August 5, 2018 5 AM Joel

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Yep, even on the weekends.

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Here’s all the post archives. Enjoy!

October 2021

18: Monday here we come!
17: The Autonomy Paradox
16: Be someone’s rainbow this weekend 🌩🌈
15: Full Mind? OR Mindful?
14: Vulnerability is attractive.
13: Emergency Hall and Oates Hotline
12: Get steppin’…
11: Been rejected? Think about it this way…
10: Sunday Contentment
09: Fill up that cup ⚡️🔋
08: Stop complaining… People don’t like broken records.
07: Laughing at Albert Einstein…
06: Old dogs can learn new tricks. So can you.
05: National “Do Something Nice” Day 😇
03: Spending my Sunday minutes…
02: Finding your balloon 🎈
01: It’s Friday! Lettuce celebrate 🥬

September 2021

30: Effective emailing hack
29: 3 x quick Dad Jokes
28: Let your tiny little thoughts grow… 🌱
27: Your superpower is ______________.
26: Put your brain on Airplane Mode ✈️
24: How Weird Are You?
23: Hello from Austin!
22: Creativity breeds creativity…
21: Shawnell’s Morning Affirmations
20: Mix up your ingredients 👐
19: Marriage Advice Quotes – From 27 Real Couples…
18: Just because I’m wandering, it doesn’t mean that I’m lost
17: My House is a Mansion!
16: 42 years of happiness…
15: Set small daily goals…
14: There are always bright sides…
13: Monday reminders…
12: Spending time with your gut and lungs
11: I am an idiot #10 🏄‍♂️
10: Friday Happiness Checklist v3! ✅
09: Productivity Hack: Get a desk plant! 🌱
08: Replacing “have to” with “get to”
07: The Two Doormen – A Story About Perspective
06: Cheers to all your hard work!
05: An extraordinary life!
04: Beautiful stories | Beautiful people
03: Casual Friday –> Dress up as yourself! 👕
02: Want uncommon results?
01: I screwed up… But that’s OK.

August 2021

31: Ask Me Anything – Round 2
30: Small steps —-> Big goals
29: Carpe diem. Today only happens once. 😎
28: Happy Saturday, happy people!
27: Reminder of how blessed you are…
26: F.E.A.R. has 2 meanings
25: Karma got me a new surfboard 🙂
24: Besides which you see, I have confidence in ME!
23: Fill your attic with good furniture
22: Cheers to living in satisfaction 🍻
21: A few fun stories from this past week!
20: Life happens FOR us, not TO us.
19: Your job isn’t that bad, is it?
18: Giving away all my profits…
17: Steve’s CREDO – Be a hero, not an asshole.
16: Make like a tree… 🌳
15: Awake is the new Asleep
13: I wonder if anything bad will happen today?
12: A weird and beautiful dream last night
11: My friend is “outrageously generous”…
10: So can you…
09: Don’t stop believin’
08: The secret to being good at life 🏄‍♂️
07: Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder
06: I am an idiot #9 🤦🏻‍♂️
05: Setbacks vs Comebacks
04: Shine as bright as you can!
03: Just Do It – Speech by Art Williams – Full Transcript
02: Your fish tank is too small… 🦈
01: Summer is just beginning!

30: Second Chance Day
29: Tuesday = ChooseDay
27: Officiating my friend’s wedding – [Speech Script]
26: Love is in the air… 💕
25: Friday. My second favorite F word.
24: If you don’t believe in yourself, then who else will?
21: A golden day ahead!
20: A message from my Dad…
19: Everything happens for a reason…
18: Friday Pun – Everybody likes a good laugh on Friday
17: Change your mindset = change your options
16: Happy Whens Day
15: The Buffett Formula
14: Patience Affirmation
13: Slow down Sunday
12: Enjoy your gifts!!
11: National “Making Life Beautiful” Day
10: Garbage in = garbage out.
09: Cheers to an awesome guy!
08: They become your legacy…
07: Get up and try your best
06: Life is all around
05: Seeing some doctors today…
04: Discipline or regret? It’s your choice.
03: Which cows are you hanging with? 🐮
02: Focus on your 998
01: One Good Thing

