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Have you ever had a major life event happen and it looked like the end of something? Yeah, me too...

Over the past year, have received a ton of emails, text messages, and private conversations about one subject more than any other.

"Dave...when are you going to talk about your divorce?"

Some people have simply been curious. Others have quietly shared that they're going through one themselves.

Join Dave for some candid conversation including:

• A Little Perspective
• DIVORCE - Then and Now
• The Five Toughest Parts
• Gray Divorce
• Ten Gifts I Never Expected
• Five Ways Divorce Can Really Be a Beginning
• Five Ways to Respond to Major Life Changes
• If Someone You Love Is Going Through a Divorce

I no longer wish for the life I thought I wanted. I'm grateful for the life I'm living.

My appreciation for ordinary days is greater.

I've learned that new beginnings don't ask for permission...They simply invite us to step forward.

So if you're walking through divorce today...Or walking beside someone who is...Don't lose hope.

The end of a marriage does not have to become the end of joy.

Be good to yourself.

Encourage someone.

And remember...The best chapters of your life may be the ones you never planned to write.

Giddyup!!!

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Have you ever been frustrated to the point you didn't know what to do next? Yeah, me too...

There comes a moment in every life when reality taps us on the shoulder and says:

"Well...here you are."

Not where you planned to be. Not where you expected to be. Not where you hoped to be. Just...here...

Join Dave for some topical conversation about:

• Ten Everyday Examples
• The Bigger Stuff
• Why We Keep Looking Back
• Five Healthy Ways To Think About "Now What?"
• Five Ways To Start Each Day With A "What's Next?" Attitude
• Five Ways To Keep "What Happened" Out And "What's Next" In

The people who thrive are not the people who avoid hardship. They are the people who stop building homes in yesterday and start building futures in tomorrow.

You are here. This is where you are.

Good.

Now stand up. Look forward. Take the next step. Then another. Then another...

Because your best chapter has never been behind you. It has always been waiting for you to answer one simple question:

OK, now what?

Giddyup!!!

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Have you ever known anyone that focuses more on what's missing than what they have? Yeah, me too...

We live in a world that constantly reminds us of what we don't have...More money. More success. More recognition. More followers. More square footage. More everything!!!

Join Dave form some PLENTIFUL conversation about:

• What Does "Plenty" Mean?
• The Human Brain's Favorite Hobby
• The Science of Gratitude
• Five Advantages of Looking for Plenty
• Five Bad Things That Often Lead to Good Things
• Why Some People Never See the Plenty
• Plenty Creates More Plenty
• Five Ways to Enjoy Plenty When It Doesn't Feel Like Enough

There will be hard days. There will be losses. There will be disappointments.

Nobody gets through life without scars.

But there is also laughter, Friendship, Music, Sunrises, Dogs, Children, Second Chances, Road Trips, Inside Jokes, Unexpected Victories, and lessons learned the hard way.

Whether you're celebrating a victory or surviving a setback...Look around...there is still plenty to be happy about.

Giddyup!!!

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Have you ever thought you were being taught something, but then realized the LESSON you learned was much more important? Yeah, me too...

When I was a little boy, I thought I was learning how to farm...turns out, I was learning how to live.

Join Dave from some nostalgic reflection about:

• Sometimes You Have to Give the Seed a Chance
• The Meanest Mule Isn't Always the Worst Worker
• Everybody Knows Everybody's Business...Until They Need Help
• You Don't Have to Be Rich to Be Generous
• Every Farm Has Beavers
• Why Everyday Life Makes the Best Teacher
• Five Reasons Everyday Life Is the Greatest Classroom

Don't overlook the wisdom sitting on a porch somewhere.

Don't dismiss the grandfather fixing a tractor.

Don't ignore the grandmother canning tomatoes.

Don't underestimate the mechanic, the waitress, the rancher, the truck driver, the school custodian, or the neighbor who's lived through things Google can't explain.

Life whispers before it shouts.

"Sometimes you have to give the seed a chance to grow."

