Author: Lem Usita
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Resting Heart Rate
Lately, I’ve been thinking about all the different ways that we categorize ourselves. I had written about how we can sometimes find out identity in the BMI. I still think I’m overweight – although I’ve lost some lbs., and I’m trying to lose more. Here’s another measure that you can…
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Make Meaning
I recorded a podcast today with my good friend Dr. Lisa Gates. You can check out the episode next week when it comes out on the identitySHOW. I can’t wait to listen to it again. She studies identity and has done a lot of thinking in this area. I learn…
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Losing Individuality
I heard someone say that with all the time that we are spending online that we are losing individuality. The argument that they made is that we are spending so much time on these social sites that we are losing our individuality because we are just seeing our experience online…
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Sometimes You Need Help
I wrote a post that I called Becoming What You Hate. I have been thinking about it quite a bit. I know what I hate, and it’s just natural to become it. I wonder if it’s because I think about it so much. As I’ve thought about it more, I…
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Place of Abundance
Being rich is appreciating what you have. It’s not about what you don’t have or having more.
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Reclaim the Mystery
I heard someone say this. The context of the conversation was how we live such public lives. We do live our lives on Facebook and Twitter. We spend times posting everything. We share what sandwich we eat. We share how we are feeling when we are standing in line when…
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I Like the Taste of Tap Water
It might not be important to you, but I like the taste of tap water. I can drink tap water. Don’t get me wrong – I’ll drink bottled water – most of which is tap water in a bottle. Okay – argue with me if you would like. But back…
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Restaurant Japanese
You can all be fluent in Restaurant Japanese or Restaurant Italian. If you’re a sushi fan, you know how to order what you like. You know the fish names in japanese. You know what kind of roll or sushi you want. You might even be able to order off the…
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100 Free Throws
Larry Bird is a retired Hall of Fame basketball player. I loved watching him play. I wanted to shoot the ball like him, but I didn’t put in the work that he did. He made a Pact with Himself to shoot 100 free throws in a row after every practice…
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Successful but Defeated
A post about how sometimes what you see on the outside doesn’t quite match what’s going on on the inside. Successful but Defeated.
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If You’re and Expert in Something
…..you’re ignorant in other things. You can’t be an expert in everything. Most times, you’re an expert in one thing – maybe even two things. You tell me if you’re an expert in more than two things. That’s amazing. Experts are amazing. I’m a fan of experts. I read a…
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Watch This
So here are some dangerous words. What would happen right after you told some of your best friends – “Watch This!”? What would you do? What would happen? Or go back and think about something that you’ve actually done after you’ve said the words – “Watch This!” What happened? What…
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