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People tend to create drama and make things far worse than they are in reality.
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At times, I find a degree of inflexibility in the more traditional homosexual community that seems to me to be every bit as 'straight' as straight.
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Back in the day, I was always broke and was living in a converted garage at the age of 40, and then I decided I was unavailable to live my life with that reality, so I decided to change it.
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People love to tell you what you should and shouldn't want, regardless of what you have to say about it.
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It actually is a lot easier to get rich than one would think.
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The good news about being full of crap is that once you're willing to admit that you're full of crap, you can de-crap yourself.
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Our 'realities' are make-believe - whatever we make ourselves believe, we experience.
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Pick the one thing that you've really been putting off, that seems too big or too scary or too whatever, and do it this week. You might be very pleasantly surprised.
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I have more experience than I care to have on what it feels like to be broke, confused, and frustrated when it comes to money.
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Get practiced at taking deep breaths before you speak. This will give you the space to stop, notice what was about to come out of your mouth, and course correct if needed.
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You must go after the things you desire like your life depends on it, because guess what? Your life does depend on it. The life you truly want to live does.
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Write down everything you feel about money - 'I love you;' 'I wish I had more of you;' 'I don't trust you;' - Then, look at the ones that aren't quite so pretty and figure out how you can shift them to be in a more positive, grateful space.
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Maybe, if you put your disbelief aside, roll up your sleeves, take some risks, and totally go for it, you'll wake up one day and realise you're living the kind of life you used to be jealous of.
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We live in a fearful society that has perfected the art of doubting, weaned us on worry, and trained us to focus on everything that can or has gone wrong.
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Sexuality has become much more fluid, and you no longer have to be locked up into a convenient compartment.
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I've read, like, 10,000 self-help books.
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If you're in a ditch, and you're looking down, you can see where you're going but you can't see the way out.
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Pay attention to how you think and speak, and if it turns out that you're sounding snide or crappy or doubtful, make the conscious decision to change.
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My big journey was around money. I was a successful writer, I was a musician, but I was just always broke.
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A healthy desire for wealth is not greed. It's a desire for life.
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Try new things, step out of your comfort zone, take risks, do things in ways you've never done them before, ask for help, surround yourself with self-actualized people, become obsessed with the fact that you have one go-round on this planet as the you that is you, and realize how precious and important it is not to squander that.
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Getting a compliment, even if you need a cooty shot afterwards, is still a compliment.
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This is part of what makes me, ahem, an excellent houseguest: I'm game. I'm flexible. I'll make you feel okay about eating an entire chocolate cake in one sitting because I'm right there by your side with my own fork.
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If you're serious about changing your life, you'll find a way. If you're not, you'll find an excuse.