31: Happy Memorial Day!
30: 100% Contentment
29: Get up, get going! 😎
28: Happiness Checklist, v2! ✅
26: It pays to be nice…
25: Negativity helps no one.
24: Hello Monday!
23: Sunday Double Funday
22: Your *real* camera 👀
20: Be thankful for your cup
19: You’re progressing just fine…
18: Focusing on the positives!
17: Monday poem, by Kenzie
16: First things first…
15: Just the way you are
14: I am an idiot #7 🧑🏻‍💻
13: Getting back on track…
12: Exponential thinking… 🏆
11: You are an eagle…
10: This week, do both.
09: Unconditional Love
08: The biggest thing I learn traveling…
06: If you fail, congratulations.
05: What really matters – part 2
04: Beware of mediocrity
03: Monday Victorious!
02: Stay healthy my friends
01: $1,475 in bonus money for April

30: Share the goodness – It’s Friday!!
29: A “symbiotic” relationship
28: The Two Travelers – A story about optimism and perspective
27: Make a note of it!
26: Monday survival…
25: Self-care Sunday
24: GET UP – It’s the weekend
22: Earth Day Perspective 🌳
21: Always be positive. It makes things easier!
20: More important than your IQ…
19: Monday happiness – you gotta choose it.
17: Time of your life
16: Your happiness bank account
15: I have a secret
14: Today is gonna be a great day…
13: The young buffalo 🦬
12: Let your own light shine – It’s Monday!
10: Karma Saturday –> do good things
09: The celebrations continue!
08: Celebrate other people’s stuff!
07: Are you waiting for an elevator?
06: Is your problem really that bad?
05: Which way are you headed?
04: The biggest thing Hawaii has taught me…
03: I won the lottery. You did too!
02: Friday – run run run!
01: Leave something undone – (guest post 🙋🏼‍♀️)

February 2021

28: The antidote to FOMO
27: This weekends good vibe forecast…
26: Create your own “luck”
25: Always do your best
23: GameStock Saga – check your motive
22: I guess i’m not the only idiot… 🍌
21: Happiness: Yours for the taking!
20: Detach from your phone
19: A few Friday love stories for ya…
17: I wish I was “normal”
16: One day, or Day One?
12: Chinese New Year 🏮 🏮 – Let’s celebrate!
11: Mood follows action
10: Expresso yourself
09: Shift your perspective, my friend.
07: Bad news and good news
06: 4% pain… for 96% gain!
05: Convert your ideas –> action
04: Lookin’ for the good stuff!
03: Simplify your day…
02: How to increase your value 💪
01: Happy 1st of the month! 🥂

January 2021

31: Your uniqueness… It’s needed.
30: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around
29: Where the gold is…
28: The Universe is Rigged
27: I am an idiot #5 🙅 Multitasking…‍
26: Aussie aussie aussie!
25: Confirming your reasons…
24: Only got one life. Don’t blow it.
23: More fun volunteering stories…
22: Friday = MY day
21: The awesome starts —> when you say it does
20: It’s a big day…
19: Tuesday GRIT 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️
17: Fill up your cup. Mazel tov!
16: Shake up the routine
15: Fridays are for sharing
14: If you’re not changing it, you’re choosing it.
13: You are FLAWSOME 🤩
12: Increase your chances of apples 🍎🍎🍎
11: Look for the good
10: Two dates and a dash
09: Silence isn’t empty.
08: When everyone around you is winning
07: 2% of this year is already gone
06: Blankety blank ____________
05: Excuses excuses…
04: Success requires absolute commitment
03: Promise me this…
02: Lucky Ducky
01: Let’s try this again… Your 2021 Playbook

December 2020

30: Count your age by friends and experiences.
29: Common Sense
28: Ultimate Life Hack: Help Others Win
27: 2020 Good Stuff List
26: Eye of the beholder
25: Christmas is about everyone else
24: Celebrate good times, come on!
23: Impossible?…. No!
22: A cool ripple effect story!
21: Hello winter solstice!
20: Downtime ups your uptime!
19: Create your own peace! ✌️
18: Forgiveness vs. Permission
17: I am an idiot #4 🙆‍♂️
15: People who match your future
14: Deeper, not wider.
13: My neighborhood smells like poop (and I love it)
12: Count blessings, reduce stressings!
11: Find the fun. Be the fun.
10: Why am I not growing very fast?
09: Check in with yourself
08: The smile on your face
07: You are a superhero –> Act like it.
06: The Myth of Talent
05: Cheesin’ for no reason
04: Gettin’ high on life…
03: Looking up or looking down?
02: Most dogs face North when they 💩
01: Run from it or learn from it

