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Tired And Happy

May 5, 2014 By Jeff Turner Leave a Comment

It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.” – Benjamin Franklin

Filed Under: Commentary, Life Tagged With: happiness, work

My Sweet Satan And The Power Of Confirmation Bias

May 2, 2014 By Jeff Turner 2 Comments

My biases might initially lead me down the wrong path, but I’m not powerless. I can choose to take a different path.

Filed Under: Commentary, Life Tagged With: behavior, confirmation bias, influence

This Isn’t Bait & You’re Not A Fish

May 1, 2014 By Jeff Turner Leave a Comment

Wouldn’t it be nice if the most important piece of a blog post right now was the content of the blog post itself?

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: content, link baiting, quality

On Consistency, Intensity, And Authenticity

April 30, 2014 By Jeff Turner 1 Comment

A little over 3 years ago I wrote a post titled, Choose Harder Things. Going to the gym had become “too easy.” I was just showing up. I would do the minimal workout that would allow me to say that I had worked out that day. I was being consistent, but I wasn’t being consistently intense. Writing felt that was to me this morning.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: consistency, life, writing

Lingering In An Inspirational Moment

April 29, 2014 By Jeff Turner 6 Comments

It was as normal as any conversation I’ve ever heard. And not. As I walked by their yard, I smiled at the Dad. I said nothing, but I hope he could see in my face the joy I experienced in that moment. I hope he saw the feeling of inspiration in my smile, in my eyes. I have a feeling he has seen that look before.

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: challenges, inspiration, life

Paying Forward The Precious Gift Of Education

April 28, 2014 By Jeff Turner 4 Comments

In 2006 I realized that busy wasn’t enough. I wanted to be more than just “Jeff’s wife” or someone’s Mom. Even though when I was a kid and adults would ask me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” All I could think of was “A Mom.” I was certainly that, but for some reason it wasn’t enough for me, something was missing and I couldn’t figure out what it was.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: charity, education, mffo

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