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Darrin Schenck2023-01-24T17:13:08+00:00

Blog #414 – If people talk behind your back…

Darrin Schenck2023-01-24T17:13:08+00:00January 24th, 2023|Brain Purgings, Coaching, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

..they are in the right place.   BEHIND YOU. Here is something I want you to understand, you need to pay little to no attention to what most people have to say about you.  If they

Darrin Schenck2023-01-24T16:29:28+00:00

Blog #413 – Choose Wisely: Learning or Performing Mindset

Darrin Schenck2023-01-24T16:29:28+00:00January 24th, 2023|Brain Purgings, Coaching, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

It appears to me that far too many people these days are afraid to fail at anything, and this keeps them from attempting new things in the first place.  Maybe it is the over-exposure that

Darrin Schenck2023-01-21T16:48:53+00:00

Blog #412 – Greatness and Balance don’t go together…

Darrin Schenck2023-01-21T16:48:53+00:00January 21st, 2023|Brain Purgings, Coaching, In My Opinion, Leadership, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

We have all heard for a long time that work/life balance is very important to a healthy lifestyle.  Please allow me to be the one to blow that idea apart for you.  I'll start this

Darrin Schenck2023-01-16T20:20:13+00:00

Blog #411 – You Earn Your Stripes Once You…

Darrin Schenck2023-01-16T20:20:13+00:00January 16th, 2023|Brain Purgings, Coaching, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

...have enough Scars. No one gets to the top unscathed, it just doesn't work that way.  People are only an "Overnight Success" after years of toiling in anonymity. That musician that has a hot song

Darrin Schenck2023-01-14T17:44:49+00:00

Blog #410 – Your Survival Rate so far is…

Darrin Schenck2023-01-14T17:44:49+00:00January 14th, 2023|Brain Purgings, Coaching, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

one hundred percent for all that you have been through.     Steve Harvey I hear this quote from Steve Harvey and thought is was a great way to look at life.  Because it is true,

Darrin Schenck2023-01-10T14:56:10+00:00

Blog #409 – “Success is just a pile of…

Darrin Schenck2023-01-10T14:56:10+00:00January 10th, 2023|Brain Purgings, Financial Stuff, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

...mistakes that you end up on top of instead of buried underneath"     Dave Ramsey I can attest to the fact that failure is part of the process of getting better at anything.  You need

Darrin Schenck2023-01-10T13:54:46+00:00

Blog #408 – Simplicity is Bliss…

Darrin Schenck2023-01-10T13:54:46+00:00January 10th, 2023|Brain Purgings, Financial Stuff, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

There are a lot of things I love about my life, but one of them has to be its' simplicity.  I have set this up by design, as I have learned through trial and error

Darrin Schenck2023-01-02T15:29:43+00:00

Blog #407 – The Equation is Simple…

Darrin Schenck2023-01-02T15:29:43+00:00January 2nd, 2023|Brain Purgings, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

Quality Input means Quality Output...or Garbage In means Garbage Out You don't want to put the cheapest gas in your Ferrari, so why would you do this to yourself?  Not a tough concept to grasp,

Darrin Schenck2023-01-01T17:21:50+00:00

Blog #406 – Top Six Things to Learn Now instead of later…

Darrin Schenck2023-01-01T17:21:50+00:00January 1st, 2023|Brain Purgings, Financial Stuff, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

"I wish I knew back then what I know now..." The famous old line lamenting the fact that our lives are so much harder until we learn and figure things out.  I want to help

Darrin Schenck2022-12-29T16:28:10+00:00

Blog #405 – Imposter Syndrome means one thing…

Darrin Schenck2022-12-29T16:28:10+00:00December 29th, 2022|Brain Purgings, Coaching, In My Opinion, Leadership, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

...you are on the right track. I heard Jordan Belfort (the guy the movie The Wolf of Wall Street was about) sharing this idea with Ed Mylett, who is a famous entrepreneur and motivational speaker

Darrin Schenck2022-12-29T15:21:24+00:00

Blog #404 – Find your Zihuatanejo…

Darrin Schenck2022-12-29T15:21:24+00:00December 29th, 2022|Brain Purgings, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

In case you didn't recognize the iconic movie poster photo I chose as the cover picture for this blog, this is from the classic Shawshank Redemption.  Ask any Gen Xer and we will tell you

Darrin Schenck2022-12-27T16:30:36+00:00

Blog #403 – Having a “Have To” and a “Get To” job

Darrin Schenck2022-12-27T16:30:36+00:00December 27th, 2022|Brain Purgings, Coaching, Financial Stuff, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

I have done a few talks around AZ on this same topic, but I thought I would write about it today from a different angle.  So many people have a job they "have to" do;

Darrin Schenck2022-12-27T00:43:46+00:00

Blog #402 – Living in the right ratios…

Darrin Schenck2022-12-27T00:43:46+00:00December 27th, 2022|Brain Purgings, Financial Stuff, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

