Max Bottaro

How Complaining and Blaming will end up Ruining you

First and foremost, no one likes a whiner. Have you ever had that friend who just complained about everything? How his knee hurt, he was sick, or his job sucks? They probably got old quick.
Secondly, people have their own problems to worry about. They really don’t [...]

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Recall a beautiful scene in your life, maybe it was a sunset or a beach- a scene so beautiful and awe inspiring that for a few short minutes you were transported to a place of utter serenity. What happened? What happened was, in that short instance, you accepted whatever was presented to you without [...]

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One will never reach distant shores,
if he chooses to remain upon the dock,
In fear his little ship of dreams
may be dashed against the rocks.
– F. Bolen.
It was my sophomore of high school. I was a shy, short, generic looking white boy. My English teacher that year-a vivacious, red haired Ms. Robertson-had assigned the class a [...]

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I had a dream I could buy my way to heaven;
When I awoke I spent that on a necklace-
I told God I’d be back in second,
Man, it’s so hard not to act reckless…
Once upon a time, there was an corn farmer who lived near a baseball field. On the weekends, the neighborhood boys would play [...]

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“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.”
-Isaac Newton, after losing a considerable sum of money in the stock market.

I am writing this post not with the intent of giving you some great piece of advice or insight; but rather to get you thinking about your [...]

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“Statistically, your annual income will be the average income of the 5 people you spend the most time with”- Jim Rowan, business philosopher.
Income isn’t everything, but I think it’s important to realize that the people you choose to surround yourself with have a deep impact on who you are, your attitudes, perceptions, and even what [...]

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