You can't control what happens to you every moment. But you can absolutely control how you respond to the challenges of each and every day. Marc and Angel lead us through relevant and helpful topics about self improvement, time management, relationships, family, motivation, and discipline. Their thoughtful, insightful and conversational style is not only enjoyable and memorable, but eminently practical. Think better and begin to live better today.
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The Tracking Wonder podcast, hosted by Jeffrey Davis, is all about helping agile creatives and curious entrepreneurs advance their most important ideas even amidst inevitable challenges. Each week brings you in-depth conversations with leaders, stories from change-makers, and provocative ideas from artists and scientists - all designed to inspire you to shape your best work with more possibility, impact, and - yes - wonder.
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20 Things to Stop Letting People Do to You (Setting Boundaries in Relationships 101)
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This past Saturday, while Angel and I were enjoying a safe and peaceful backyard barbecue at our friend Sara’s house, her 16-year-old foster child, Cody, received an unexpected visit from his biological mother – a woman who has been in and out of prison and rehab her whole life. Although Sara was a bit hesitant about it, she let Cody and his mother…
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20 Things That Will Matter a Lot Less to You in 20 Years
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Too often we let the little frustrations of each day blind us to the beauty in front of us. We get caught up in our own heads, and literally don’t know our lives to be any better than the few things that aren’t going our way. We call people to complain or we spew out our gripes on social media. “Life is so unfair!” we yell. And everyone agrees and …
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10 Little Things to Remember When Life No Longer Excites You
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Once upon a time, there was a girl who could do anything in the world she wanted. All she had to do was choose something and focus. So one day she sat down in front of a blank canvas and began to paint. Every stroke was more perfect than the next, slowly and gracefully converging to build a flawless masterpiece. And when she eventually finished pai…
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7 Mantras for Those Who Have Lost Their Motivation and Hope
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Earlier today, I was sitting on a park bench eating a sandwich for lunch when an elderly couple pulled their car up under a nearby oak tree. They rolled down the windows and turned up some jazz music on the radio. Then the man got out of the car, walked around to the passenger side, and opened the door for the woman. He took her hand and helped her…
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7 Brutal Lessons that Ultimately Make Life Beautiful
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The reason for our suffering, in all walks of life, is our resistance to the truth. Sometimes it’s brutally hard to accept life’s greatest lessons. And yet we must! Because it’s lessons like these that ultimately make our lives beautiful, by showing us how to thrive even through the toughest of times……
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4 Little Things That Will Matter a Lot More to You in 40 Years
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God willing, you’ll be gifted another 40 years of life experience. But even if you aren’t, the core principle of this article remains relevant: As you age, you’ll learn to value your time, genuine relationships, meaningful work, and peace of mind, much more. Little else will matter. Deep down you know this already, right?…
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18 Things to Remember When Your Heart is Breaking
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It’s a dull, subdued sensation, when your heart is breaking, like the muffled sound of a distant gunshot. It doesn’t physically pierce your skin or tear you to pieces, but the sensation is physically present – the paralyzing discomfort of realizing that something you took for granted is leaving for good.…
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4 Hard Truths About Today that Will Make You A Stronger Person
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We are all beautiful human beings, just trying to find our way. Today and every day we seek to better understand the meaning of our lives. We long to discover our gifts and release them fully into the world, and we hope to find happiness, peace, and strength along the way. For some of us the key to these desires rings loud and clear, driving what w…
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How To Practice Letting Go (When You Catch Yourself Holding On)
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If you worry too much about what might be, or what might have been, you will ignore and overlook what is. Remember this. Happiness is letting go of what you assume life is supposed to be like right now and sincerely appreciating it for everything it is.By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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3 Ways To Break Through When You're Burning Out And Ready For A Change
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On my birthday many moons ago, when Google and I were both a lot younger, I Googled “how to change your life when you’re burning out” to see what would come up. I had been feeling hopelessly trapped in a cycle of busyness—like I was racing around in circles every day without any meaningful progress. And it was time to find a better roadmap because …
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20 Things To Remember When Rejection Hurts
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As you look back on your life, you will realize that many of the times you thought you were being rejected by someone or from something you wanted, you were in fact being redirected to someone or something you needed. Seeing this when you’re in the midst of feeling rejected, however, is quite tough. I know because I’ve been there.…
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20 Powerful Affirmations We Should Repeat To Ourselves This Year
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Undoubtedly, the days, weeks and months ahead will be filled with incredible highs and stressful lows. But in any case, we can train our minds to make the best of the present as it unfolds. Remind yourself that the mind is like a muscle, and just like every muscle in the human body, it needs to be exercised to gain strength. It needs to be trained …
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12 Stories Of Kindness And Generosity That Will Change The Way You Live
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When life is pressing on you and stressing you out, pause, take a deep breath, and remind yourself that you are not at the center of the universe. When you’re overwhelmed by life’s daily struggles, it’s so easy to feel like you’re at the center. But you aren’t. None of us are.By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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10 Things To Give Up To Get Yourself Back On Track
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If you want to grow and move on to better things, you have to give up the things that hold you back.By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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10 Powerful Mantras To Stop You From Judging People
