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Learn to Live in Your Wins

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Michael Kane

Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown. ~ Ross Perot Learn to Live … Continue reading →

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Happiness in the Shambling Apocalypse

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Michael Kane

I want to try my hardest to be invested in reality and other people, instead of an apocalypse. ~ Ayo Edebiri Happiness in the Shambling Apocalypse A little bit of a different post tonight, a little heavier and darker than … Continue reading →

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It’s been a helluva year!

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Michael Kane

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. ~ Fredrick Douglass It’s been a helluva year! One year ago, May 7, 2025, I got up insanely early in the morning, was driven to the hospital by my assistant and … Continue reading →

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Beware the Ides of March!

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Michael Kane

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. ~ William Butler Yeats Beware the Ides of March! Long ago it has been established that I’m not normal, I’m also not Caesar, … Continue reading →

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It’s not the thought that counts

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Michael Kane

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth. ~ Voltaire It’s not the thought that counts What we say matters, and very often we … Continue reading →

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What’s the hardest thing you carry?

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Michael Kane

We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can’t cope with is therefore your own problem. ~ Douglas Adams What’s the hardest thing you carry? There is a really interesting classroom activity that flies around the internet … Continue reading →

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The Basics Bring Back Happiness

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Michael Kane

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. ~ Mahatma Ghandi The Basics Bring Back Happiness I’ve said it dozens of times on this blog, and I make no claims that I … Continue reading →

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Happiness is a day off!

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Michael Kane

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens. ~ Epictetus Happiness is a day off! As I’ve gotten more and more into coaching higher education administrators and the concepts around work/life … Continue reading →

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Getting Back to Happiness

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Michael Kane

A rebirth out of spiritual adversity causes us to become new creatures. ~ James E Faust Getting Back to Happiness The past year has been a nightmare in many ways and absolutely incredibly challenging. It was a year of open-heart … Continue reading →

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My New Year Resolutions – For You!

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Michael Kane

Approach the new year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day. ~ Michael Josephson My New Year Resolutions – For You! So I’m going to do something a little bit obnoxious tonight, here on New Year’s … Continue reading →

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