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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The other day, after I finished downloading the new mac operating system Lion, I discovered that the track pad scrolling had been reversed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">&#8220;What the hell? This is weird&#8221; I thought to myself. I tried to scroll up, and my screen would scroll down. I tried to scroll down, and my screen would scroll up.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was uncomfortable. I was out of place.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Less than an hour later however, I had already adapted to the new way of scrolling, and if were I to revert to my old ways, I would likely feel just as alienated as I felt before.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size: medium;">There&#8217;s a lesson embedded in the silly likes of a trackpad. </span></em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">As humans we change a lot. And that change often brings discomfort. We don&#8217;t like it. We dread it. We fear it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">But despite our every hope  to avoid change, it continues to happen. Our lives continues to evolve. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">In the initial stage, it&#8217;s common to think that you will never adapt. That you will never get used to your new world.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">But if there is one thing the human race is good at, it&#8217;s our ability to flow with the wind.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Break up with a significant other? Change careers? Move to a foreign land?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">You will adapt. You always do. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">This too shall pass. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The other day, after I finished downloading the new mac operating system Lion, I discovered that the track pad scrolling had been reversed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">&#8220;What the hell? This is weird&#8221; I thought to myself. I tried to scroll up, and my screen would scroll down. I tried to scroll down, and my screen would scroll up.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was uncomfortable. I was out of place.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Less than an hour later however, I had already adapted to the new way of scrolling, and if were I to revert to my old ways, I would likely feel just as alienated as I felt before.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size: medium;">There&#8217;s a lesson embedded in the silly likes of a trackpad. </span></em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">As humans we change a lot. And that change often brings discomfort. We don&#8217;t like it. We dread it. We fear it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">But despite our every hope  to avoid change, it continues to happen. Our lives continues to evolve. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">In the initial stage, it&#8217;s common to think that you will never adapt. That you will never get used to your new world.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">But if there is one thing the human race is good at, it&#8217;s our ability to flow with the wind.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Break up with a significant other? Change careers? Move to a foreign land?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">You will adapt. You always do. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">This too shall pass. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;d like to take a few moments to tie up a few odds and ends. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>First off:  Bud&#8217;s Book Box:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I like to read.. and I like to share what I learn. Hence the idea was born.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The plan is for me to read 3-4 books a month and provide detailed notes to those who subscribe. This pushes me to consume the information in a way that will benefit both me and you, rather than just me reading for the sake of reading. The scope of my box is mostly non-fiction but I&#8217;ll share my thoughts on anything that I deem worthy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m a firm believer that reading is a personal experience, so by no means do I think my notes are the end all. Furthermore, I recommend you read the book for yourself as well if it looks like a good fit. I know some people are too busy to weed out the less than stellar books, so my service might be a good fit for some. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Just as I&#8217;ll be happy to share the books I enjoy, I&#8217;ll be quick to note the books I don&#8217;t find worthy as well. I&#8217;ll also share my take on some of the more profound documentaries/videos I watch.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The catch?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ll be experimenting with the service lettrly and charging 10 dollars a month. I don&#8217;t plan on raising the rates for a good while so there&#8217;s no false pressure to join when the service opens. It will remain 10 dollars a month for at least 6 months so take your time in deciding if it&#8217;s right for you. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ideally, I&#8217;d like to see the service hit 100+ subscribers. That would be sufficient for me to buy a few more books and maybe take a dent out of my rent. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  So if you do enjoy it please do spread the word. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Obviously Bud&#8217;s Book Box isn&#8217;t going to be a right fit for everyone. In fact, it&#8217;s honestly just an experiment. Right now I intend to launch the service early July so if you&#8217;re interested keep your eyes open and don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. If you have any books you think I should take a look at feel free to get in touch as well.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">At 10 bucks a month I feel it&#8217;s a reasonable price for those who enjoy reading, and there will also be some secret goodies involved. As the service grows, I intend to send out some free hardcover books at the end of each month, as well as do a UStream where we chat about our favorite books.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you&#8217;re a fan of Garyvee I think you might enjoy the first month&#8217;s prize. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Less Consuming More Trench Work</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve noticed that the posts here at A Boundless World have been a little shorter than usual. I&#8217;ve been experimenting with the shorter writing style for a variety of reasons. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">One, if I&#8217;m writing shorter work I have no excuse as to why I can&#8217;t share my thoughts on a subject. Number two, I&#8217;m trying to become more efficient in the way I share my ideas. Obviously, if I have more to say I&#8217;ll say it, but for now I&#8217;m finding quite a flow with the short and powerful punch.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">For the past few years I&#8217;ve spent a great amount of time consuming material and I&#8217;m at the point where I&#8217;m trying to consume less and do more trench work. This means facing my fears and charging for my premium work. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">This means that I continue to get my name out in the online world by doing interviews and guest posts. This means I continue the transition from blogging as a hobby to creating a sustainable online business.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Contrary to popular belief, I&#8217;ve made very little money on the internet up to this point and I&#8217;m hoping to change that. My ultimate goal is to support myself through a variety of online projects. Some of which I&#8217;ll be talking more about soon. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Want a Guest Post or Interview?</strong> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">As I mentioned, I&#8217;m trying to step up my internet presence by doing a variety of interviews and guest posts. If you think I&#8217;d be a good fit for your website feel free to get in touch. It doesn&#8217;t matter how big or small your audience is, we can work something out! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Facebook Update:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the next week or so I&#8217;ll be working away at creating a Facebook page for A Boundless World. A lot of my readers add me on my personal page, and while I appreciate the gesture I&#8217;m trying to cut back the friends on my personal account. I&#8217;d much prefer my personal page to be as intimate as possible with people I for the most part, know in real life.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">This has nothing to do with whether I feel your friendship worthy, I simply don&#8217;t want my personal account to become cluttered to the point of no use.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Please don&#8217;t take offense if you find you&#8217;re no longer my friend on my personal account. I promise I&#8217;ll be using  the A Boundless World page just as much to communicate with you all. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>A Big Thanks</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I just want to take a quick moment and say thank you! Whether it be the hundreds of emails you all send or the comments you all leave, I&#8217;m very grateful. What I do wouldn&#8217;t be nearly as rewarding if weren&#8217;t for you! A Boundless World is over two years old and I feel like I&#8217;m just getting started. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">In the upcoming days I&#8217;ll be posting a survey here so I can learn more about what you guys would like to see here at A Boundless World</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I know this post has been rather personal, but I&#8217;d love to hear what you are working on! Please share in the comments below! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">As always I&#8217;d love to hear from you. So come say <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/contact/">hello</a>. