In Conscious Growth Club, were going through our usual quarterly planning process now. This is a five-step process that we go through four times each year as we set goals for each new quarter. It starts by reviewing the previous quarter and seeing how we did, relative to the goals we set three months prior.&

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Did you know that Eddie Murphy wasnt the original choice to play the character of Axel Foley in the movie Beverly Hills Cop? That role was actually given to Sylvester Stallone, but he couldnt get some of the comedic elements right, so Eddie Murphy was brought in to replace him. And did you know that&

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In February 2018 filmmaker Kevin Smith (aka Silent Bob) suffered a massive heart attack and underwent emergency surgery. Hes less than a year older than me, so he was only 47 at the time. Afterwards he switched to a vegan diet and dropped more than 50 pounds. In his latest film Jay and Silent Bob&

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Heres an updated version of my hugely popular How to Cook Brown Rice post from 2007, but this version is for people who have an Instant Pot. Here are the instructions: Add 2 cups brown rice to the Instant Pot. Dont bother rinsing the rice since thats just anti-starch propaganda. Add 2.5 cups water to&

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In the months and years leading up to my bankruptcy in 1999, I was very resistant to going broke. I kept sinking further into debt year by year, and bankruptcy was becoming increasingly inevitable. I kept doing whatever I could think of to stave it off, including selling off lots of items and trying to&

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If you predict what you expect to happen next in the world or in your life, does that mean that youre also putting out an intention to make it so? Heres how I like to frame this: A prediction is an acknowledgement and mental exploration of an existing offer. This could be an offer from&

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On March 11 I wrote the following notes in my personal journal: The coronavirus is currently in outbreak mode around the world. There are 125,865 known infections worldwide, with almost 81K in China. In the USA there are already 1281 infections, 7 of them in Nevada. But that’s largely due to severe under-testing. I think&

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In Conscious Growth Club, weve been discussing the coronavirus situation since February 26, and our discussion thread called Coronavirus preparation is now up to 325 posts and still growing. Perhaps a half-dozen related threads have been started as well, as members are discussing topics like self-care in isolation, immunity boosting tips, and sharing updates on&

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In November when I did four days of ayahuasca ceremonies in Costa Rica, the first night was really rough. About an hour after drinking the tea, I started feeling very strange, and this feeling continued to intensify. My body began to feel really heavy, and after a while I felt like I was mostly paralyzed&

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As much as youve seen unfold this month already, this is still the early game for the virus, so there will be even more changes coming up quickly. The last 10 days of the month could be even bigger than the first 21. With so much uncertainty, how can you still feel grounded? Is that&

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The USA is currently reporting 16,796 coronavirus cases. Based on the growth curve Im seeing, I predict well pass 100,000 cases in about 1 week. And I predict that well pass 1,000,000 cases in about 2 weeks (from today). If we move to total countrywide lockdown immediately, we can slow this, and we must. Each&

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With respect to the coronavirus pandemic, I am concerned about India. Given their population density and more than 1.3 billion residents, the virus situation there could soon make whats happening in Italy and Spain look tame. Earlier this week India was reporting only 129 infections and 2 deaths. Today its at 249 cases and 5&

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Some people may be surprised to learn that most viruses dont have much respect for the following: Optimism, blind or otherwise Fearlessness Mathematical illiteracy Feelings Opinions Conspiracies Spring break Jobs Economics Lying Denial Ignorance Irrationality Insults Politics Excuses Incompetence Toilet paper abundance Relative to human beings, who may be compassionate and understanding about some of&

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Lately Ive been feeling like were living through a particular Star Trek: The Next Generation episode. No, not Contagion – thats about a computer virus. Not Thine Own Self either, but thats a good guess. Im thinking of The Ensigns of Command. Thats the episode where Data, the android character, must convince a bunch of&

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Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced tonight that all Nevada casinos, hotels, and more businesses must close. So the Las Vegas Strip is effectively going dark. This also includes closing all bars, gyms, beauty salons, barber shops, malls, and restaurants that dont do takeout and delivery. Im glad he did this because while some casinos like&

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TruFusion is the local fitness studio that Rachelle and I joined a little over three weeks ago. We love the studio but stopped going to classes a week ago due to the virus situation, and they decided to shutter their locations not long after that. Today I got an email from them sharing that theyre&

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I have to report that the coronavirus information and news posts that Ive been sharing on Facebook have been getting removed by Facebook today. This includes several posts Ive shared there from my blog, news items from other sources, and even reshares of other peoples posts. Other people have also been telling me that when&

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Heres a meditation and instructions from meditation expert and author Dawson Church to significantly boost your immune system and reduce cortisol levels. Do this daily for a week to double your immune response. Meditation starts at about 7:35.

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This is not remotely a business as usual situation. Please open your eyes to whats happening. But more importantly, please open your heart to whats about to happen. This isnt a time to be working on your launches. This isnt a time to work on your campaigns. The focus on business needs to be put&

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