D%20says%20Sawaya.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-cosmos-recap-20140413-story.html#:~:text=Carl%20Sagan%20famously%20observed%20that,as%20Neil%20de%20Grasse%20Tyson.

https://www.lenstore.co.uk/eyecare/101-amazing-eye-facts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_illusion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Bocelli

https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/23/archives/when-fat-was-in-fashion-abundant-flesh-was-a-thing-of-beauty-to.html

Topics we cover: Forgiveness, hope, faith, motivation, losing weight, self-help, strategies for winning, inspiring others, being friends with anxiety and depression, strategies for success, overcoming fear, super powers, motivation, trust your gut, losing a loved one, death, real estate, health, investing, entrepreneurs, growing business, family, practices makes permanent, perfection, self-improvement, business, entrepreneurs, starting business, parenting, uplifting, spiritual, self-development, not giving up, mindfulness, meditation, Jesus, Buddha, stoic, stoicism, history, Buddhism, yoga, meditation, trusting yourself, be.…..Wreck it Ralph, Ralph Waldo Emerson, believe in yourself, Jesus, trust your gut, eyesight, Andrea bocelli, nathan sawaya, Reuben, Mona Lisa, art, perspective, perception, what you see is not always what you get.

Is it better to be child or a grown up? Do you think Tesla's cybertruck is ugly, does that even matter to Elon Musk? This episode is about being proud of who you are, what you're building, and being able to say 'I don't care if people like it'. You be you!

Keala singing with Hugh, this will stop your heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=XLFEvHWD_NE&app=desktop

Max lucado book https://www.amazon.com/Special-Board-Book-Lucados-Wemmicks/dp/1581342195

https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/elon-musks-response-to-his-failed-cybertruck-demonstration-shows-why-preparation-is-everything.htm  l

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/22/782052992/elon-musk-unveils-teslas-cybertruck-with-a-polarizing-wedge-shape

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dita_Von_Teese#:~:text=Heather%20Ren%C3%A9e%20Sweet%20(born%20September,moniker%20%22Queen%20of%20Burlesque%22.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2019/11/22/tesla-cybertruck-is-ugly-as-sin-there-i-said-it/#69e41dac7da6

Topics we cover: Forgiveness, hope, faith, motivation, losing weight, self-help, strategies for winning, inspiring others, being friends with anxiety and depression, strategies for success, overcoming fear, super powers, motivation, trust your gut, losing a loved one, death, real estate, health, investing, entrepreneurs, growing business, family, practices makes permanent, perfection, self-improvement, business, entrepreneurs, starting business, parenting, uplifting, spiritual, self-development, not giving up, mindfulness, meditation, Jesus, Buddha, stoic, stoicism, history, Buddhism, yoga, meditation, trusting yourself, be.…..Wreck it Ralph, Ralph Waldo Emerson, believe in yourself, Jesus, Be ye like a little child, parenting, Max Lucado, Mother Teresa, Cybertruck, Elon Musk, Greatest Showman, this is me