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;d like to take a few moments to tie up a few odds and ends. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>First off:  Bud&#8217;s Book Box:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I like to read.. and I like to share what I learn. Hence the idea was born.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The plan is for me to read 3-4 books a month and provide detailed notes to those who subscribe. This pushes me to consume the information in a way that will benefit both me and you, rather than just me reading for the sake of reading. The scope of my box is mostly non-fiction but I&#8217;ll share my thoughts on anything that I deem worthy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m a firm believer that reading is a personal experience, so by no means do I think my notes are the end all. Furthermore, I recommend you read the book for yourself as well if it looks like a good fit. I know some people are too busy to weed out the less than stellar books, so my service might be a good fit for some. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Just as I&#8217;ll be happy to share the books I enjoy, I&#8217;ll be quick to note the books I don&#8217;t find worthy as well. I&#8217;ll also share my take on some of the more profound documentaries/videos I watch.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The catch?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ll be experimenting with the service lettrly and charging 10 dollars a month. I don&#8217;t plan on raising the rates for a good while so there&#8217;s no false pressure to join when the service opens. It will remain 10 dollars a month for at least 6 months so take your time in deciding if it&#8217;s right for you. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ideally, I&#8217;d like to see the service hit 100+ subscribers. That would be sufficient for me to buy a few more books and maybe take a dent out of my rent. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  So if you do enjoy it please do spread the word. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Obviously Bud&#8217;s Book Box isn&#8217;t going to be a right fit for everyone. In fact, it&#8217;s honestly just an experiment. Right now I intend to launch the service early July so if you&#8217;re interested keep your eyes open and don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. If you have any books you think I should take a look at feel free to get in touch as well.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">At 10 bucks a month I feel it&#8217;s a reasonable price for those who enjoy reading, and there will also be some secret goodies involved. As the service grows, I intend to send out some free hardcover books at the end of each month, as well as do a UStream where we chat about our favorite books.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you&#8217;re a fan of Garyvee I think you might enjoy the first month&#8217;s prize. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Less Consuming More Trench Work</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve noticed that the posts here at A Boundless World have been a little shorter than usual. I&#8217;ve been experimenting with the shorter writing style for a variety of reasons. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">One, if I&#8217;m writing shorter work I have no excuse as to why I can&#8217;t share my thoughts on a subject. Number two, I&#8217;m trying to become more efficient in the way I share my ideas. Obviously, if I have more to say I&#8217;ll say it, but for now I&#8217;m finding quite a flow with the short and powerful punch.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">For the past few years I&#8217;ve spent a great amount of time consuming material and I&#8217;m at the point where I&#8217;m trying to consume less and do more trench work. This means facing my fears and charging for my premium work. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">This means that I continue to get my name out in the online world by doing interviews and guest posts. This means I continue the transition from blogging as a hobby to creating a sustainable online business.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Contrary to popular belief, I&#8217;ve made very little money on the internet up to this point and I&#8217;m hoping to change that. My ultimate goal is to support myself through a variety of online projects. Some of which I&#8217;ll be talking more about soon. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Want a Guest Post or Interview?</strong> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">As I mentioned, I&#8217;m trying to step up my internet presence by doing a variety of interviews and guest posts. If you think I&#8217;d be a good fit for your website feel free to get in touch. It doesn&#8217;t matter how big or small your audience is, we can work something out! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Facebook Update:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the next week or so I&#8217;ll be working away at creating a Facebook page for A Boundless World. A lot of my readers add me on my personal page, and while I appreciate the gesture I&#8217;m trying to cut back the friends on my personal account. I&#8217;d much prefer my personal page to be as intimate as possible with people I for the most part, know in real life.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">This has nothing to do with whether I feel your friendship worthy, I simply don&#8217;t want my personal account to become cluttered to the point of no use.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Please don&#8217;t take offense if you find you&#8217;re no longer my friend on my personal account. I promise I&#8217;ll be using  the A Boundless World page just as much to communicate with you all. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>A Big Thanks</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I just want to take a quick moment and say thank you! Whether it be the hundreds of emails you all send or the comments you all leave, I&#8217;m very grateful. What I do wouldn&#8217;t be nearly as rewarding if weren&#8217;t for you! A Boundless World is over two years old and I feel like I&#8217;m just getting started. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">In the upcoming days I&#8217;ll be posting a survey here so I can learn more about what you guys would like to see here at A Boundless World</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I know this post has been rather personal, but I&#8217;d love to hear what you are working on! Please share in the comments below! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">As always I&#8217;d love to hear from you. So come say <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/contact/">hello</a>. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com">A Boundless World</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/buds-book-box-and-other-ramblings/">Buds Book Box And Other Ramblings</a></p>


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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 04:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Today I&#8217;m leaving for Shanghai China where I&#8217;ll spend a month or so with my family. I also intend to travel to Nepal to see where my little sister is from. China has been pretty sticky on what can be viewed there so I&#8217;ll likely be quiet on the social media front. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> In late June I&#8217;ll head back to the states and likely travel to California, Houston, and Missouri. If you&#8217;d like to meet up don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have a ton planned over the next few months and I&#8217;m excited to share those plans with you! It&#8217;s well worth the wait! <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Today I&#8217;m leaving for Shanghai China where I&#8217;ll spend a month or so with my family. I also intend to travel to Nepal to see where my little sister is from. China has been pretty sticky on what can be viewed there so I&#8217;ll likely be quiet on the social media front. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> In late June I&#8217;ll head back to the states and likely travel to California, Houston, and Missouri. If you&#8217;d like to meet up don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have a ton planned over the next few months and I&#8217;m excited to share those plans with you! It&#8217;s well worth the wait! <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 03:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">It&#8217;s been relatively quiet here at A Boundless World over the last month or so and I&#8217;d just like to take a moment to update everyone on where I currently stand.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">While there wasn&#8217;t one specific reason for the month long hiatus, I did take the time off to reevaluate my priorities and goals, a process I felt to be particularly rewarding. I&#8217;ve also spent a great deal of time reading and reflecting.  For the record, I&#8217;m not gone for good and I fully intend for A Boundless World to continue to flourish but perhaps in a slightly different direction.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">While this blog has been primary personal development for the majority of its life, I&#8217;m looking to expand in other areas of the internet world. Quite honestly, writing simple tips on how to live a better life has become boring for me. There&#8217;s certainly nothing wrong with blogs that follow path, but at this point in time I&#8217;m looking to continue to push myself as a person and writer. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">My current direction involves me reasserting myself in the online world and sharing my insights on entrepreneurship and making a difference. I&#8217;ll be running with a few ideas I have and see where they take me.  For the last half year or so I&#8217;m been admittedly flaky in pursuing my online goals and I&#8217;ve recently realized I need to step my game up. This starts with me working hard on the many online relationships I&#8217;ve let slip. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Currently I&#8217;m in the planning stages of a few projects I&#8217;m quite excited about. One has to do with fitness, and the other has to do with having conversations that matter. The latter is a project I&#8217;m particularly looking forward to and deeply believe in the difference it will make. Hint: It involves roof top conversations!