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How to Work Hard: 6 Mindset Tips to Master Your Grind

July 14, 2026 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

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There comes a time in everyone’s life when normal effort just isn’t enough. Yes, work-life balance is important and you shouldn’t make an idol out of your work, but sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do. That’s what this post is about. My goal here is to help you when you actually need to grind. Certain periods in … [Read more...]

Being a Late Bloomer Stinks—Why You Should Still Own It

April 23, 2026 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

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Are you a late bloomer? To clarify, I’m not asking if you hit puberty late or if it took forever to see your last growth spurt. I mean in regards to life. A late bloomer is someone whose talents, personal growth, or achievements aren’t realized—or at least, aren’t apparent—until later than we expect. The 30-year-old … [Read more...]

How to Stop Overeating: 6 Tips for a Healthier Food Relationship

March 3, 2026 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

“You’re gonna blow up eating like that!” Unbeknownst to the rude people who’ve said that to me, I’ve already been fat before. Back then, I had no idea how to stop overeating, and honestly, I had no desire to. If you’re reading this now though, you’re a step ahead of where I was. You know overeating isn’t a healthy … [Read more...]

How to Be Good at Anything: A Gamer’s Simple Tip to Master Whatever You Do

January 27, 2022 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

I love first-person shooters. Titles like Call of Duty (RIP) and Battlefield have filled my gaming library since high school. Sure, I’ve also enjoyed genres like RPG’s, sports games, and single-player adventures since I was a kid, but there’s something about multiplayer shooters that scratches my gaming itch. The … [Read more...]

The Satisfaction of a Restart

August 17, 2021 By Drew Shepherd 2 Comments

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Few things satisfy more than the feeling that you’ve still got it. Whether you’re an athlete who’s untimely injury forced you out of competition, a 40-something parent headed to the gym for the first time since your twenties, or an unproductive writer recovering from a pandemic that robbed your motivation, undermined your … [Read more...]

Eyes Fit for a King: 3 Steps to Quit Pornography So You Can Do Great Things (Going Great #3)

November 27, 2019 By Drew Shepherd 2 Comments

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Sexual discipline. I covered the topic briefly in my last post, but it’s so important that I need to address its biggest threat: Pornography is a temptation many men (and women) know all too well. Besides being immoral, porn threatens your sexual discipline, which in turn can ruin your focus and prevent you from Going … [Read more...]

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