Thursday, March 26, 2015

Spark of Awesomeness Report 003

Spark of Awesomeness Report 003 is here! I want to recognize a few of you this week for the things you have accomplished of sheer awesomeness!


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March 26, 2015 at 06:51AM



Grant R. Nieddu



Chief Spark Instigator



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Monday, March 23, 2015

Dreamers are the Saviors of the World

Dreamers are the Saviors of the World - James Allen - As a Man Thinketh - Free Download - You will be as ... as great as your dominant aspiration.


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March 23, 2015 at 09:59AM



Grant R. Nieddu



Chief Spark Instigator



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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The Spark of Awesomeness Report 001

The Spark of Awesomeness Report 001 is here to brag on all the good spark citizens are doing. They are making a huge impact in their fields and you get hear about them! Friend them. Ask them about what they are achieving. Let us know how we can help you!


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March 11, 2015 at 08:05PM



Grant R. Nieddu



Chief Spark Instigator



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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Strategy for Making the Most of Your Day?

Strategy for Making the Most of Your Day?



A good friend asked me the other day if I had a strategy for making the most of my day. Of course I do! Here is my Spark Strategy for daily success.


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Monday, February 9, 2015

He Saved Us $3.3 Billion. Who is He?

He Saved Us $3.3 Billion. Who is He?



A single man with a vision took a project that cost NASA $3.6 billion dollars and he did it for $30 million. And he pushed his industry forward. And he has done the same in other industries. And few still know his name.



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Friday, February 6, 2015

The Law of Reciprocity Works for You from Brian Tracy

The Law of Reciprocity Works for You from Brian Tracy



How can you work with this human nature Law of Reciprocity to move your goals forward as well as create a positive atmosphere between you and your client?



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Friday, January 30, 2015

Treasure Hunting: You’re Doing It Wrong

Treasure Hunting: You’re Doing It Wrong



The treasure hunters of life succeed at the launch. They just fail at sustaining the new level attained by the launch.



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Thursday, January 29, 2015

The Best Place to Do Your Work Is?

The Best Place to Do Your Work Is?



Every guru from Steven Pressfield (in his book, 'Do the Work') to Jon Acuff's recent post about the myth of the writer's cabin tell us the secret: Freakin' do the work already.



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Monday, January 26, 2015

How to Read a Book in One Sitting

How to Read a Book in One Sitting



I just read an entire book this morning. Not to brag, but that isn’t bad. (My goal is one a week.) There are three reasons I was able to read an entire book in a single morning.



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Friday, January 23, 2015

Avoiding Goal Setting

Avoiding Goal Setting



Regardless of my tools or the infinite number of other tools available, people still resist goals. Why are humans so bad at goals and goal setting? Avoiding goal-setting is avoiding the very success you seek.



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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Goal-Setting Is Unselfish

Goal-Setting Is Unselfish



The #solutions the world needs will only come when you set BIG #GOALS. #sparkgoals2015



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Thursday, January 8, 2015

The Snarky Letter I Wrote to Tell Off Lawyers and Why I Didn’t Send It

The Snarky Letter I Wrote to Tell Off Lawyers and Why I Didn’t Send It



Everyone wants to tell off lawyers. I certainly do. So, when I got a letter from GettyImages’s legal team telling me to take down a photo, I was pissed. Would I comply? Of course I would! I’ve got no legal budget. Regardless, I thought I would take the time to take a jab at them. […]



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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Quit Training…and FIGHT

Quit Training…and FIGHT



I am missing my routine, sick, and need to sleep. But routine and sleep are training for war. This is war. I need to put aside the training and fight.



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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Finish This Sentence: In 2014 My Biggest Accomplishment Was…

Finish This Sentence: In 2014 My Biggest Accomplishment Was…



Tell us about your biggest challenge, your journey to overcoming it, or simply something that you are most happy about having overcoming. A.) Its cathartic. B.) Having a success or two under your belt sets a very positive tone for tackling even bigger goals in 2015.



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Monday, December 29, 2014

Practice Any Art by Kurt Vonnegut

Practice Any Art by Kurt Vonnegut



"Practice any art ... to experience becoming." by Kurt Vonnegut



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Friday, November 28, 2014

The 7 Top Goal Setting Lessons from Interstellar

The 7 Top Goal Setting Lessons from Interstellar



Something that blew me away last week was that we watched the movie Interstellar. As a result, today we've got The Top Seven Spark Goal-Setting Lessons from the movie Interstellar. If you have not seen this, go see it. It's a mind blow.



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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

3 Things I Learned at My Florida Polytechnic University Talk

3 Things I Learned at My Florida Polytechnic University Talk



An invite from a friend, Doctor Joe Childs, to speak with his Entrepreneurship MBS students from Florida Poly led to some awesome learning. That is the bonus of being able to speak with higher academic institutions; you encounter some of the most intelligent people around.



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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Reminder: Thoughts Are Things

Reminder: Thoughts Are Things



Imagine if we simply reversed this process? Take the same steps and replace the negative thought with a positive one. Then the unconscious mind becomes a success-seeking machine. Image: How Richard Branson Things



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Friday, November 7, 2014

Meditation is Still Under-Used

Meditation is Still Under-Used



If you have a mission, a purpose that drives you, I recommend that you to return to using the practice of using meditation.



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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Stop Whining and Get Back to Work

Stop Whining and Get Back to Work



The state in which you truly spark your life and others is one where you stop looking for the easy path, you stop expecting the world to just hand you the awards you desire, and you get back to the work that produces the goodness you seek.



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