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">As University winds down for the summer, I have yet to decide on my summer plans. It will likely involve a combination of Shanghai, New York, Texas, and or Missouri. I&#8217;ll be sure to keep you updated as I&#8217;d love to meet up with as many readers I possibly can.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">With all that said, I&#8217;m really excited on what&#8217;s to come and I thank you for tagging along. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">It&#8217;s been relatively quiet here at A Boundless World over the last month or so and I&#8217;d just like to take a moment to update everyone on where I currently stand.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">While there wasn&#8217;t one specific reason for the month long hiatus, I did take the time off to reevaluate my priorities and goals, a process I felt to be particularly rewarding. I&#8217;ve also spent a great deal of time reading and reflecting.  For the record, I&#8217;m not gone for good and I fully intend for A Boundless World to continue to flourish but perhaps in a slightly different direction.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">While this blog has been primary personal development for the majority of its life, I&#8217;m looking to expand in other areas of the internet world. Quite honestly, writing simple tips on how to live a better life has become boring for me. There&#8217;s certainly nothing wrong with blogs that follow path, but at this point in time I&#8217;m looking to continue to push myself as a person and writer. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">My current direction involves me reasserting myself in the online world and sharing my insights on entrepreneurship and making a difference. I&#8217;ll be running with a few ideas I have and see where they take me.  For the last half year or so I&#8217;m been admittedly flaky in pursuing my online goals and I&#8217;ve recently realized I need to step my game up. This starts with me working hard on the many online relationships I&#8217;ve let slip. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Currently I&#8217;m in the planning stages of a few projects I&#8217;m quite excited about. One has to do with fitness, and the other has to do with having conversations that matter. The latter is a project I&#8217;m particularly looking forward to and deeply believe in the difference it will make. Hint: It involves roof top conversations!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">As University winds down for the summer, I have yet to decide on my summer plans. It will likely involve a combination of Shanghai, New York, Texas, and or Missouri. I&#8217;ll be sure to keep you updated as I&#8217;d love to meet up with as many readers I possibly can.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">With all that said, I&#8217;m really excited on what&#8217;s to come and I thank you for tagging along. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  </span></p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">A confession. The last year and a half have been in many ways anything but boundless. I&#8217;ve struggled with the transition to college. I&#8217;ve been my own worst enemy. And I&#8217;ve felt lost. I&#8217;ve broken up with writing only to remember how much joy she brought me. I&#8217;ve sold out to please people who I had no business pleasing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ve been plagued by inconsistencies and for a while I believed I didn&#8217;t care. My quest to be epic illuminated the holes I pretended to ignore. In nearly every area of my life I&#8217;ve over promised and under delivered, beating myself up along the way. I&#8217;ve sacrificed my health and turned my back on the sure tell signs. Tuition was expensive but lessons were plentiful.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Though at times the rain clouds have left me damp, I&#8217;ve certainly had my fair share of good moments over the last year and half as well. I&#8217;ve made dozens of new friends, strengthened my spiritual life, and deepened my relationship with myself. I opened the fear gym, connected with a handful of amazing bloggers, and continued  my transition into the world of adulthood. I&#8217;ve gained focus, and increased clarity, and in the process reinforced what it is that I intend to do. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ve been inconsistent here over the past months because I&#8217;ve been afraid. It&#8217;s not easy for me to admit that, but that&#8217;s the honest to God truth. The fears that have plagued me don&#8217;t matter. What matters is where we go from here. It&#8217;s far too easy to get caught in the storm of the past, when it&#8217;s just as easy to choose an alternative  path, exactly what I intend to do.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Some people are afraid to admit when the dice don&#8217;t roll their way. And some people take the act of complaining too far. But there&#8217;s something valuable in showing yourself at your weakest, for even when you&#8217;re weak, your beauty still shines.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">We see and hear so many amazing stories of people doing great things that soon we forget that we ourselves are great. Soon we forget that we ourselves have something amazing to offer. Soon we forget that we aren&#8217;t just a statistic. You. Me. We matter. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">For the last year I&#8217;ve been living in my head afraid to offer my gifts to the world,  pretending I&#8217;m not good enough to contribute anything of value. The time for letting my fears shackle me as has passed. It&#8217;s time for me to own my fears. I&#8217;ll still face them of course, but the difference now is who will come out victorious. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The trials and tribulations of the past have led me to discover what I&#8217;m made of; who I am. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>I&#8217;m a writer. I&#8217;m a person that cares. Being <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/shieldless-living/">shieldless </a>brings me alive. <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/the-power-of-conversation/">Conversation</a> keeps me warm.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>I love giving back even if no one ever knows. I&#8217;m confident but insecure. I&#8217;m lazy but a good challenge turns me on. I&#8217;m not authentic. I&#8217;m me. This is me.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m prepared to own this year and  I can do this damnit. No one, including myself, will stop me.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">For those currently struggling in their own life plane remember life goes on. There&#8217;s more to life than hiding in fear. The sun will rise again.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The world is once again boundless. Choose your path and walk. There&#8217;s no excuse to why you can&#8217;t take the leap. Join me in paving greatness in the world. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">It&#8217;s good to be back. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">A confession. The last year and a half have been in many ways anything but boundless. I&#8217;ve struggled with the transition to college. I&#8217;ve been my own worst enemy. And I&#8217;ve felt lost. I&#8217;ve broken up with writing only to remember how much joy she brought me. I&#8217;ve sold out to please people who I had no business pleasing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ve been plagued by inconsistencies and for a while I believed I didn&#8217;t care. My quest to be epic illuminated the holes I pretended to ignore. In nearly every area of my life I&#8217;ve over promised and under delivered, beating myself up along the way. I&#8217;ve sacrificed my health and turned my back on the sure tell signs. Tuition was expensive but lessons were plentiful.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Though at times the rain clouds have left me damp, I&#8217;ve certainly had my fair share of good moments over the last year and half as well. I&#8217;ve made dozens of new friends, strengthened my spiritual life, and deepened my relationship with myself. I opened the fear gym, connected with a handful of amazing bloggers, and continued  my transition into the world of adulthood. I&#8217;ve gained focus, and increased clarity, and in the process reinforced what it is that I intend to do. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ve been inconsistent here over the past months because I&#8217;ve been afraid. It&#8217;s not easy for me to admit that, but that&#8217;s the honest to God truth. The fears that have plagued me don&#8217;t matter. What matters is where we go from here. It&#8217;s far too easy to get caught in the storm of the past, when it&#8217;s just as easy to choose an alternative  path, exactly what I intend to do.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Some people are afraid to admit when the dice don&#8217;t roll their way. And some people take the act of complaining too far. But there&#8217;s something valuable in showing yourself at your weakest, for even when you&#8217;re weak, your beauty still shines.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">We see and hear so many amazing stories of people doing great things that soon we forget that we ourselves are great. Soon we forget that we ourselves have something amazing to offer. Soon we forget that we aren&#8217;t just a statistic. You. Me. We matter. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">For the last year I&#8217;ve been living in my head afraid to offer my gifts to the world,  pretending I&#8217;m not good enough to contribute anything of value. The time for letting my fears shackle me as has passed. It&#8217;s time for me to own my fears. I&#8217;ll still face them of course, but the difference now is who will come out victorious. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The trials and tribulations of the past have led me to discover what I&#8217;m made of; who I am. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>I&#8217;m a writer. I&#8217;m a person that cares. Being <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/shieldless-living/">shieldless </a>brings me alive. <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/the-power-of-conversation/">Conversation</a> keeps me warm.