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Michael Barnes Building Life Foundations Losing a job can feel like the most devastating event in your life. There are a myriad of emotions when they tell you “we don’t need you anymore”. When this happens, it hurts. You are being told either they want to do things another way or you’re just not good enough for what we want. Don’t be embarrassed about it, it happens all the time, but why do we feel this way? Circumstances in life are neutral. It is only the thoughts we have

Michael Barnes There are many times in my life I have failed at something. From little instances to life changing actions, I have made a lot of mistakes, had lots of failures, but in the end, I learned a lot about what I was doing, and most importantly, myself. There are people out there who profess to never fail at what they are doing. I am one of those people who believes every word of that statement. It’s all in your perception. Did you fail, or did you learn something so

Thomas A. Edison quote Michael Barnes Building Life Foundations If we did all the things we are capable of, we would truly astound ourselves. When I was preparing my presentation, I was stopped dead in my tracks. I took a lot of time just reflecting on this quote because it has so many lessons to impart. For one, we do limit ourselves when it comes to what we can accomplish. Sometimes from a fear of failure, other times it is because we don’t know what resources there are av

There was a time where I was the “big fish”. It seemed like I was the one people looked up to, people were trying to please, and people who wanted what I have. People wanted to live their lives vicariously through me. But what was really happening was they were trying to pull me down to their level. This is what we are talking about today: People who are trying to pull you down to their level. This is something to be aware of. People like this will always be your friend beca