Earlier this week my friend Adam Baker released the sneak peak for their new documentary on complacency and the affect it has on our lives. I know all of us can relate to this at some time or another...
Almost daily, no matter how hard you try, this happens like clockwork: You sit down to do that important work you want to do. You know, the dream that’s going to change your life. That project ...
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Nick Thacker of LiveHacked.com. Remember what it was like the first few weeks in a foreign language class? The first couple days learning a new musical instru...
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Henri Junttila of Wake Up Cloud. “How did I end up here?” I thought to myself as I peered over the sea in southern Spain. I lived in Spain for the whole of 20...
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jason over at Tribe.ly 72% of us dream about living life on our own terms, escaping the day job, breaking down the cubicle walls and adventuring into bu...
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Cara Stein of 17,000 Days. What’s keeping you from your great work? You’ve read the stories: the artists, the writers, the musicians, the visionar...
Editors Note: This is a guest post from Esme Gosling of EsmeGosling.com; Money Love, Money Smarts I started to write a post about how money doesn’t matter, that we’re all free, and, therefore, money ...
It’s easy to follow a template. It’s easy to do what’s already been done. But was that what you were brought on this earth to do? Play someone else’s game, follow in someone e...
You know that you have something of great importance to share with the world. You know this is a cause that needs to be spread. It’s burning a hole in your gut, and it’s taking everything...
This is a guest post from Brett Henley of I Am Convicted. Brett has a very important message that I hope you’ll pay close attention to. It’s a story about the reality of the American pris...
Editors Note: This is a guest post by Joel Runyon of Impossible HQ. Graduate college Climb the corporate ladder. Get a 3% raise every year that barely keeps past with inflation. Wait 5 years for some...
No matter how much I try not to, every so often I fall out of love with my work. The thing that I love and cherish becomes a dreaded chore. I avoid it like a pile of dirty dishes glaring at me out of...
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Annie Disano of Taking Tokyo. Why don’t we go on adventures anymore? I mean it, world–we used to do things like climb Mount Everest, or put...
Just like anyone else, I battle distraction and opportunity overwhelm on a daily basis. There are so many things I could do, that might be worth it. And there is always a deluge of interesting things...
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Ethan Waldman of Cloud Coach. “We live in an extraordinary time” – Fernando Flores I have often thought about that quote and how it r...
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Eric Klein of WisdomHeart.org click for full view Imagine a professional basketball player stepping up to the free throw line. He bounces the ball a fe...
If you’ve been struggling to make progress toward your goals, I have some controversial feedback for you: You’re not doing it right. Yep, you heard that right. It’s not because you ...
Okay, I’m a little late getting this message up. Things have been a bit crazy over here at Illuminated Mind headquarters with launch madness. But, we did it! Trailblazer is now LIVE and open fo...
If you want to compete in a game someone else created you’ll probably want to find a nice cozy, safe niche that has a history of predictable success. Choosing a niche and differentiating yourse...
Good morning fellow Trailblazers. My team and I have been hard at work (except for our Shihtzu, Sofie, she’s mostly been barking in her sleep) on the new Trailblazer program. We’ve been r...
We’re rebuilding Trailblazer from the ground up, and it’s time that we got a new emblem to match the new, and improved version of this community. I commissioned Dustin Hoffman (not the Ra...
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jennifer Gresham of Everyday Bright. Your soul dies a little every time you drive to work. The solution sounds so easy: ”follow your bliss.”...
Today I am proud to share with you some of the phenomenal stories from members of the Trailblazer Community. Each one of them has something different to share, but they all have one thing in common. ...
Everyone says play bigger, grow; keep expanding. But is all growth and development good, or even necessary? I’ve learned that there’s no guarantee that growth will make a difference in yo...
Note from Jonathan: I’m excited to introduce to you this guest post from Mike Routen of Route to Freedom. Mike is someone to look up to when it comes to taking risks and living a life of advent...
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I have a vision for my work, and my writing. And I confess, sometimes I stray from that vision. Sometimes I lose track of what I really want to say, and start thinking about what might be popular ins...
If you’re like most people, you have no problem working hard, and making sacrifices to reach your goals. We’re told stories about great heroes and revolutionaries that defied the odds by ...
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