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>I love giving back even if no one ever knows. I&#8217;m confident but insecure. I&#8217;m lazy but a good challenge turns me on. I&#8217;m not authentic. I&#8217;m me. This is me.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m prepared to own this year and  I can do this damnit. No one, including myself, will stop me.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">For those currently struggling in their own life plane remember life goes on. There&#8217;s more to life than hiding in fear. The sun will rise again.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The world is once again boundless. Choose your path and walk. There&#8217;s no excuse to why you can&#8217;t take the leap. Join me in paving greatness in the world. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">It&#8217;s good to be back. </span></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">There&#8217;s no better feeling than pouring your heart and soul into a creative piece of work and having thousands of people view your work. When my post on why the<a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/why-our-current-education-system-is-failing/"> education system</a> was failing went viral I literally couldn&#8217;t sleep from excitement. It&#8217;s a great feeling knowing that people all over the world have consumed your work. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Viral doesn&#8217;t just extend to the written word. There are viral videos, campaigns, and a variety of other combinations. Create a piece of viral work and the world stops: all eyes on you. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ask any blogger how to create a successful blog and the majority will tell you that you need to make posts that go viral. Fair enough. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Yet with all the credit viral gets, many conveniently forget to discuss the negative implications of viral. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The majority of what goes viral is complete bullshit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Perhaps you&#8217;ve noticed that the quality of what goes viral is generally pretty suspect. Not all viral posts are worthless of course, but a fair share of them could be written by my third grade sister. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ve certainly produced my fair share of low quality work. We all are at different levels in our creative career. I&#8217;m just as guilty as those who I&#8217;m calling out.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">However, if you intend to better yourself as a writer and grow as a human being you must also accept a standard of higher quality work.  You won&#8217;t always be able to produce at your best, but you can always choose to trash the scraps that you know shouldn&#8217;t be served at the table.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Why Viral Is Often Bullshit:</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I rarely read an article that has been retweeted or liked millions of times. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Why? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Because people pass on what makes them comfortable. Think about the last viral post you read. Did it leave  any lasting impact? Did it make you question your current beliefs? Or did you simply nod your head in agreement? Of course  there are exceptions, but those are as rare as me studying for my accounting test. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Instead of reading to grow, many of us read to procrastinate. Instead of taking what we learn and implement it, we simply believe we are in a better position to succeed. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Creating something that goes viral isn&#8217;t bad. What I find concerning however, is the number of people who sacrifice quality for a few extra eyeballs. Obviously, there is a proper mixture of how to create value and spread the word, but too many people cut back on the most important ingredient. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">There&#8217;s nothing wrong with raising awareness. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with reminding people of the many blessings we have. But when one gets caught in the endless cycle of delusion, our foundation of progress begins to crumble.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Liking shit on Facebook won&#8217;t cure cancer. Changing your picture to a cartoon won&#8217;t stop child abuse. Writing about <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/50-ways-to-instantly-boost-your-mood/">50 ways</a> to smile won&#8217;t make anyone happier. Small moments may ultimately lead to a breakthrough, but you may as well aim for the fences from the get go. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Transforming yourself takes work. Real breakthroughs take time. Aim to make a difference. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you do any creating in the online world please stop forsaking value for that small traffic spike. As a world changer your number one asset is the value you can produce, not how easily you can regurgitate the same old shit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Viral and value aren&#8217;t synonymous. Remember that the next time you give birth to something in the online world. </span></p>
<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com">A Boundless World</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/the-dark-side-of-viral/">The Dark Side of Viral</a></p>


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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">There&#8217;s no better feeling than pouring your heart and soul into a creative piece of work and having thousands of people view your work. When my post on why the<a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/why-our-current-education-system-is-failing/"> education system</a> was failing went viral I literally couldn&#8217;t sleep from excitement. It&#8217;s a great feeling knowing that people all over the world have consumed your work. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Viral doesn&#8217;t just extend to the written word. There are viral videos, campaigns, and a variety of other combinations. Create a piece of viral work and the world stops: all eyes on you. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ask any blogger how to create a successful blog and the majority will tell you that you need to make posts that go viral. Fair enough. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Yet with all the credit viral gets, many conveniently forget to discuss the negative implications of viral. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The majority of what goes viral is complete bullshit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Perhaps you&#8217;ve noticed that the quality of what goes viral is generally pretty suspect. Not all viral posts are worthless of course, but a fair share of them could be written by my third grade sister. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ve certainly produced my fair share of low quality work. We all are at different levels in our creative career. I&#8217;m just as guilty as those who I&#8217;m calling out.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">However, if you intend to better yourself as a writer and grow as a human being you must also accept a standard of higher quality work.  You won&#8217;t always be able to produce at your best, but you can always choose to trash the scraps that you know shouldn&#8217;t be served at the table.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Why Viral Is Often Bullshit:</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I rarely read an article that has been retweeted or liked millions of times. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Why? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Because people pass on what makes them comfortable. Think about the last viral post you read. Did it leave  any lasting impact? Did it make you question your current beliefs? Or did you simply nod your head in agreement? Of course  there are exceptions, but those are as rare as me studying for my accounting test. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Instead of reading to grow, many of us read to procrastinate. Instead of taking what we learn and implement it, we simply believe we are in a better position to succeed. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Creating something that goes viral isn&#8217;t bad. What I find concerning however, is the number of people who sacrifice quality for a few extra eyeballs. Obviously, there is a proper mixture of how to create value and spread the word, but too many people cut back on the most important ingredient. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">There&#8217;s nothing wrong with raising awareness. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with reminding people of the many blessings we have. But when one gets caught in the endless cycle of delusion, our foundation of progress begins to crumble.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Liking shit on Facebook won&#8217;t cure cancer. Changing your picture to a cartoon won&#8217;t stop child abuse. Writing about <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/50-ways-to-instantly-boost-your-mood/">50 ways</a> to smile won&#8217;t make anyone happier. Small moments may ultimately lead to a breakthrough, but you may as well aim for the fences from the get go. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Transforming yourself takes work. Real breakthroughs take time. Aim to make a difference. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you do any creating in the online world please stop forsaking value for that small traffic spike. As a world changer your number one asset is the value you can produce, not how easily you can regurgitate the same old shit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Viral and value aren&#8217;t synonymous. Remember that the next time you give birth to something in the online world. </span></p>
