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Winning the battle with Type 2 Diabetes, or “I’m buying new jeans!”

By on Thursday, April 17th, 2014 | No Comments

I recently commented on Facebook that I had not eaten starches or sweets (fruits, yogurts, desserts, etc.) for almost a year. As has happened several times over the last year, a friend suggested that I not be too rigid about this. But context matters, and it’s appropriate for me to set the context. Here’s my […]

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Changing Your Thinking Can Change Your World

By on Friday, April 11th, 2014 | No Comments

Meta-Note: The next few days are Your Thinking Makes Your World Days at ApplyThisToday.com. You can see more at my Facebook page. Changing Your Thinking Can Change Your World – At Least a Little Bit   Sometimes little, even trivial things can serve to make a big point, or as W. Clement Stone said in The Success System […]

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Down another 8p

By on Friday, March 21st, 2014 | No Comments

I weighed in again at Weight Watchers again today. Since my last post, I’m down another 8 pounds, meaning down nearly 40p since I began this journey. Weight Watchers talks about non-food rewards for when you reach certain goals. For those who’ve never had to deal with weight loss, you probably have trouble relating to […]

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Ever had a Harajuku Moment?

By on Saturday, January 4th, 2014 | No Comments

Key concept: Harajuku moment In April 2013 I had a “196 moment.” I’m guessing most people have such moments at some point in their lives, though they call it by other names.. Malcolm Gladwell apparently coined the phrase Harajuku Moment, which Tim Ferris, in his book, The Four Hour Body concisely described as when a nice-to-have becomes a […]

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Bal Simon, Avenger?

By on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 | 3 Comments

When I was a little kid, I pretended I was Superman, based on the stories with the late George Reeves. After I created the video below, I asked myself, could I ever really be an action hero, like the characters in The Avengers? No. It is to laugh. After all, I’m not big on wearing […]

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