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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 29, 20242 min read
Word to The Young
I am not old yet. I am certainly not young anymore either by internet standards. At 45 I am comfortably slightly past the middle point of...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 20, 20242 min read
When the World Says No.
Who are you? Have you ever been pushed hard enough that you know? We don’t really know who we are until the world tells us, “No.” Find...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 18, 20242 min read
Bad Choices
We like to believe that if we work hard, we do everything as right as we can that life will present us with a series of options, where we...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 17, 20241 min read
30 seconds.
Thirty seconds at a time you can choose to waste your life, or spend your life in a meaningful pursuit. Americans spend an average of...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 10, 20242 min read
We Need You
I am not young, but by most measures I am not yet old. I am in that sweet spot of middle age. I am wiser than those who look up to me,...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 2, 20242 min read
What Is a Lot?
Is a one mile run far? Is writing 10,000 words a lot? Is lifting 400 lbs. strong? Is practicing your Spanish lessons one hour a day...
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kevinholochwostaut
Feb 28, 20242 min read
More Than You Think
You are more than you think. You can do more than you believe you can. When you were born you couldn’t count. You couldn’t read. You...
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kevinholochwostaut
Feb 19, 20242 min read
I could have been…
I could have been a writer, a professional athlete, a musician, a doctor, an actor, a chef, a business owner, a scientist, a teacher… If...
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kevinholochwostaut
Feb 14, 20243 min read
Be Kind. Everyone You Meet is Fighting a Hard Battle
Most everywhere I look this quote or some variation of it is attributed to Plato or Philo or some other ancient Greek. Some sites...
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kevinholochwostaut
Feb 6, 20245 min read
Shrink
Nothing I say in this post is new. Nothing I manage to find as wisdom hasn’t been learned by millions of men and women who have come...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jan 30, 20241 min read
Beware “just…”
I don’t know if this is for readers, writers, motivation, and everyone in general. I have a lot to say in a short space about the word...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jan 20, 20243 min read
Everything...
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” I...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jan 8, 20241 min read
Why Did You Wait Until Tomorrow?
What was it that you wanted to get done? Why isn't it done? Was whatever you did instead more important? Are you happy it isn't done? Is...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jan 6, 20243 min read
Kids These Days
This is not about what you think it is about. Probably. Hang with me for a moment and read something below. “The children now love...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 30, 20233 min read
Merry Christmas and a Happy … February?
The time of year has come back around for us to once again lie to ourselves about things we will do next year, or who we will be one year...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 26, 20234 min read
Money Where Your Mouth Is.
This is about books, but the idea behind it is broader than that. The message is simple, and it is in the title but how it plays out can...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 23, 20232 min read
Raspberries Are… The Holiday Miracle…
I would like to talk to you about a miracle. The raspberry. But I am getting ahead of myself. Let’s make a clear definition: Miracle: a...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Excuses Please...
Helen Adams Keller born in 1880, lost her sight and her hearing after an illness when she was 19 months old. In a time before women’s...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 10, 20231 min read
One Story
Everyone has one story worth telling. Their own lives. It has been said every writer writes only what they know. We know our own lives...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 6, 20231 min read
86,400, 86,399, …
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. 24 hours X 60 minutes x 60 seconds = 86,400. I’m a normal human being… I sleep 8 hours. 28,800 seconds...
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