Over the years I’ve had a number of conversations with people who talk about cool things they want to do, see, or make. A lot of these conversations end with “Well, I’d love to do it, but unfortunately I have XYZ,” and many times those XYZs are very valid limitations...
How to Attain Jaw Dropping Goals: Organize Your Steps, Week by Week
Some days it seems as if everyone else is doing so much better than we are. How is that everyone has it together, while we’re just floundering? Good news! You’re not alone. First of all, they all feel the same way. Second, you can end the pity party and begin working...
I’m not rich, but I am the new One Percent #DifferentLifeStories
Welcome to #DifferentLifeStories, where Without Boxes is sharing how people are living differently right now in the real world. Enter Alan: [hr] At the age of 36 I left the secure world of corporate America and vowed never to return. After purchasing this boat I had...
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Failed Resolutions: Brace Yourself For Disappointment in 2013
It's almost a meme to even try to make a New Year's resolution anymore. The problem with our resolutions is that we think of life as static, motivation as something we can conjure at will, and inspiration as a stagnant pool. Life changes, our goals morph and...
How to Run Your Own Pirate Ninja Espionage Mission
Espionage is the art of information gathering. But what is espionage, really? An espionage mission is when you set out to get a specific set of information, all at once. You then use that information to create a plan of attack and perform a critical hit on your enemy....
How to Set Goals And Dominate Like Bartholomew Roberts
Setting goals is an art-form that you should always be perfecting, but in the meantime you really need to catch up with the times and learn how to set goals you can actually achieve. I only tell you this because I love you. That, and I have spent most of my life...
How to Reinvent Yourself and Finally Fulfill Your Wildest Childhood Dreams
It's hard to walk around in a haze, feeling like a semi-functional zombie. Work. Eat. Sleep. Work. Eat. Sl— when does it end? How did you get here? Is this all there is? Is this really your life now? You're not alone, and this is not a drill. You only get one life,...
The Real Reasons You Hate Your Life, and How to Fix Them
"I don't have enough money. I don't have time to make a change. I'm not important or talented enough. I don't know what I would do instead. I'll do it someday... just not now." Yeah, you're in a rough spot. I've said all those same things to myself, too. You want to...