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Tough lessons. This is where it happens.

Parenting Transformation Journey – page 6  (Click here for page 1) I just went to check on my daughter to see if she was ready to follow instructions yet, so that her 24 hours could begin. She flipped...

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Nobody loses this

Parenting Transformation Journey – page 8 (Click here for page 1) Whew – we made it through the first real day of implementation. Here are a few other things that happened that I want to remember: 1)...

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Oops!! Oh, what one little letter can do!

Parenting Transformation Journey – Page 14 (Click here for page 1) I was just notified (after documenting this journey now more more than a week) that I had missed one little letter in the URL (website...

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Honeymoon is over

Nicholeen Peck told me there’s a honeymoon stage when you’re teaching your children (and yourself) self-governing. All of my previous posts about my Parenting Transformation Journey would fit into the...

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The Plugphones Story and the Jackrabbit Factor

One of my readers recently shared a success story that I would like to share with you. She gives the background behind her husband’s experience as the founder of Plugfones (see image below). I’m...

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Throwback Thursday

My ThoughtsAlive website is undergoing some minor changes, and one little piece no longer fits its original page’s purpose. So, lest this really fun content gets lost entirely, I’ve decided to put it...

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Power, Strength, Endurance

I attended a meeting at church with my junior high/high school aged children on Sunday night and was inspired by the message they received. I’ve noticed that I can get weary easily. I run, run, run...

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About Bouncing Back from the Real Estate Crash

I received a tender email recently from one of my readers. Some stories I hear are very sacred and I have to be careful and respectful about what is made public, but through this one, I want you to see...

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Finding Relief from Heavy Burdens

Last month I was asked to speak at my local church congregation's sacrament meeting. I hadn't planned on sharing my 'talk' publicly because my blog readership is made up of people from a wide variety...

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What I Think of Dave Ramsey

For years I’ve been hearing about Dave Ramsey and I’m embarrassed to say that (without listening to him myself) I had him pegged as the guy who helps broke people manage their limited supply, while I...

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The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Tried to Write

Warning – this is long. I’ve been pondering the following topic now for over a year, knowing that one day I would try to capture it in writing. But it’s a deep topic and I didn’t expect it to be an...

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[VIDEO] The Visual Aid that Changed Everything

One of the most powerful concepts I’ve ever encountered was a visual aid, responsible for helping us triple our income in three months. It flipped the switch in our minds so we could say, “We finally...

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How Rude I Was (Or Was I?)

Prosperity is built on faith. It requires thinking truth in spite of appearances and making decisions based on the images of one’s dreams, over and above the state of perceived reality. The truth is...

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I need help!

RARE FAITH – remember these words – RARE FAITH… …Because things are changing at ThoughtsAlive (my company), and in a BIG way. Don’t get lost or confused as I RETIRE the name [47tips]. Future...

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About the hashtag #RareFaith

  Okay – here’s a quick look behind the ThoughtsAlive curtain: I’ve been looking for a short name or phrase that runs like a thread through everything I’ve shared or created since I began my...

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Good in the midst of tragedy

I want to share a letter I received recently, because of how it illustrates so powerfully the fact that the principles are not only true for money, but for more important, eternal things: Leslie, I...

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Meet Shantel McBride

Shantel McBride is one of our busiest Genius Bootcamp Facilitators. She loves Genius Bootcamp, and because of the quantum leaps it created in her life, she has been teaching what she’s learned ever...

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Overcoming Adversity and Trials

My mother attended a church service recently where the speaker talked about overcoming adversity. She was impressed enough by the message that she asked for a copy and shared it with me. I felt like it...

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Documenting a new journey

My Parenting Transformation Journey – page 1 I know this won’t be immediately recognized as a topic related to the rest of my blog, but since it’s MY blog, I can do whatever I want 😉 Background: Since...

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Rule of 3 – Didn’t expect to go here today

Parenting Transformation Journey – page 4 (Click here for page 1) This morning my youngest two daughters came to me complaining about each other. We had already role-played last night the what ifs...

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