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Assume Good Intentions

Posted on January 25, 2026

Eight billion people on the planet. I assume most have good intentions. They want to work, make some money, pay for their survival and enjoy a little.

That is why the world is pretty peaceful. Especially when compared to thousands of years of history.

There will be people with bad intentions, of course. They will be like that for a short period (revenge, retribution, immediate survival), or, even fewer, will have evil intentions as their life-long philosophy.

Be mindful of those people and the moments others go briefly rogue. Generally though, most people are guided by good intentions.

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Find The Win!

Posted on January 24, 2026

There is always a silver lining. Sometimes you have to search very hard for it. Other times it doesn’t feel that great, regarding the silver under the circumstances, but it is there. We can seek to get something out of every experience.

Sometimes it does take days, weeks or years to discover the win or accept it. But when you look, you’ll find the win. Look for one every day.

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Enough

Posted on January 22, 2026

How much is enough? One car? 10? An all you can eat salad bar, sounds great, but is it more than enough?

How much is enough for you? Regarding anything. Stop and assess this now.

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Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk

Posted on January 22, 2026

An oldie but a goodie. Once the thing has happened, it’s done. Accept and move on. You can’t undo a car accident. So as long as it is only a fender bender, we need to take these in our stride.

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Aim For Amazing

Posted on January 20, 2026

Complain less. Keep your mind focused on what amazing would look like. What do you want? Not what you will settle for.

This is hard for most people. People know what they don’t want or what they are fine with. But it often takes some serious inner work to figure out what you truly want. Not what you’re supposed to want, but really, actually want.

Stop complaining and focusing on past grievances. Bygones.

Keep your mind focused on the future and the amazing components of your amazing life. You get what you think about most of the time.

Think slim. Think wealthy. Think kindness.

There are lots of great things to think about. Think about those things and those things exclusively.

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Repeating Yourself

Posted on January 19, 2026

Make the changes in your life quickly. Make them permanent in your mind so there are no ‘ooops’ moments and you do the things you promised yourself you wouldn’t.

There is no need to live the same year 16 years in a row. Change yourself or change your circumstances. But actually do it.

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Time Well Spent

Posted on January 18, 2026

Try to have as many of these moments as you can. If you can get up from an encounter with someone and feel that it was “time well spent” then you are winning!

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Push Boundaries

Posted on January 17, 2026

Push yourself to get through your own mental blocks. And nudge at other boundaries too.

Don’t take things too far. But do push.

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The Best Time to Be Alive. Ever.

Posted on January 15, 2026

What an incredible time to be alive. The basic living in most westernised countries is better than even kings and queens had prior to the 20th century.

Fresh water. Peace. Food variety and abundance. Smartphones and all they can do and access. Healthcare and the ability to cure and postpone death. Travel ease with cars, Ubers, airplanes and soon spaceships. Flushing toilets. Fridges and freezers.

Social mobility is easier than ever. The playing field is the most even it has ever been. It will never be perfect and sometimes you’re going to have speed bumps, but, oh my. This is soo much better than even the 18th century, never mind the sixth century and all of the others.

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Accountability

Posted on January 14, 2026

If you’re looking for someone or something to blame, start by looking in the mirror. You probably had something to do with it.

The sooner you can recognise that you often create the environment or situation that you’re complaining about, the sooner you can adjust your behaviour or attitude and improve the whole situation.

No need to act like an entitled, perfect, victim. You do things that irritate people and situations. Own up to it and make some basic adjustments.

Everyone can breathe easier after this and they will all get along much better going forward.