I am not sure when I first heard this, but I can tell you for sure I never heard it soon enough or often enough.  This is a key principal to financial control and success,

Darrin Schenck2022-12-26T17:15:44+00:00

Blog #401 – Stop Sedating Yourself…

Darrin Schenck2022-12-26T17:15:44+00:00December 26th, 2022|Brain Purgings, Financial Stuff, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

Far too many people are guilty of this, of settling for their current place in life and then just complaining about it.  Lots of people are guilty of sedating themselves with things like video games,

Darrin Schenck2022-12-24T16:16:00+00:00

Blog #400 – Peace through Pain

Darrin Schenck2022-12-24T16:16:00+00:00December 24th, 2022|Brain Purgings, In My Opinion, Randomness, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

In honor of blog #400, I chose this less than flattering photo of me doing something I am in the middle of, and that is a cold plunge challenge.  I HATE cold water, always have,

Darrin Schenck2022-12-22T18:33:21+00:00

Blog #399 – Money DOES buy Happiness…

Darrin Schenck2022-12-22T18:33:21+00:00December 21st, 2022|Brain Purgings, Financial Stuff, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

I am sure you have heard the opposite, and if you are a Christian who reads the Bible, you may have been left with the impression that money is the root of all evil.  The

Darrin Schenck2022-12-16T16:36:08+00:00

Blog #397 – I am not extraordinary, however…

Darrin Schenck2022-12-16T16:36:08+00:00December 16th, 2022|Brain Purgings, In My Opinion, Leadership, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

I am an ordinary guy who figured out how to do some extraordinary things. This means that you can too.  I didn't come from a wealthy family, far from it at times.  I wasn't born

Darrin Schenck2022-12-10T17:25:24+00:00

Blog #396 – The Disease of Validation

Darrin Schenck2022-12-10T17:25:24+00:00December 10th, 2022|Brain Purgings, Financial Stuff, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary, Uncategorized|

This is something I suffered from for a chunk of my life, and oddly enough it really only subsided once I started making some real money.  Before, I was busy trying to convince the world

Darrin Schenck2022-12-07T22:42:48+00:00

Blog #395 Are you willing to take the first step…

Darrin Schenck2022-12-07T22:42:48+00:00December 7th, 2022|Brain Purgings, Coaching, In My Opinion, Leadership, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

...when you can't see the whole staircase? When I was 19 I got the chance to do a really cool thing, and some of those memories are etched so deeply in my brain it is

Darrin Schenck2022-12-05T14:50:51+00:00

Blog #394 – An Educated Guess is as Good As It Gets…

Darrin Schenck2022-12-05T14:50:51+00:00December 5th, 2022|Brain Purgings, Coaching, In My Opinion, Leadership, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

When it comes to living your life and planning out your future, an Educated Guess is as good as it gets.  There are no guarantees, and the future is promised to no one.  The best

Darrin Schenck2022-12-03T16:26:55+00:00

Blog #393 – Anxiety is the gap between…

Darrin Schenck2022-12-03T16:26:55+00:00December 3rd, 2022|Brain Purgings, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

...the expectation you have for your life and the reality of where you are. That one hit different, as I had not thought about this in such a manner.  I, like almost everyone, deal with

Darrin Schenck2022-11-24T16:44:14+00:00

Blog #392 – Single Tasking…my secret to getting stuff done

Darrin Schenck2022-11-24T16:44:14+00:00November 24th, 2022|Brain Purgings, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

This seems to be a lost art these days, and maybe not having grown up with social media and everything accessible through my phone lends itself to this skill.  But it certainly is skill you

Darrin Schenck2022-11-20T14:36:56+00:00

Blog #391 – The High Cost of Low Living

Darrin Schenck2022-11-20T14:36:56+00:00November 20th, 2022|Brain Purgings, Coaching, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

This is such a true statement, as most things that you wish to bend the outcome in your favor take planning and preparation in advance.  Whether it is studying for an exam, a job interview,

Darrin Schenck2022-11-09T15:44:07+00:00

Blog # 390 – Winning is more fun than fun is…

Darrin Schenck2022-11-09T15:44:07+00:00November 9th, 2022|Brain Purgings, Coaching, In My Opinion, Leadership, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

I think it was Tim Grover who said this quote, and it actually goes like this: "Winning is more fun than fun is fun" True and concise, with a funny twist to it.  But it

Darrin Schenck2022-11-06T19:03:40+00:00

Blog #389 – Ancient Wisdom that is Spot On…

Darrin Schenck2022-11-06T19:03:40+00:00November 6th, 2022|Brain Purgings, In My Opinion, Self Optimization, Social Commentary|

It is not a sign of good health to be well adjusted to a largely sick society. Jiddu Krishnamurti Since I am guessing it is a safe bet that you do not know who this

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