Here are 40 of my favorite learnings from my first 40 years on the planet. They're simple - yet powerful.

1. WhenIam surroundedbythepeopleIloveand
thatloveme,Iam strongandpowerfulandIcan
doanything.
Iam anExtrovertwithacapitalE,andIwork
bestwhenIam surroundedbypeople.
There'snoreplacementforinperson
connection-butvideocallsarethe
nextbestthing.
Socialmediaisagreatwayto
getbackinandstayintouch
withfriends.
Hugsequalloveand
loverocks!!
Informationisgood
-Actionisbetter.
Iworkbestwith
someoneandnotby
myself.
It'soktotakeabreaknowandthen.
IfIdon'ttakecareofmyself,nothingelsematters.
Socialmediacanbeagreatway
tostartarelationship.
Gettingsomethingdoneisbetter
thangettingsomethingperfect.
Exercisingdailygivesme
greatenergy-andwhen
Imissaday,Ifeelit.
Beinggratefulforthe
bigandlittlethings
keepsmegrounded.
Ilovetocoachpeopleto
growtheirbusinessand
achievetheirdreams.
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40THINGSILEARNEDBY40
I'velearnedalotofstuffaboutmyselfthefirst40yearsofmylife.
Whatfollowsare40thingsI'velearnedaboutmyselfoverthelast40years.

2. Ilovetobeextemporaneousandspontaneous.
IliketobeanactiveparticipantinlifeandallIdo
-andit'sreallyhardtojustbesomewhere.
Slowingdownandfocusinganddoingless
actuallymeansIcanachievemorefasterand
doesn'tmeanI'm lazy.
Drycleaningmydressshirtshasmadememoney.
Everyrelationshipisalongterm relationship,
eventheonesthataren't.
Redwineiswonderfulandmakesmehappy.
Ilovebreakfastfood.
Goodsmellingpeoplemakemesmile.
Iam apersonalhygienefanaticand
that'saverygoodthing.
Moneydoesn'tmeanmuchtome,buthavingno
moneystressesmeout.
ThebestpurchaseIhaveevermadewasmy
yellowglasses.
IgivebecauseIchoosetogivetowhom I
choosetogivewhenIchoosetogiveit.
Somepeoplearen'ttrustworthy(yet).
Marvelcomicsmakethebestmovies.
MostTVshowsareacompletewasteoftime.
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IloveMexicanfood. 22
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Beinginthefrontoftheroom asaspeakerand
atrainergivesmearushlikenothingelseIhave
everdone.
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Ilovetoreadphysicalbooksandlisten
toaudiobooks.
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40THINGSILEARNEDBY40
I'velearnedalotofstuffaboutmyselfthefirst40yearsofmylife.
Whatfollowsare40thingsI'velearnedaboutmyselfoverthelast40years.

3. Ilovesunshineandmountainsandwater.
Beingspirituallyconnectedisanecessaryway
formetobe.
Idon'talwaysmakethebestdecisionsbutI
alwaysworktomakethebestofthedecisions
Imake.
I'm nevergoingtoapologizefordoingwhat
makesmefeelgood.
Travelingtoseemyfriendsisthebestpart
ofmylife.
Realfreedom isthefreedom todowhatI
choose,whenIchoosetodoit.
EverythingI'veeverdoneandeveryoneI've
evermethavepositionedmeperfectlyfor
everythingIwilleverdo.
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40THINGSILEARNEDBY40
I'velearnedalotofstuffaboutmyselfthefirst40yearsofmylife.
Whatfollowsare40thingsI'velearnedaboutmyselfoverthelast40years.
Myfirst40yearshavebeenamazing
andmybestisyettocome.
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