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One of the most incredible changes I’ve made in my life, which has undoubtedly made me a happier person and a better friend, is learning to let go of judging people. Now, I’m not going to sit here and pretend that I don’t ever judge others – we all have a tendency to do so by default… it’s a human instinct, and I’m not the exception. But I have lea…
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1 Tiny Yet Hard Step You Need To Take For Yourself
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Too often people overestimate the significance of one big defining moment and underestimate the value of making good decisions and tiny steps of progress on a daily basis. The friction and frustration created by trying to change things you cannot change is the crucible where a ton of unhappiness is born. Accepting that most things are outside your …
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You are changing. The universe around you is changing. Just because something was right for you in the past doesn’t mean it still is. This could be a relationship, a job, a home, a habit, etc. It happens to you slowly as you grow. You discover more about who you are and what you want out of life, and then you realize there are deliberate changes yo…
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10 Quotes For Letting Go of How Life Should Be
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When life has to be a certain way in order to be good enough for us, we close ourselves off from so many of the real and present opportunities available. On the contrary, when we let go of the way it “should be,” we free our minds to deal with life’s unexpected changes, challenges and chaos in the most effective way possible……
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7 Mantras that Will Stop You From Taking Things Personally
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Don’t let the drama of today bring you down. Keep calm when stress or negativity surrounds you. Breathe, and let calmness be your superpower. The ability to not overreact or take things personally always gives you the upper hand.By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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Let’s start off here with a simple question: What does your perfect day look and feel like? Visualizing your perfect day is important not necessarily because it will be a recurring reality, but because it’s crucial to understand what a simple life — or an “uncomplicated life” — really means to you.By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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One Hard Thing You Must Admit Before Your Life Slips Away
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Let’s start with a story that Marc wrote about the night we met . . . She has light brown hair, a seductive smile, and the most engaging set of hazel-green eyes I’ve ever seen. It’s the kind of engaging I can’t ignore—the kind that makes me want to engage too. Because she’s mysterious. And I’m curious. And I need to know more.…
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21 Tiny Stories For Those Who Have Lost Their Motivation
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We all need our own time to travel our own distance. And right now, you just need to keep peaceful, productive thoughts and perspectives centered in your mind, as you take things one step at a time…By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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How To Begin Again After An Unexpected Ending
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As you struggle forward in the days and weeks ahead, remind yourself, it is far better to be exhausted from lots of effort, learning and growth, than it is to be tired of doing absolutely nothing.By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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19 Great Truths My Grandmother Told Me on Her 90th Birthday
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“I have seen and touched and danced and sang and climbed and loved and meditated on a lifetime spent living honestly. Should it all end tonight, I can positively say there would be no regrets. I feel fortunate to have walked 90 years in my shoes. I am truly lucky. I really have lived 1,000 times over.” Those are the opening lines of the final entry…
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One Strong Thing Mentally Strong People Do
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It’s wild how we outgrow what we once thought we couldn’t live without, and then we fall in love with what we didn’t even know we wanted. Life keeps leading us down paths we would never travel if it were up to us. Don’t be afraid. Have faith. Trust the journey. Don’t let your expectations of how life “should be” blind you to the beauty of the life …
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4 Reasons You Need to Keep Doing Hard Things to Be Happy, Healthy and Successful
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10 Hard Things to Remember When You Feel Like Giving Up
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The goal isn’t to get rid of all your painful thoughts, feelings, and life circumstances. That’s impossible. The goal is to follow in Susan’s footsteps, and change your response to them today! It’s never too late. Just decide to make the best of it. No excuses. No resistance. No giving up. No regrets.…
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Teamwork: How Small People Create Massive, Life-Changing Results
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Sometimes we all need to be reminded of the power and beauty of working together. As Helen Keller so profoundly said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” There is immense power between us when we combine forces to work toward a common goal. Teamwork is everything! All together… we are infinite!…
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Try Again: How to Restore the Faith You Once Had in Yourself
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When I was a high school freshman, a 260-pound freshman girl showed up for track and field tryouts right alongside me. Her name was Sara, and she was only there because her doctor said her health depended on it. But once she scanned the crowd of students who were on the field, she turned around and began walking away. Coach O’Leary saw her, jogged …
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4 Toxic Behaviors that Tear Relationships Apart
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18 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was 18
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This morning I was reading a book at my favorite beach-side coffee shop when an 18-year-old kid sat down next to me and said, “That’s a great read, ain’t it?” So we started chatting. He told me he was getting ready to graduate from high school in a couple of weeks and then immediately starting his college career in the fall. “But I have no clue wha…
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5 Things to Remember When Someone You Love is Depressed
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If you love someone who is depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. They don’t know. Depression isn’t a straightforward, thought-out response to a tough situation – depression just IS, like December’s weather in Seattle.By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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How to Change the Way You Feel (Without Changing Anything Else)
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Happiness does not start with a relationship, a degree, a job, or money. It starts with your thinking and what you tell yourself today.By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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Should I forgive him? Should I forgive her? Here’s what you should ask yourself first.