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		<title>Defeating Boredom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bud</dc:creator>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do with my life lately, and it&#8217;s become increasingly obvious I have the case of what many call the sophomore blues.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Despite my impressive tagline to the right, I too struggle with motivation and keeping my momentum during  turbulent times. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Externally my life is great. I have a solid group of friends, I&#8217;m attending a respectable university, I have a roof over my head, and smile frequently throughout  day. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Yet the truth is, my heart remands bored.</em> There&#8217;s abundance of possible explanations for this, but to be quite honest I don&#8217;t care about explanations. I much prefer results. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Projects and passions I once pursued with full force have been placed on the back burner. Instead of chasing my dreams I&#8217;ve just been getting by. It hurts to openly acknowledge this fact, as I pride myself in living large, but <strong>being honest with reality is the first to step to growth.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">No doubt much of my boredom stems from fear. I have a plethora of ideas that I know will benefit not only me but those who are exposed to them. There&#8217;s dozens of amazing people whom I wish to connect further with to further expand our influence. And though I&#8217;ve been excited I&#8217;ve been passive at the same time.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This weekend I spent many hours reading, and while sitting on my balcony looking at the skyline,  I was gently reminded that no one is going to save me. I&#8217;m responsible for the change I seek. If I&#8217;m not happy right now it&#8217;s up to me to change that. And for the first time in many months I&#8217;m committed to doing just that.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you&#8217;re waiting to be saved you&#8217;re throwing your days away. It&#8217;s quit simple to sit and wait for a change of luck, it&#8217;s another to go out and create it. The latter requires courage, waiting doesn&#8217;t. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m not going to make any promises here on this blog that I can&#8217;t keep. I know exactly what it is I need to do to come alive once again. And I&#8217;ll be sharing my journey along the way. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">A hiccup in the road isn&#8217;t the end of the world, turning back on what you&#8217;ve created however may as well be.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here&#8217;s to stepping up. Here&#8217;s to fighting fear. Here&#8217;s to making the most out of every moment we have. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Here&#8217;s to kicking boredom&#8217;s ass. </span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do with my life lately, and it&#8217;s become increasingly obvious I have the case of what many call the sophomore blues.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Despite my impressive tagline to the right, I too struggle with motivation and keeping my momentum during  turbulent times. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Externally my life is great. I have a solid group of friends, I&#8217;m attending a respectable university, I have a roof over my head, and smile frequently throughout  day. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Yet the truth is, my heart remands bored.</em> There&#8217;s abundance of possible explanations for this, but to be quite honest I don&#8217;t care about explanations. I much prefer results. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Projects and passions I once pursued with full force have been placed on the back burner. Instead of chasing my dreams I&#8217;ve just been getting by. It hurts to openly acknowledge this fact, as I pride myself in living large, but <strong>being honest with reality is the first to step to growth.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">No doubt much of my boredom stems from fear. I have a plethora of ideas that I know will benefit not only me but those who are exposed to them. There&#8217;s dozens of amazing people whom I wish to connect further with to further expand our influence. And though I&#8217;ve been excited I&#8217;ve been passive at the same time.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This weekend I spent many hours reading, and while sitting on my balcony looking at the skyline,  I was gently reminded that no one is going to save me. I&#8217;m responsible for the change I seek. If I&#8217;m not happy right now it&#8217;s up to me to change that. And for the first time in many months I&#8217;m committed to doing just that.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you&#8217;re waiting to be saved you&#8217;re throwing your days away. It&#8217;s quit simple to sit and wait for a change of luck, it&#8217;s another to go out and create it. The latter requires courage, waiting doesn&#8217;t. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m not going to make any promises here on this blog that I can&#8217;t keep. I know exactly what it is I need to do to come alive once again. And I&#8217;ll be sharing my journey along the way. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">A hiccup in the road isn&#8217;t the end of the world, turning back on what you&#8217;ve created however may as well be.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here&#8217;s to stepping up. Here&#8217;s to fighting fear. Here&#8217;s to making the most out of every moment we have. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Here&#8217;s to kicking boredom&#8217;s ass. </span></span></span></p>
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		<title>One Month Update Tag Lines And Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">It&#8217;s been about a month since I&#8217;ve been &#8220;back&#8221; here at A Boundless World and things seem to be going rather smoothly. I&#8217;ve been pleased with the progression especially as I&#8217;ve been working 40 hour weeks and taking two college courses online. 8 posts this month puts it at the third most active month since the site began which is pretty nice.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ve been pleased to hear how many people are glad that I&#8217;m back home and writing in my unique style. Quite honestly, I&#8217;m amazed at how much I was missed here, and knowing this keeps me humble. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">One thing I&#8217;m hoping to accomplish here over the next few months is becoming more focused in what I write here at A Boundless World. That being said I&#8217;m looking for a nice tagline to go along with the A Boundless World theme. As of right now I have a few ideas but am really liking &#8220;A Boundless World: Breaking Limits of Marketing, Relationships, and Life.&#8221; Though I&#8217;m open to reader suggestions. I want to keep my focus a bit broad but at the same time I don&#8217;t want to be going all over the place.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">This year I expect my online &#8220;business&#8221; to finally begin to take form, so I&#8217;ll be sure to share those experiences along the way. I&#8217;m also hoping to tackle some more in depth topics such as spirituality and relationships something I haven&#8217;t been able to do much of yet. While I&#8217;ll be running an occasional list post, my aim with this site is to go beyond just &#8220;tips&#8221; and have deep thought embedded within my words.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m intend to push myself as a writer which as you may know, involves taking risks and trying various styles. You may have noticed I&#8217;ve had a few very short, but powerful posts this past month along with an occasional lengthier one. When all is said and done I know you&#8217;re looking for </span><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">value</span></strong><span style="font-size: medium;"> and I hope to provide that for you.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">One thing I&#8217;ve also noticed is that I&#8217;ve been missing in action as far as commenting on other people&#8217;s blogs. This isn&#8217;t something I&#8217;ve done intentionally it just hasn&#8217;t been my main focus. I enjoy seeing up and coming bloggers see success as much as the next person and I quite honestly miss some of the connections I had when I was regularly on commenting blogs. I&#8217;m hoping to get back into the swing of things in a way that I&#8217;m able to connect but at the same time not going overboard.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Also I&#8217;ve been working very hard a little something I know you will dig. It won&#8217;t cost you a penny so I&#8217;m hoping you&#8217;ll stay tuned. Hint: If you&#8217;ve ever had your ass kicked by fear you might like this. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Goals for this next month:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Consistency<br />
2. Tagline<br />
