June 2012
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As you think, you travel, and as you love, you attract. You are today where your...
– James Allen
May 2012
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Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal;...
– Thomas Jefferson
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We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft...
– Woodrow Wilson
April 2012
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Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any...
– Hermann Hesse
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12 Activities to Increase Happiness
Borrowed from ”The How of Happiness” written by Sonja Lyubomirsky Ph.D.
1. Express GRATITUDE
2. Cultivate OPTIMISM
3. Avoid OVERTHINKING and SOCIAL COMPARISION
4. Practice acts of KINDNESS
5. Nurture SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
6. Develop strategies for COPING
7. Learn to FORGIVE
8. Increase FLOW EXPERIENCES
9. Savor LIFE’S JOY
10. Commit to your GOALS
11. Practicing RELIGION/ SPIRITUALITY
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There is hardly a more gracious gift we can offer somebody than to accept them...
– Elizabeth Gilbert
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Entrepreneur Spotlight, Krista Paul →
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The people whose lives you touch may forget what you said, but they will never...
– David B. Haight
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Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the...
– Benjamin Franklin
March 2012
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I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to...
– E.B. White
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February 2012
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No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the...
– Terry Josephson
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If we want to have the biggest impact, the best way to do this is to make sure...
– Mark Zuckerberg - IPO letter to investors
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When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you...
– Clifton Fadiman
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One Theme a Month in 2012
I am extremely excited about 2012 and I have a host of New Year’s Resolutions this year. I also firmly believe this year to be the most important of record for UsingMiles.com. We have an insane number of opportunities this year, and I am so pleased with where we are.
I just posted a blog on FitAndThrifty about how I approach my New Year’s Resolutions. Starting this year, I have...
December 2011
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Editor Mike Cote of Colorado Biz Magazine talks with Krista Paul, one of ColoradoBiz’s Top Five Young Professionals for 2011.
November 2011
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I Relaunched FitAndThrifty.com With My Friend,...
About a year and a half ago I decided to create a platform in order to share my random fitness and money-saving musings. At the time I was also planning on making some cash on the side by including affiliate links on the site. My goal was to provide people with tips and tricks on how to get healthy and fit on a budget. I named the Blog FitAndThrifty.com.
Blogging is fun. I enjoy it. But it...
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Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the...
– Napoleon Hill-1883-1970
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There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one...
– Nelson Mandela
October 2011
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He who forgives, ends the quarrel.
– Celestial Seasonings teabag
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My Moment of Fame: Top 5 Colorado Young...
My best friend, Chelsea Palmer, nominated me for the Top 25 Young Professionals in Colorado for 2011. I ended up getting voted as one of the top five professionals and somehow got a spot on the cover of the magazine. All remarkable, unexpected, and wonderful things. I am humbled by and grateful for this moment in my life.
That being said, now I need to live up to the assertions made in this...
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September 2011
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Our future prosperity depends on the quality of our collective imaginations.
– The Lean Startup
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It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute… that gives meaning...
– Tony Robbins
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Be Grateful
“Smile, breathe and go slowly.” —- Thich Nhat Hanh
Here are a couple of blog posts I read this week that I’d like to share with you:
Improve Every Moment, Leo Babauta
5 Practical Tips for Living in a State of Inner Peace, Evita Ochel
I also stumbled across a new blog to me that is called “Hope Heals.” It is Kathryn Wolf’s story of being normal one...