Why I Never Let Anyone Support Me Until the Day I Almost Died

“Why don’t you get up and make the coffee, while I stay in my sleeping bag and plan our ascent route?” I half-heartedly ask my climbing partner Hank. He just looks at me with that unassuming, “give-me-a-break Val Jon” look of his. It’s three o’clock in the morning, cold, dark, and damp, and neither of

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Ready or Not: My Experience Launching a Side Hustle in 121 Days

The handwritten check arrived in a plain envelope. I signed and deposited it right away. Normally I would have then shredded it. But not this one. I’m saving this one. It’s from my friend Fred “Honey Pot” Williams, a 61-year-old gastroenterologist and beekeeper, and it’s the first revenue from a side hustle I started with

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Best Gracious Quotes to Inspire a Life of Gratitude

Gratitude – An Emotion a Feeling: An emotion-filled with positivism and Thanksgiving & appreciation for is known as GRATITUDE. Saying out thanks in return for the efforts done by others is a great act of kindness. Showing strong feelings of gratitude towards others reflect a positive moment. There is a variety of things that can

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