Michael Doane

Searching for the right words. www.medoane.com

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What else could I want? --- #lucky #grateful #quotes #unexpected #life — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2C2G4cA

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Never want this feeling to end. --- #poetry #words #quotes #love #time — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2YlZGzY

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It's coffee time. --- #coffee #coffeetime #ceremony #chemex #coffeeshop — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3f9iF7v

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Be here now. --- #meditation #yoga #breathe #zen #stoicism — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/37bLfm1

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Memento mori, my friends. Memento mori. --- #mementomori #cemetary #gothic #statue #gravestone — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2MCZYwW

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Never settle. There's always work to do. --- #poetry #poems #poetsofig #instapoetry #emotional — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2BAvWYd

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Let's sleep under the stars tonight. --- #camping #bonfire #summertime #outdoors #campfire — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2UbkqZQ

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You are a constellation. --- #stars #constellation #zodiac #astrology #poetry — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/36YsEJQ

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Love being by your side. --- #heartache #missingyou #poetry #poetsofig #poems — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2zTSG4V

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What do you see? 👀 --- #eyes #poetry #fate #destiny #love — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2ZOvBeJ

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Ever feel like this? 💫 --- #cosmic #space #galaxy #feelings #photography — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2zI8yaJ

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How are you holding up? 🏠 --- #quarantine #coronavirus #pandemic #poetry #poems — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2ZEzjqZ

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Lowering Your Expectations

Achieving quality through quantity

A lot of people confuse the non-zero principle with lowering your expectations. But if you’re setting your expectations low, you’re missing the point. Non-zero is about setting the conditions for success. It’s creating a system that ensures certain outcomes over the long term.

On Lewes Howes’ podcast, The School of Greatness, Humble the Poet says, “I’m trying to…

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Focus and Consistent Action Over Time Equals Success

Focus and Consistent Action Over Time Equals Success

How putting the work in every day will lead to expertise, authority, and success

When Jerry Seinfeld was asked what goes into writing a comedy set, he said, “That’s like asking God how much time goes into making an oak tree? I don’t know, I do it every day, I do it all day.” Narcissism aside, he makes a good point.

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Guiding Principles

Forget your goals and start building the foundation of a life well-lived

<!-- Bill Reed -->A mentor recently asked me a poignant question. “Beginning with the end in mind, how would you like to be remembered?”

He was asking about my legacy.

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I struggle with getting stuck in the past or future. Sometimes it’s important to remind yourself: I’m here and it’s now. #ensopoetry #poemaday #poetrycommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/BwshAgHBvrs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18ggl8f4f9hge