November 2020

30: Monday perseverance
29: Live today with no comparisons
28: Why gratitude?
26: Happy Turkey Day!
25: I am an idiot #3 🙋‍♂️
24: I get lockdown… but I get up again
23: I want it all. I want it NOW.
22: Healing frequencies – 528 Hz and 432 Hz
21: Gratitude sets the happiness tone
20: Smiles can be heard over the phone
19: TCB
18: I am an idiot #2 🤦🏻‍♂️
17: You are a badass
16: CHARGE into Monday -+—–>
15: Gratitude Check-in
14: It’s the golden rule
13: Friday H2o Challenge
12: Be you, do you, for you.
11: Check yo’ self before you wreck yo’ self
10: Grow a pair.
09: Circle of Concern vs. Circle of Influence
08: Build your own normal
07: You set your own bar
06: Friday Fun Volunteering Stories
05: Failure isn’t the opposite of success
04: I am an idiot 🤷‍♂️
03: 100 x Days Until Valentines Day! 😍 – Gift idea
02: Half a dozen things, 5000 times.
01: Wishing you peace

October 2020

31: Weird stuff tonight… 2020 Halloween Stats!
30: 100 year old gift
29: Celebration of life, and death
27: Surely not “everybody” was kung fu fighting..?
26: Get what you give
25: Even after all this time
24: Unplugging works…
23: Cast a light, not a shadow
22: Overcoming sour 🍋
21: 2 Gifts 👀
20: Tuesday in the Water
19: Waking up and being happy
18: Your current age = perfect
17: Saturdays are for ___________.
16: A few quick money wins 💰
15: The 5 by 5 rule…
14: Blessings in disguise
13: Moving from failure –> failure.
12: Squirrel List 🐿
11: Wellness Sunday
10: Call me crazy, but…
09: Your vote matters!
08: Clean your windows 🏠
07: If you can dream it –> you can do it.
06: You will outlast your problems
05: Monday checklist. ✅
04: What’s your beautiful moment today?
03: Hit the save button
02: Dont “yes” your life away.

September 2020

30: Rise above the negativity…
29: Having time vs. making time
28: Stay busy planting seeds
27: Showing love when someone’s being an asshole…
26: Where’s your grandma? – The depth of life.
25: Stop Starting and Start Finishing
24: Negativity helps absolutely nothing.
23: Month updates, parents teaching kids, and 100 days left this year!
23: Today is a gift
22: 100 days until January 1st
21: Your Monday focus
20: Quickest way to happiness –> GIVE
19: On your side 🚿
18: Happy Aloha Friday
17: Friends on FIRE – An Awesome Podcast
17: Time = Life
16: It’s GO time
15: Why am I so tired lately?
14: Protect your flame 🔥
13: Keep the vibe alive
12: Old habits die hard
11: Giving up after one setback…
10: Remember the “why”?
09: Following the masses…
08: Great moves are usually greeted by yawns
07: Labor labor labor day
06: Gratitude improves all your experiences
05: Past is the past
04: Friday reminders…
03: Right place, right time. Look for the signs…
02: 4 quick tips – for when you feel overwhelmed
01: Life breather

August 2020

31: Remember who you are!
30: Refinance Magic – Putting Equity to Work
29: Altruistic actions
28: A sneaky challenge for you…
27: Are your problems “real” problems?
26: Worry-free Wednesday
25: Be more open in your beliefs
24: Your attention please.
23: Your happiness = your responsibility
22: Fun feedback stories…
21: Friday Happiness Checklist ✅
20: Thinking of others
19: Habits are sneaky
18: Kintsugi v2
17: Under pressure? So were diamonds once!
16: Live harder!
15: How to supercharge your weekend…
14: Cheer for yourself
13: The Leaky Bucket
12: The Slouch King
11: Broken? Or Beautiful?
10: Same mud, different experiences
09: The fun is just beginning!
07: The right time 🕰
06: Better effort = better results
05: BE – DO – HAVE paradigm
04: Work on your inners.
03: “busy” is a decision
02: Happy August! – Personal Updates