3. Connect</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">What are you guys and gals up to? Anything exciting? Feel free to say </span><a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/contact/"><span style="font-size: medium;">hi.</span></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">It&#8217;s been about a month since I&#8217;ve been &#8220;back&#8221; here at A Boundless World and things seem to be going rather smoothly. I&#8217;ve been pleased with the progression especially as I&#8217;ve been working 40 hour weeks and taking two college courses online. 8 posts this month puts it at the third most active month since the site began which is pretty nice.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;ve been pleased to hear how many people are glad that I&#8217;m back home and writing in my unique style. Quite honestly, I&#8217;m amazed at how much I was missed here, and knowing this keeps me humble. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">One thing I&#8217;m hoping to accomplish here over the next few months is becoming more focused in what I write here at A Boundless World. That being said I&#8217;m looking for a nice tagline to go along with the A Boundless World theme. As of right now I have a few ideas but am really liking &#8220;A Boundless World: Breaking Limits of Marketing, Relationships, and Life.&#8221; Though I&#8217;m open to reader suggestions. I want to keep my focus a bit broad but at the same time I don&#8217;t want to be going all over the place.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">This year I expect my online &#8220;business&#8221; to finally begin to take form, so I&#8217;ll be sure to share those experiences along the way. I&#8217;m also hoping to tackle some more in depth topics such as spirituality and relationships something I haven&#8217;t been able to do much of yet. While I&#8217;ll be running an occasional list post, my aim with this site is to go beyond just &#8220;tips&#8221; and have deep thought embedded within my words.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m intend to push myself as a writer which as you may know, involves taking risks and trying various styles. You may have noticed I&#8217;ve had a few very short, but powerful posts this past month along with an occasional lengthier one. When all is said and done I know you&#8217;re looking for </span><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">value</span></strong><span style="font-size: medium;"> and I hope to provide that for you.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">One thing I&#8217;ve also noticed is that I&#8217;ve been missing in action as far as commenting on other people&#8217;s blogs. This isn&#8217;t something I&#8217;ve done intentionally it just hasn&#8217;t been my main focus. I enjoy seeing up and coming bloggers see success as much as the next person and I quite honestly miss some of the connections I had when I was regularly on commenting blogs. I&#8217;m hoping to get back into the swing of things in a way that I&#8217;m able to connect but at the same time not going overboard.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Also I&#8217;ve been working very hard a little something I know you will dig. It won&#8217;t cost you a penny so I&#8217;m hoping you&#8217;ll stay tuned. Hint: If you&#8217;ve ever had your ass kicked by fear you might like this. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Goals for this next month:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Consistency<br />
2. Tagline<br />
3. Connect</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">What are you guys and gals up to? Anything exciting? Feel free to say </span><a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/contact/"><span style="font-size: medium;">hi.</span></a></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Living in <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/5-extraordinary-benefits-of-living-in-shanghai/">Shanghai</a> has allowed me to experience many firsts, attending an international school, learning the Chinese language, and daily interaction with cultures from all over the world.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">While each of these experiences have made me a much more conscious individual, there is another encounter that has made me grow tremendously.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Riding the subway in Shanghai.</span></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">The Subway</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Today I decided to meet my father up for lunch as he soon leaves for a business trip and as you may have guessed, I&#8217;m taking the subway.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">As a matter of fact,  I&#8217;m writing this very post on my i-Phone.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">When I first moved to Shanghai, the thought of taking the crowded transportation system intimidated me greatly. Fortunately, my good friend (and experienced subway rider) Mike, turned me on to the great benefits of riding the subway.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">At first I rode the subway sparingly , but it wasn&#8217;t long before I became a regular user, especially when I visited my girlfriend in downtown Shanghai.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Because riding the subway was a simple way of saving money and it allowed me to reduce my carbon <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/footprints/">footprint</a>, becoming a regular was a no brainier.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">While it took a while to get used to, before long I  actually started to rather enjoy riding the subway. Not only does taking the subway give me time to reflect  but I also enjoy the interaction with the hundreds of people who ride the subway.</span></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Connectedness</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">One of my favorite reasons for riding the subway is I can&#8217;t help but feel connected to humanity when I do.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I  absolutely love the energy of the subway. Each day the energy is noticeably different. Sometimes it is negative, while other days  I can&#8217;t help but feel the positivity of the passengers aboard.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I love experiencing the ups and downs of human emotion.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Riding the subway gives me the chance to fully immerse and connect with the thousands of people who use the subway daily.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">While it can often times be crowded, I have come to thoroughly enjoy my time on the subway.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">A positive habit I have adopted is to give my seat up to someone who looks as if they need it. Not only does this make me feel better but it also gives me an opportunity to make someone&#8217;s day.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I am regularly amazed at the politeness of (some) Chinese who gracefully refuse the seat.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">(Ironically, I was just pushed out of the way by an elderly Chinese woman I kid you not.)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I love watching people interact with each other and am often greeted with smiles. I also enjoy watching the plethora of little kids I routinely come across.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I do my very best to smile at as many people as I can and sometimes start some small talk with some of the passengers ( my Chinese is still fairly weak.)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Many of my most euphoric moments have occurred during the walk home from the subway. This no doubt is the result of the connectedness I often feel when riding the subway.</span></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Personal Development Express</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Not only does riding the subway give me time to connect with humanity, I also use it as a time of growth.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Because I am often on the subway for 20-30 minutes, I quickly realized the potential of using the time to better myself as a human being.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Luckily, unlike when I&#8217;m in the car, I am able to read with out getting sick; therefore I take advantage of the 20-30 minutes and often read a book.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">If I&#8217;m not feeling in the mood to read I also have enough time to fit in a 20 minute motivational podcast to boost my spirits. I often listen to a  <a href="http://philosophersnotes.com/">Philosopher Note</a> or two.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I also sometimes take out my I-phone and jot ideas down for future posts.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Riding the subway often gives me sudden spurts of inspiration as well. I can&#8217;t tell you how many post ideas have come to me during a subway ride.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Taking the subway also gives me time to simply slow down. Sometimes I simply focus on my breathing and zone out. And while the subway isn&#8217;t quiet enough for me to experience full scale meditation, I occasionally  listen to some meditation tunes.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I can&#8217;t tell you how valuable the 20-30 minute subway rides have benefited me as a person. I&#8217;ve written numerous articles, read an entire books (obviously in not one trip), and took sometime to contemplate some of lives most difficult questions.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">The subway truly has been my personal development express.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Taking the subway</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Having grown up in the suburbs of Texas it wasn&#8217;t often ( OK never) that I found myself taking the subway.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Living in Shanghai has really opened my eyes to how convenient  taking the subway can be.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">While I don&#8217;t always take the subway I do my very best to use it as often as possible.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Do you regularly use the subway? Or are you a subway virgin?</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Assuming there is a subway near you, I  highly suggest you give riding the subway a try.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Living in <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/5-extraordinary-benefits-of-living-in-shanghai/">Shanghai</a> has allowed me to experience many firsts, attending an international school, learning the Chinese language, and daily interaction with cultures from all over the world.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">While each of these experiences have made me a much more conscious individual, there is another encounter that has made me grow tremendously.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Riding the subway in Shanghai.</span></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">The Subway</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Today I decided to meet my father up for lunch as he soon leaves for a business trip and as you may have guessed, I&#8217;m taking the subway.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">As a matter of fact,  I&#8217;m writing this very post on my i-Phone.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">When I first moved to Shanghai, the thought of taking the crowded transportation system intimidated me greatly. Fortunately, my good friend (and experienced subway rider) Mike, turned me on to the great benefits of riding the subway.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">At first I rode the subway sparingly , but it wasn&#8217;t long before I became a regular user, especially when I visited my girlfriend in downtown Shanghai.