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Quiet Confidence

Yesterday I heard someone say that to be confident (or as they put it, to have self esteem) you do what you do because you feel it is the best thing and not because someone else wants or doesn’t want you to do it. Or in other words, if someone disapproves of what you do, [...]

Wanna Try for the Boston Marathon?

A friend pointed me to a guy’s Web page that has a bunch of pictures from the Boston Marathon. I guess he ran it while carrying a digital camera. It gives you a feel for what it is like to run the race. It made me want to go run it. One thing that’s neat [...]

President Bush’s Personality

With all the bad talk that President Bush gets about him, I found this article refreshing and interesting about his personality. Maybe the press paints a different picture of him (sometimes as a result of his own decisions, sometimes probably not) than what he really is.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_go_pr_wh/distinctly_bush_analysis

Action Goals Versus Achievement Goals

Happy New Year!!
I’m the kind of person who likes to make goals, especially at the New Year. It feels good to check things off the list. I remember talking to a friend awhile back who said they sometimes add items to their to-do list after they have done them just so they can have the [...]

44 Miles Per Hour

I’ve been trying to ride my bike home from school once or twice a week. It’s about an 18-20 mile trip, which is why I only go one way. But it’s invigorating to be in the open air and to get up some speed. Today when riding home I was coming down from the foothills [...]

Get a Free Scoop of Ice Cream from Ben and Jerry’s

If you vote on November 4, make sure to get an “I Voted” sticker and take a photo of yourself at the polling station. If you do that, you can get a free scoop of ice cream from Ben and Jerry’s.
See more details at http://www.benjerry.com/features/i_voted/index.cfm?utm_source=chunkMail101408&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=chunkMail101408

BYU Football Coach Bronco Mendenhall

I know it might sound strange, but learning some of the principles that Coach Mendenhall teaches his players has given me inspiration on being disciplined and living as I should. In a recent interview with national radio/TV sports commentator Jim Rome, he answers questions about BYU and why they do things they way they do. [...]