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Live Laugh Prepare articles from our old site
Many moons ago, RaeLea and I started a website called “Live, Laugh, Prepare!” We used it as a medium for compiling our personal evolution journey as we attempted to make sense of life’s mysteries. Over time, we realized that while constant improvement is one of our shared passions, we didn’t want to necessarily be known…
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How I learned to trust my instinct
Everyone has regrets. Anyone who says they have lived life without any regrets is either lying, they are not introspective, or they are a narcissistic sonofabitch. My greatest regrets in life have been when I ignored my instinct. Most of the time, these were professional decisions: I allowed distractions to keep me from fully developing…
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How to win in the game of life
“I don’t remember where I was when I realized life was a game. The more seriously I took things, the harder the rules became.” –lyrics from “À Tout le Monde” by Megadeth. Life isn’t fair. As my own means of coping (and flourishing) in this absurd world we live in, I have began, in recent…
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I stole from a waitress
I had never possessed half-dollar coins in all my life. Granted, at the time I had lived just thirteen or fourteen years. When I saw the shiny nickel likeness of John F. Kennedy resting on the table unattended, I knew that was my chance to have them as my own. I might be remembering certain…
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Should we stop saying this phrase?
I am sure, at some point, you have had someone tell you: “It is what it is.” Maybe it was when you were bringing a problem to their attention, or expressing frustration with the status quo. This particular phrase invaded my vocabulary around the time I entered the corporate world. At first, it seemed to…