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Because riding the subway was a simple way of saving money and it allowed me to reduce my carbon <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/footprints/">footprint</a>, becoming a regular was a no brainier.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">While it took a while to get used to, before long I  actually started to rather enjoy riding the subway. Not only does taking the subway give me time to reflect  but I also enjoy the interaction with the hundreds of people who ride the subway.</span></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Connectedness</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">One of my favorite reasons for riding the subway is I can&#8217;t help but feel connected to humanity when I do.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I  absolutely love the energy of the subway. Each day the energy is noticeably different. Sometimes it is negative, while other days  I can&#8217;t help but feel the positivity of the passengers aboard.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I love experiencing the ups and downs of human emotion.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Riding the subway gives me the chance to fully immerse and connect with the thousands of people who use the subway daily.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">While it can often times be crowded, I have come to thoroughly enjoy my time on the subway.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">A positive habit I have adopted is to give my seat up to someone who looks as if they need it. Not only does this make me feel better but it also gives me an opportunity to make someone&#8217;s day.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I am regularly amazed at the politeness of (some) Chinese who gracefully refuse the seat.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">(Ironically, I was just pushed out of the way by an elderly Chinese woman I kid you not.)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I love watching people interact with each other and am often greeted with smiles. I also enjoy watching the plethora of little kids I routinely come across.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I do my very best to smile at as many people as I can and sometimes start some small talk with some of the passengers ( my Chinese is still fairly weak.)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Many of my most euphoric moments have occurred during the walk home from the subway. This no doubt is the result of the connectedness I often feel when riding the subway.</span></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Personal Development Express</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Not only does riding the subway give me time to connect with humanity, I also use it as a time of growth.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Because I am often on the subway for 20-30 minutes, I quickly realized the potential of using the time to better myself as a human being.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Luckily, unlike when I&#8217;m in the car, I am able to read with out getting sick; therefore I take advantage of the 20-30 minutes and often read a book.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">If I&#8217;m not feeling in the mood to read I also have enough time to fit in a 20 minute motivational podcast to boost my spirits. I often listen to a  <a href="http://philosophersnotes.com/">Philosopher Note</a> or two.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I also sometimes take out my I-phone and jot ideas down for future posts.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Riding the subway often gives me sudden spurts of inspiration as well. I can&#8217;t tell you how many post ideas have come to me during a subway ride.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Taking the subway also gives me time to simply slow down. Sometimes I simply focus on my breathing and zone out. And while the subway isn&#8217;t quiet enough for me to experience full scale meditation, I occasionally  listen to some meditation tunes.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I can&#8217;t tell you how valuable the 20-30 minute subway rides have benefited me as a person. I&#8217;ve written numerous articles, read an entire books (obviously in not one trip), and took sometime to contemplate some of lives most difficult questions.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">The subway truly has been my personal development express.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Taking the subway</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Having grown up in the suburbs of Texas it wasn&#8217;t often ( OK never) that I found myself taking the subway.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Living in Shanghai has really opened my eyes to how convenient  taking the subway can be.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">While I don&#8217;t always take the subway I do my very best to use it as often as possible.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Do you regularly use the subway? Or are you a subway virgin?</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Assuming there is a subway near you, I  highly suggest you give riding the subway a try.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First lets take care of some business shall we?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">New Theme:</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">If you haven&#8217;t noticed ( you&#8217;d be crazy if you haven&#8217;t), my blog has been completely redesigned.  The design was done by David Wright (better known as <a href="http://www.bloggerdad.com">Blogger Dad</a>.) He also runs the blog <a href="http://www.idrawcomics.com/about/">I Draw Comics</a> as well as coauthors the blog <a href="http://collectiveinkwell.com/">Collective Inkwell</a>. Not only does the design look professional but it&#8217;s simplicity stands out and fits my blog perfectly. I can honestly say he is Thesis master.<br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">David specializes in Thesis design, so if you&#8217;re looking for a wonderful custom Thesis design, I can happily recommend him. You can contact him <a href="http://www.bloggerdad.com/contact-me/">here.</a><br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">This design is here to stay and I couldn&#8217;t be happier with the way it looks. If you&#8217;re reading this, thanks again David it was a pleasure working with you.<br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Graduation:</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Now for something even more important:<br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">As of last Thursday, I officially entered the transition between being a senior in high school and a freshman in college. I will be attending <a href="http://www.missouri.edu/">Mizzou</a> this fall.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1298" title="me" src="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/me-300x200.jpg" alt="me" width="300" height="200" /><br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aside from the many <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/saying-goodbye/">goodbyes</a> I&#8217;ve had to say over the past few days, I couldn&#8217;t be happier. Graduation was sweet  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' />  </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Summer Plans:</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I expect my summer to be very busy.  Starting the 20th my friend from Texas will be visiting followed by another buddy of mine on the 26th. The three of us are like brothers so I&#8217;m excited to see them. It&#8217;s the first time either of them have been out of the country (USA), so it will be interesting to see how they react to the wonderful city of <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/5-extraordinary-benefits-of-living-in-shanghai/">Shanghai</a>.<br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not only are my two friends visiting, my summer to do list is almost over flowing. I have a bunch of projects I wish to start, as well as about two dozen books I wish to read. Because I&#8217;ll be doing a lot of reading, you can expect I will have a lot of material to contemplate and reflect on , which means more blog posts! I also plan on setting a week or two aside, to finally go through my <a href="http://www.stevepavlina.com/photoreading/">photoreading</a> course.<br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because one of my buddies also likes to <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/power-of-meditation/">meditate, </a>we might also take a quick trip into the Chinese mountains. It should be fun.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Although I&#8217;ve been in Shanghai for two years, I have yet to visit Beijing so that&#8217;s definitely something me and my friends will do. If time permits we might also take a quick trip to Hong Kong. </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I expect to be doing a lot of traveling,  so that means a lot of pictures.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':-o' class='wp-smiley' />  </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My friends will be staying with me until July 9th so we will have plenty of time for some fun.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The Future of A Boundless World:</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Although I&#8217;ll be busy traveling with my friends, you can still expect to see two or three posts a week. And if you find me slacking off I expect to see some emails holding me accountable. I take this blog very seriously.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the next few months I plan on writing  an e-book, one that I know my loyal fans will love. Pull out your credit card and toss it aside because this beauty won&#8217;t cost a thing.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m super excited to be bringing you such a powerful e-book  that I know will be of tremendous benefit too you. As I&#8217;m of right  now it&#8217;s still in the planning stages but If you have any suggestions for topics you&#8217;d like to see covered in the e-book, just head over to the <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/contact/">contact</a> page and let me know.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As of right  now it looks like the title will be :</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Boundless World<br />