31: You are progressing!
30: The Chicken Timer
29: Tenacity…
28: “it” is just a point in the process.
27: Monday reminders 🙂
26: Nothing will come of nothing
25: Not everything is cancelled!
24: Stayin’ Positive and Happy!
23: Perceptions –> Beliefs –> REALITY
22: Designing your life – straight line or circle?
21: Cross pollination – sharing the good stuff
20: Mondays are awesome
19: Benevolent well of truth…
18: Welcome to the bright side
16: Make a simple morning choice.
15: Just a tiny bit further 🙂
14: You’re doing great
13: It’s GO time…
12: There is no finish line
11: A plentiful existence!
10: You do you!
09: Persistence has unlimited power.
08: Saying NO list
07: Worrier or Warrior?
06: Happy Monday! Back to “reality”.
02: Better dreams to dream
01: Treasure your growing pains

30: Skills + Will
29: Today or never
26: 3 questions, 3 things, and 3 days off!
25: Be like Peter Pan… Think happy thoughts!
24: Resentment and grudges – let them go!
23: Taking no risks… is risky!
22: Every choice you make… is actually 2 choices
21: Work / Life “Balance” – Merge and Shift your Mindset
20: Trade time for __________?
19: Saying No to Book Recommendations
18: A few quick reminders for today…
17: Weebles wobble – but they don’t fall down!
16: Cut the crap
15: Your Monday Survival Track Record
14: Rest is part of the equation
13: Health = Wealth. Just 1% of your day.
12: Where there’s a will, there’s a wave
11: Today’s Affirmations. Tell these to yourself.
10: Winners never quit, and quitters never win!
09: Sticks and stones
08: half effort = half results
07: An infinite supply of love and happiness
06: A few more funny volunteering stories!
05: Priority vs. Priorities
04: Surround yourself with encouraging people!
03: Feeling stressed?
02: Being happy on purpose!
01: “Fresh Start” Theory

31: Negative –> Positive
30: VIP Tickets!
29: Shedding your old skin…
28: Why not?
27: How do you eat an elephant?
26: Making Problems Fun to Solve!
25: It’s Memorial Day
24: My Gratitude Journey – Guest post by Grateful Kae!
23: Equanimity – mental calmness
22: Hold me accountable…
21: Pain is temporary – you’ll get through it
19: My pile of good things…
18: “Mirroring” builds rapport and trust
17: I Am Determined – Hafiz
16: Tomorrow’s memories
15: Think 2-8-90
14: Eating Humble Pie
13: 5am Emails – Housekeeping and Thank You!
12: 3 Ugly Outfits – Dress Wisely!
11: Someone broke into my car…
10: I got it from my Mama!
09: Screen detox
08: A bully’s perspective…
07: Problem Solving 101
06: Poco a-poco (little by little)
05: Bad news, good news.
04: May the 4th be with you!
03: Neighborhood rock drama
02: Tomato trades and paying it forward…
01: Don’t celebrate too early – Take Two!

30: Lose the Ego
29: Routine; It’s Lethal.
28: Tuesday = Choose-day
27: Dishing Out Compliments
26: Turn your brain off – It’s Sunday!
25: Fun times in Quarantine!
24: Don’t celebrate too early!
24: Rent Collection & Updates During Quarantine
23: People like YOU
22: The Unknown Monk
21: Problem Approach…
20: 101 Random Things I’m Grateful For!
19: Invest… in Rest
18: My favorite old lady
17: If you don’t have anything nice to say – Try these instead!
16: 10 x Nice things to cheer up your neighbors (and yourself)!
15: What weakens you, strengthens you.
14: Living an Extraordinary Life
13: Monday Schmonday
12: Choose your words…
11: It’s good news week!
10: Presentation about writing
09: Give more = Get more
08: Unstoppable Attitude
07: Best advice ever…
06: Count your blessings!
05: Strong people need support too
04: Genius? or Idiot?
03: Happy Friday(s)
02: 4 x Fourplexes – Emergency Funds and Recession Planning
02: When the going gets tough
01: The Uncomfortable Zone

