Self Improvement

Traveling, Where to this Year?!

February 16, 2011

           When writing my New Year resolutions, I always make it a point to travel to at least to two new places throughout the year. Last year, I was fortunate enough surpass the “two” that I set for myself, and travel to some pretty amazing places that included California, Toronto, Las Vegas, Dominican Republic, and [...]

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Happy People Quote

January 27, 2011

“The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything but they make the most of everything…” – Anonymous On Twitter, I follow all sorts of inspirational people to whom I draw motivation and encouragement from time to time. While perusing through my tweets the other day, I read this quote that I was instantly [...]

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YP Challenge: Get Into The Best Shape of Your Life!

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  Working out has many benefits besides fitting into your clothes nicely, and looking good in the mirror. Exercise can be a great stress reliever, improve mood, help manage weight, boost energy level, promote better sleep, build greater self-confidence, reduce risk of disease, and is a great way to bring balance to your life. Working [...]

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TRUTH: You Can’t Get/Keep a Man Because…

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    You sit and contemplate to yourself all the time why you don’t have a man, why he left you, or even why you two are no longer together. Take the time to read the following lists on why you’re in the situation you are in. If you can admit to at least three [...]

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Good Quote from Mark Twain

January 5, 2011

   “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Good day YP’s! Life is all about living, I mean truly [...]

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EAT, PRAY, LOVE: Truth Quote

December 16, 2010

“If you’re brave enough to leave everything behind familiar and comforting.  And set out on a truth seeking journey and if you are prepared to face and forgive some very difficult realities about yourself.  Then the truth will not be withheld from you.”           Not sure if you have seen the movie based off of [...]

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Refueling a Past Stereotype by YPAqua

December 13, 2010

          I just saw a commercial that was supposed to be helpful, but somehow I found it disturbing. In the commercial, person after person got on a microphone and said “You are not alone.” The commercial was to advocate the help that exists for those that are HIV positive and it ended with a Web [...]

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The 7 Beliefs of Success! (Replay)

December 6, 2010

There is one thing that all YP’s have in common; we all want to be successful in life! Success for me has definitely changed throughout the years, and I think that just comes with maturation. When I was 18, my definition of success was getting a nice car, getting the chrome rims, getting money, so I can [...]

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Good Quote From Henry Ford (Replay)

December 1, 2010

“One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.”           It is impossible to be great if you are one who is afraid to fail.  There is no such thing as a perfect person.  Therefore we will all fall short in life, time and time again.  We must fail in [...]

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Execution is a Key Element in being Successful (Replay)

November 17, 2010

            A lot of people don’t have the gumption to execute a plan for a various number of reasons.  YP’s have come up with a number of ideas but we have shot down our ideas before they even get off the ground.  YP’s have thought of so many ideas in the past but being burnt more [...]

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Good Quote from Confucius

October 19, 2010

  “ The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”           Confucius is simply conveying the notion of practice makes perfect with this quote.  You never (or rarely) see someone that is successful that doesn’t have their “ducks in a row”.  Successful people have stories that include [...]

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Surrounding Yourself w/ Positivity…

September 23, 2010

Never in my life have I understood what it means to surround yourself with positivity more than at this point in my life! Just going through different experiences and phases in my own life, I have learned who/what is good for me, and who/what I know to put me in a bad mood, or in negative [...]

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“A Slice of Humble Pie” by YPShaH

September 22, 2010

  Here is a great blog courtesy of YPShaH regarding life having a way of humbling people.  One’s life could take a 360 in the blink of an eye as YPShaH put it but checkout her blog and share your thoughts/comments below the post.  I think my tweets this morning inspired this blog by YPBlogSpot’s [...]

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My Achilles Heels: Direction Please?

September 21, 2010

          If you follow me on twitter via @YPRuck  then you’ve probably seen a tweet or two regarding my Achilles being sore for the past couple of months after I play basketball.  I figured a new pair of basketball sneakers would help alleviate the soreness in my Achilles but I was wrong and contemplating resting [...]

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Cheers to the Good Life…

September 15, 2010

          This is a video clip of some family members and I in California, enjoying the weather, one another’s company, and overall life! It was a great time, we got to eat at some very nice restaurants, which included Korean, Cambodian, Vietnamese, In and Out Burger, Hotpot, Filet Mignon in beach a waterfront restaurant, KFC, [...]

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