Consciously Creating<br />
The Life of Your Dreams</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I will be putting a lot of time and effort into the making of this free e-book over the next few months and I know you will find it valuable. Many e-book&#8217;s today are drowned in hype and filler, but I can safely say my e-book will not be fluff free.<br />
</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not only am I working on the e-book, I also expect to be doing a few interviews with some top notch personal development bloggers to give you a more complete perspective of the topics this blog discusses. If you would like to be interviewed for A Boundless World just send me an email through the <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/contact/">contact</a> page.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the next few months I also plan on ramping up my guest posts to get my name and my blog out into the bloggersphere. The infancy stage of this  blog is no more. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' />  If you would like me to contribute a guest post or interview send me an email.  Provided your blog has more than a handful of readers I&#8217;m likely to comply.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Although  I won&#8217;t be on the computer as much as I normally am,  I will still read your comments and respond to your emails daily.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because the conversations with my friends tend to be highly philosophical, expect my posts to follow suit.  If you&#8217;ve thought my past posts were deep, you haven&#8217;t seen anything yet. I hope you don&#8217;t get offended very easily because my purpose is to help you grow.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also plan to begin monetizing this blog in the near future, but I&#8217;ll leave those details for another post.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just thought I&#8217;d keep you guys in the loop with what&#8217;s going on. I&#8217;m really excited about seeing this site bloom to it&#8217;s full potential.  I can honestly say, it&#8217;s only the beginning. After all we do live in A Boundless World  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
</span></span></p>
<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com">A Boundless World</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/summer-ramblings/">Summer Ramblings</a></p>


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<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First lets take care of some business shall we?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">New Theme:</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">If you haven&#8217;t noticed ( you&#8217;d be crazy if you haven&#8217;t), my blog has been completely redesigned.  The design was done by David Wright (better known as <a href="http://www.bloggerdad.com">Blogger Dad</a>.) He also runs the blog <a href="http://www.idrawcomics.com/about/">I Draw Comics</a> as well as coauthors the blog <a href="http://collectiveinkwell.com/">Collective Inkwell</a>. Not only does the design look professional but it&#8217;s simplicity stands out and fits my blog perfectly. I can honestly say he is Thesis master.<br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">David specializes in Thesis design, so if you&#8217;re looking for a wonderful custom Thesis design, I can happily recommend him. You can contact him <a href="http://www.bloggerdad.com/contact-me/">here.</a><br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">This design is here to stay and I couldn&#8217;t be happier with the way it looks. If you&#8217;re reading this, thanks again David it was a pleasure working with you.<br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Graduation:</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Now for something even more important:<br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">As of last Thursday, I officially entered the transition between being a senior in high school and a freshman in college. I will be attending <a href="http://www.missouri.edu/">Mizzou</a> this fall.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1298" title="me" src="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/me-300x200.jpg" alt="me" width="300" height="200" /><br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aside from the many <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/saying-goodbye/">goodbyes</a> I&#8217;ve had to say over the past few days, I couldn&#8217;t be happier. Graduation was sweet  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' />  </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Summer Plans:</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I expect my summer to be very busy.  Starting the 20th my friend from Texas will be visiting followed by another buddy of mine on the 26th. The three of us are like brothers so I&#8217;m excited to see them. It&#8217;s the first time either of them have been out of the country (USA), so it will be interesting to see how they react to the wonderful city of <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/5-extraordinary-benefits-of-living-in-shanghai/">Shanghai</a>.<br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not only are my two friends visiting, my summer to do list is almost over flowing. I have a bunch of projects I wish to start, as well as about two dozen books I wish to read. Because I&#8217;ll be doing a lot of reading, you can expect I will have a lot of material to contemplate and reflect on , which means more blog posts! I also plan on setting a week or two aside, to finally go through my <a href="http://www.stevepavlina.com/photoreading/">photoreading</a> course.<br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because one of my buddies also likes to <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/power-of-meditation/">meditate, </a>we might also take a quick trip into the Chinese mountains. It should be fun.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Although I&#8217;ve been in Shanghai for two years, I have yet to visit Beijing so that&#8217;s definitely something me and my friends will do. If time permits we might also take a quick trip to Hong Kong. </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I expect to be doing a lot of traveling,  so that means a lot of pictures.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':-o' class='wp-smiley' />  </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My friends will be staying with me until July 9th so we will have plenty of time for some fun.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The Future of A Boundless World:</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Although I&#8217;ll be busy traveling with my friends, you can still expect to see two or three posts a week. And if you find me slacking off I expect to see some emails holding me accountable. I take this blog very seriously.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the next few months I plan on writing  an e-book, one that I know my loyal fans will love. Pull out your credit card and toss it aside because this beauty won&#8217;t cost a thing.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I&#8217;m super excited to be bringing you such a powerful e-book  that I know will be of tremendous benefit too you. As I&#8217;m of right  now it&#8217;s still in the planning stages but If you have any suggestions for topics you&#8217;d like to see covered in the e-book, just head over to the <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/contact/">contact</a> page and let me know.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As of right  now it looks like the title will be :</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Boundless World<br />
Consciously Creating<br />
The Life of Your Dreams</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I will be putting a lot of time and effort into the making of this free e-book over the next few months and I know you will find it valuable. Many e-book&#8217;s today are drowned in hype and filler, but I can safely say my e-book will not be fluff free.<br />
</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not only am I working on the e-book, I also expect to be doing a few interviews with some top notch personal development bloggers to give you a more complete perspective of the topics this blog discusses. If you would like to be interviewed for A Boundless World just send me an email through the <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/contact/">contact</a> page.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the next few months I also plan on ramping up my guest posts to get my name and my blog out into the bloggersphere. The infancy stage of this  blog is no more. <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' />  If you would like me to contribute a guest post or interview send me an email.  Provided your blog has more than a handful of readers I&#8217;m likely to comply.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Although  I won&#8217;t be on the computer as much as I normally am,  I will still read your comments and respond to your emails daily.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because the conversations with my friends tend to be highly philosophical, expect my posts to follow suit.  If you&#8217;ve thought my past posts were deep, you haven&#8217;t seen anything yet. I hope you don&#8217;t get offended very easily because my purpose is to help you grow.  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also plan to begin monetizing this blog in the near future, but I&#8217;ll leave those details for another post.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just thought I&#8217;d keep you guys in the loop with what&#8217;s going on. I&#8217;m really excited about seeing this site bloom to it&#8217;s full potential.  I can honestly say, it&#8217;s only the beginning. After all we do live in A Boundless World  <img src='http://www.aboundlessworld.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
</span></span></p>
<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com">A Boundless World</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.aboundlessworld.com/summer-ramblings/">Summer Ramblings</a></p>


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