31: Your unique strengths
30: Your “prison” ain’t that bad
29: Slow down. Pull over. Refuel.
27: When life gives you 🍋🍋🍋
26: Layers: Like an Onion
25: Stay at home = lower car insurance?
24: Be a survivor of the unfairness!
23: Change your thinking 🤔
22: Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.
21: After all this is over…
20: Fill in the _________
19: The first time I farted in front of my wife… 🙈
18: Lead From The Middle
17: Disasters: Human Behaviour
16: Baby steps –> in the right direction
15: Relaxing is a skill!
14: Time for some R & R
12: The “Not-To-Do” List
11: Busy vs Productive
10: Hang in there! – You are not alone in this!
09: Keep it simple. Why complicate life?
08: Your blessed life…
07: Happiness Doors – Look Around You
06: Love, Actually, is all around.
05: Successful vs. Unsuccessful People
04: Let’s play a game… Can you predict the stock market?
03: No complaining until April 1st!
02: 10 x Favorite Monday Messages
01: My 5am Alarm Says… (POEM)

February 2020

28: Are we there yet?
27: Keep kicking ass – you’re good at it!
26: Others see RED. But you should see GREEN!
25: Who you hanging around?
24: Kick me in the nuts 🥜
23: Don’t complain… because…
22: I hate to be the bearer of bad news…
21: A quick reminder – Be nice!
20: An invisible brain
19: Feel | Felt | Found – A cool trick I learned in sales
18: The Sad Game – by Hafiz
17: A jolly good fellow!
16: 30,000 days
15: 4 Word Life Advice by Faraz
14: 🥂I Love Valentines Day🥂
13: Haters gonna hate
12: Little Unknown Facts About Gratitude…
11: Persist in the face of obstacles!
10: Postulation for motivation
09: Year to volunteer
08: 101 Things to do at 5am!
07: Virtue of Thankfulness
06: A One Degree difference – The Compound Effect
05: Life is _________.
04: Quick story from a plane flight in 2014
03: Another Magic Monday!
02: The Rock Doctors
01: It’s the 1st of the Month – Time to Celebrate!

January 2020

31: New kid on the block
30: Every single day
29: Spending your minutes…
28: Stay patient my friends…
27: Learning from Michael J Fox…
26: Australia Day – Funny Stats and Facts
25: Goals are important, even on the weekend…
24: It takes time…
23: Ferrari in my driveway…
22: Even Steven – Approach life with good intentions
21: Reasons to Always Work Harder
20: Love thy neighbor…
19: I have 2 clocks…
18: Ready for downtime
17: You see weakness, others see strength!
17: Today’s Affirmation
15: A rude awakening
14: Don’t “should” on yourself
13: Monday decisions
12: A Lesson From Palm Trees…🌴
11: Weekends at 5am
10: You can do it!
09: So what?
08: +1 or -1
07: The thing about FEAR
06: Perspective
05: Confession – Forgive and Forget
04: Action before 4pm today…
03: Share your candle
02: Holidays are over – get back to work!
01: It’s now 2020! Make Time This Year

December 2019

November 2019

21: 🐕 Dog Knowledge 🐕
15: More fun volunteering stories!
08: 18 Days Healthier and $90 Wealthier!
04: Monday is on your side
02: The dead need us, just as much as we need them

October 2019

September 2019

30: Are you self-motivated?
26: Let it be known…
18: Hiring a Property Manager? – Ask These Questions…
16: Monday troubles…
12: Say YES to more things!
10: What does Financial Independence mean to you?
03: Volunteering Updates…

August 2019

29: 3 x Monday Monkeys
28: Hello darkness, my old friend
23: How Many Toilets Do You Own?
15: Be different on Mondays
12: Credit Card Hacking – Personal Summary, Timeline & Notes
04: 4th of July – Statistics for 2019

February 2019

January 2019

December 2018

20: Changing Real Estate Investing Strategies

November 2018

October 2018

September 2018

August 2018

18: Mondays don’t suck. My attitude does.
17: Ready… Set… STRESS!
10: Everything Fits in a Prius
09: The Sunk Cost Fallacy – STOP Digging!
07: When More Equity = Less Return

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