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Truly, there is an obvious shift in our hearts and minds that happens when we go from feeling hurt and upset to peaceful and loving, but it’s not necessarily forgiveness that’s taking place, it’s just the realization that there was nothing to forgive in the first place. Because mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom, and sometimes they just need …
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How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed (by Everything on Your Plate)
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True purpose has no time limit. True purpose has no deadline. Don’t stress and overwhelm yourself. Just do what you can right now.By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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3 Hard Questions You Need to Start Asking Yourself on Hard Days
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A couple thousand years ago in ancient Greece, the great philosopher Socrates was strolling contemplatively around a community garden when a neighbor walked up to him and said, “You’re never in a million years going to believe what I just heard about our mutual friend…” “Wait,” Socrates interrupted, putting his hand up in the air. “Before you conti…
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Angel and I recently interviewed a minimum wage motel housekeeper in Miami for a project we’re working on to support our New York Times bestselling book, Getting Back to Happy: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Reality, and Turn Your Trials into Triumphs. “Do you like your job?” we asked her. To our surprise, she smiled from ear to ear and was brea…
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10 Insanely Popular Ways to Weaken Your Self-Confidence
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7 Things to Remember When You Feel Discouraged and Defeated
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We aren’t machines, constantly charged up and ready to fire on all cylinders. We are human, which means we falter, we doubt, and we feel pain sometimes. And this too shall pass.By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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Whatever your tough times consist of, sometimes it’s just NOT OK right now. And that, again, is more than OK. Yes, we're suggesting to try your hardest to be perfectly OK with not being perfectly OK all the time. Because those with the strength to succeed in the long run are the ones who lay a firm foundation of growth with the bricks life has thro…
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15 Important Reminders for Your Darkest Moments of Self-Doubt
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On a chilly evening 18 years ago, after spending nearly every waking minute with Angel for eight straight days, I knew I had to tell her just one thing. So late at night, just before she fell asleep, I whispered it in her ear. She smiled … the kind of smile that makes me smile back. And she said, “When I’m 75, and I think about my life and what it …
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5 Things to Remember When Someone You Love Loses Someone They Love
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We all know deep down that life is short, and that death will happen to all of us eventually, and yet we are infinitely shocked when it happens to someone we love. It’s like walking up a flight of stairs with a distracted mind, and misjudging the final step. You expected there to be one more stair than there is, and so you find yourself off balance…
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In the final decade of his life, my grandfather woke up every single day at 7AM, picked a fresh wild flower on his morning walk, and took it to my grandmother. One morning, I decided to go with him to see her. And as he placed the flower on her gravestone, he looked up at me and said, “I just wish I had picked her a fresh flower every morning when …
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If the grass looks greener on the other side…Stop staring. Stop comparing. Stop complaining. And START watering the grass you’re standing on. Truly, the most powerful weapon against daily stress is our ability to choose one thought, or response, over another.By Marc and Angel Chernoff
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Sometimes we try to show the world we are flawless in hopes that we will be liked and accepted by everyone, but we can’t please everyone and we shouldn’t try. The beauty of us lies in our vulnerability, our complex emotions, and our authentic imperfections. When we embrace who we are and decide to be authentic, instead of who we think others want u…
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