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BHS #021: Navigating the Rapids to Olympic Gold– Joe Jacobi
Joe Jacobi is a 2-time U.S. Olympian. He and his Olympic Whitewater Slalom Canoe partner, Scott Strausbaugh, won the United States of America’s first and only Gold Medal in the Olympic sport of Whitewater Canoe-Kayak Slalom. They won the Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain at the whitewater course venue in La…
Read MoreBHS #019: The Good Dad Project and The Dad’s Edge with Larry Hagner
Larry Hagner is the founder of The Good Dad Project and author of bestselling book: “The Dad’s Edge.” His story and passion for being a father is a bit unique. Larry grew up virtually in “fatherless environment” for most of my life. He didn’t meet his real father until he was 30 years old.…
Read MoreUnlocking Hustle & Grit
The last few years the words “hustle” and “grit” have become quite popular. People like Gary Vaynerchuck (who you should follow) talk about what it really means to hustle, and be fulfilled by your life’s work. So I’m going to link a video here which spoke to me (and millions of other people) but I…
Read MoreThe True Cost of Lurking
Today I had a nice interaction on a Facebook business group I’m newly active in. A member had posted a question about “MasterMind Groups” and since I had recently posted on the topic, I shared my post “How to Start a MasterMind Group” and offered to email anyone the link to the MasterMind Meeting Template…
Read MoreHow To Start a MasterMind Group – Including Free MasterMind Template
If you’ve been around the online marketing space for even a short while, you’ve probably heard one of your favorite gurus talking about mastermind groups. For the uninitiated, a mastermind group is usually a small group of people who meet together in the spirit of helping each other grow their respective businesses. Napoleon Hill, the…
Read MoreHow to Find Your Calling & Choose a Niche
One of the things I see pop up quite often on business forums & FaceBook business groups, is: “How do I know where to start?” “How do I choose a niche?” or “How to choose a business focus?” Sometimes that filters down to “how do I choose what to write about in my book or…
Read MoreWhat I Learned Hiking the John Muir Trail
Maybe you’ve read Cheryl Strayed’s book “Wild” and you are thinking of taking an epic hike. I grew up visiting the southern Sierra Nevada with my family, and always enjoyed day hikes with the occasional overnight trip. In fact, my father had a cabin in Sequoia National Park near Mineral King for 30 years. It…
Read MoreCrafting the Perfect Day
I’ve thought a lot about what would make a perfect day. Friends, Family, Exercise & Fitness, good food, and being productive, doing something fun, doing something unexpected. Usually it’s within one’s power to make our days and nights a little better. But sometimes things line up and things just feel good and right. Today is…
Read MorePoem: My Love
My Love does not validate, it does not judge. My Love is not dependent, it does not need. My Love is strong, yet delicate and fragile. My Love exalts in climbing mountains, and rests in the valley. My Love is pain, it weeps. My Love is joy, it plays. My Love is with you, and…
Read MoreFool me twice; must be Facebook
Almost two years ago in the aftermath of Facebooks IPO drop, I shared a post where I said I wasn’t worried about it. They would recover. And they have. Facebook is now trading at $68.24. You can read that here: http://davidrachford.com/?p=21 . Later that year, (less than 4 months later) Facebook announced they would charge…
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