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21 DAYS

Jan 1, 2020
2 min

21 DAYS

IT TAKES 21 DAYS FOR YOU TO CREATE A GOOD HABIT The definition of the word HABIT is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously. How does something become a habit? Consistency is a word that you must learn in order for you to make something become a habit. As the new year approaches we all have goals we want to reach. Millions of people around the world make New Year's resolutions every year. But by February those new year's resolutions

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Know Your Destination

Aug 2, 2019
2 min

Know Your Destination

Where are you going? Which direction is your career headed in? Is your life and your career thriving? Ask yourself those above questions whenever you think that your current position is your final destination. It's very hard to start a blog or business and think it's going to thrive within 3-6 months (don't play yourself). So what do you do when things don't take off in the time frame that you imagined? Let me know if any of these below ring a bell. 1) GIVE UP. 2) Compare you

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Start The Damn Thing

Jul 17, 2019
2 min

Start The Damn Thing

"Excuses are like a**holes, everybody has one." - Someone smart The above quote might register with a lot of people I know. I know for sure it registers with me. We all get lazy sometimes and when it's time to start something we reach in our bag of excuses and pull out the first one we can find. "It's raining out so I'll start tomorrow." "I'll start my diet on the first of the month this monday." "I can't look for clients on social media because my phone is broke." We can get

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STAY THE COURSE

Jun 21, 2019
2 min

STAY THE COURSE

Summer is here and the planned holidays are right around the corner. People are packing their things getting ready to go to Ibiza, Greece, or maybe even Miami. Or maybe you're sitting at home waiting for a music festival to come your way so you and your friends can make a weekend out of it. You've been so focused in the last couple months in all aspects of your life. You've been in the gym working on your physical health. You've been reading self-help books to keep your menta

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Don't Forget To Thank Yourself

May 9, 2019
2 min

Don't Forget To Thank Yourself

Back in 2003 I was watching the BET awards and rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson won an award for best new artist. He walked up to the podium after he won his award and thanked a couple of people. With a serious face he finished his speech with... "I'm gonna be honest with ya'll, I wanna thank me." At that moment a lot of people in the room probably looked at him as a really cocky individual. I, on the other hand didn't see anything wrong with it. Why can't a man who works as h

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The Power Of A HUG

Apr 9, 2019
2 min

The Power Of A HUG

You ever been away from your mother for a long time and when you finally see her she gives you a big hug and squeezes you. When she hugs you a deep sigh of relief just leaves your body. Whatever you’ve been going through in life doesn’t really matter at that moment because the power of that hug from a loved one makes you focus on the love and positive energy that just came your way. I’m a big believer of positive energy and search for it on a daily basis. Sometimes it might b

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Fail Hard and Fail Fast

Mar 14, 2019
2 min

Fail Hard and Fail Fast

We all want to be perfect in everything we do. Whether you're an artist who has been trying to sell their work for years or you're a singer who for years has been trying to get a record contract but haven't had any luck. We must know that at some point in your adult life you will fail at something. One of the greatest quotes about failure that I've ever heard is "FAIL HARD AND FAIL FAST" (I would credit the person but my mind is drawing a blank lol). What does that quote mean

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How To Become Known

Feb 21, 2019
2 min

How To Become Known

Around Christmas time I had an opportunity to read a wonderful book called KNOWN:The handbook for building and unleashing your personal brand in the digital age by Mark W. Schaefer. Mark is an author of six books that mostly talk about the new era of social media. In his books he helps people who have little knowledge of understanding social media and transforms their knowledge on the topic. His book KNOWN is the only book of his that I have read so far and in my opinion by f

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TIME

Jan 25, 2019
2 min

TIME

I was on twitter last week and I read a tweet from INC magazine saying "the world's most successful people start their day at 4am." Then I saw one of my favorite authors J.K Rowling retweet and reply "oh, piss off." I laughed at first then really thought about it when I read the responses of people on twitter. So are really saying that you have to get up at 4am to be as successful as Bill Gates or Warren Buffet? If they are I think that's not realistic and it puts a lot of pr

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WHY REJECTION ISN'T SO BAD

Jan 16, 2019
2 min

WHY REJECTION ISN'T SO BAD

You ever heard the phrase WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES ANOTHER ONE OPENS? I'm sure every time you hear it you just want to roll your eyes. The truth about the phrase is that it is 100% accurate. We as humans don't handle rejection very well, and I really don't know a specific way to tell you how to handle any rejection that comes your way. What I can tell you not to do when you get rejected is to walk in a room, shut the door and close yourself off from the rest of the world. Some of

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What Is Your Success?

Jan 4, 2019
2 min

What Is Your Success?

In the dictionary the definition of success is THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO. Success really is that easy when you think about it. What is your success? Is it trying to lose 30 pounds in a certain time frame? Are you trying to get that big promotion at work? Or maybe achieve a certain level of financial success in life. In today's society we look at other successful people in our fields and try to compare ourselves to them. THIS MY FRIENDS IS A

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Reasons Why Some New Years Resolutions Don't Work

Dec 31, 2018
1 min

Reasons Why Some New Years Resolutions Don't Work

I was watching one of my favorite financial gurus online who goes by the name of Grant Cardone. He had a short video on 6 reasons why New Years resolutions don't work. I have never made a New Years resolution because I just never thought it was important. There is a statistic out there that says 80% of New Years resolutions fail by February. I truly believe this because most people have problems with consistency and planning. So when I scrolled through youtube and watched the

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WHY I WROTE THIS NEW BOOK

Oct 22, 2018
2 min

WHY I WROTE THIS NEW BOOK

A lot of my readers might be wondering why I wrote this new book. I came up with an idea years ago that I wanted to write a series of books that take place in the city I was raised in. I've lived all over the world and Boston is still the most unique city that I've lived in. The people, sports and culture are just a couple of things that I love about the city. I really wouldn't want to be from anywhere else than this beautiful city. Most writers usually have a protagonist in

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PRE-ORDER GIVEAWAY

Oct 15, 2018
1 min

PRE-ORDER GIVEAWAY

WELCOME EVERYONE. Along with your Pre-order of 'The Man In Forest Hills' you will receive four exclusive bonus packages. All you have to do is add your name and email after you purchase you get your gifts. CLICK THE LINK HERE for all links to purchase and to add your info for the giveaways. AFTER YOU HAVE PRE-ORDERED ENTER YOUR EMAIL BELOW TO RECEIVE YOUR BONUS GIVEAWAYS 1) Custom Artwork of all the main characters 2) Custom Artwork From a major scene in the book 3) 3 Cu

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THE MAN IN FOREST HILLS

Oct 12, 2018
1 min

THE MAN IN FOREST HILLS

Being a detective in the city of Boston is no easy task, and with the crime rate sky high, law enforcement is the only hope of getting things back in order. One of the best detectives in the state is Thomas Kent, a hard-nosed, by the book type, who doesn’t bend the rules for anyone. With the help of his department, he has taken down some of the biggest criminals in the city, and has also made a lot of enemies as well. For years he has battled with the biggest drug kingpin in

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