Giddyup!!!

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Have you ever been in a meeting or on a conference call and thought, "what a complete waste of time..." Yeah, me too...

Somewhere, right now, a conference call is taking place that should not exist. Twenty-three people have stopped what they were doing. Three are paying attention. Seven are checking email. Five are wondering why they're there. Four are on mute walking their dog. Two are pretending their camera is broken. And one person is sharing a spreadsheet nobody can read.

Welcome to the modern meeting.

Join Dave for some PRODUCTIVE talk about WASTED TIME:

• How Did We Get Here?
• Ten Reasons Most Meetings Are a Waste of Time
• Five Reasons We Know They're Inefficient But Keep Having Them
• Five Personality Types That Love Meetings
• Better Alternatives
• Technology Is About To Change Everything

Time is the only resource that cannot be replenished and every unnecessary meeting takes a piece of someone's life they'll never get back.

Meet when you must. Decide quickly. Invite fewer people. Leave with action.

And remember:

• The goal of work is not to attend meetings.
• The goal of meetings is to make work better.
• If they aren't doing that, stop calling them meetings.

Call them what they are: A group project that nobody wanted.

Giddyup!!!

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Do you know anyone who is a KNOW-IT-ALL? Yeah, me to...

There are people in this world who know everything, at least according to them.

You know these people.

You can’t tell a story without them interrupting halfway through to explain how they had it worse, did it better, fixed it faster, or knew about it before it was popular.

Join Dave for some INFORMATIVE talk about:

• The Human Condition of “Knowing”
• Giving Away Their Power Through Absolutes
• 5 Reasons Some People Become Know-It-Alls
• 5 Negative Effects They Bring Into Environments
• Long-Term Impact
• Names People Use for These Types
• 5 Ways To Attempt To Change Their Behavior
• 5 Ways To Deal With Them

If you know somebody like this, remember: Their behavior usually says more about their internal need than your external worth.

And if you ARE somebody like this...You do not have to prove your value in every conversation.

Giddyup!!!

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Have you ever found yourself WORRYING about something that turned out to be nothing? Yeah, me too...

Worry is the interest payment on a debt that usually never comes due.

Worry is the imagination hijacking the present and dragging it into a future that may never happen. It is rehearsing tragedy before the curtain even opens. It is borrowing pain from tomorrow and demanding payment today.

Join Dave for what might be the most important O'talk topic of all:

• Worry Has Crippled Great People Throughout History
• Worry Is About Thoughts, Not Reality
• The Top 10 Things People Worry About
• How Worry Becomes Real
• Humanity Has Been Trying To Escape Worry Forever
• Stress vs Worry
• 5 Ways To Embrace Gratitude, Positivity, and Today
• 5 Action Items To Reduce Worry Today

You were not designed to carry tomorrow before it arrives.

Life is heavy enough in real time without dragging imaginary disasters behind you like a broken trailer.

There is a difference between preparation and imprisonment.

Preparation says: “I’ll be ready.”

Worry says: “I’ll suffer now just in case.”

One builds strength. The other steals life.

Most of the things we worried about never happened.

But the time we lost worrying? That part was real...

Giddyup!!!

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Have you ever noticed that something you do or witness as part of your normal life strikes you as FUNNY? Yeah, me too...

Some of the funniest things in life aren’t stand-up comedy, punchlines, memes, or viral videos of raccoons stealing tacos.

They happen every single day and because they happen every day, we stop noticing them.

Join Dave for some UNOBVIOSLY FUNNY talk about:

• Ten Funny Things That Happen Every Day That We Ignore
• Different Perspectives On Humor
• Five Ways To Recognize Humor In Everyday Life
• Five Ways To Bring More Humor Into Your Circle

Humor is not childish. It is wisdom with better timing.

Humor gives us emotional oxygen.

Life gets a whole lot lighter the moment you realize most of us are just confused adults making weird noises and pretending we know what we’re doing.

Giddyup!!!

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