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This blog is on hold

In keeping with the theme of my last post, this blog is on hold until further notice. Take time to peruse some of my ridiculous, interesting, insightful, and sometimes insidiously boring posts. In the meantime I will be working on a separate website that more adeptly utilizes my skills. Upon completion of my new venture, I will try to pick this one back up in my spare time. Feel free to contact me for any questions about what I’m doing or anything related to this site via the Contact link above. Thanks for visiting and happy surfing!

Matt

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And how are you going to accomplish that goal?

What is the most difficult aspect of accomplishing any goal? Taking the first step! We all have many good ideas each day but the true hurdle is in implementing the idea. Have you ever seen something in the market-place and thought to yourself, “I thought of that years ago!” Well guess what, so did somebody else, only they had the imagination to implement the idea! You know what though, you can implement ideas too! The most difficult part is taking the first step, especially if you don’t really know where it is you’re going!

That’s how you make positive changes though. Take steps even if you don’t know what the outcome is going to be, learn, grow, and when you arrive somewhere different tomorrow you will have an alternate perspective in which to assess your situation. Do you want to build a really cool website? Well, from my experience, you’ll need to build a couple awful ones first! That goes with anything. In order to be successful at something, you must fail many times in order to become good at what your trying to achieve. You can’t step up to the tee and out-drive Tiger Woods, but that shouldn’t stop you from getting up to the tee and trying until you do!

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Having a Good Summer

Well, we’re almost half way through the summer and I STILL haven’t found the time to volunteer. What the heck is wrong with me! Have you volunteered this summer? What are we going to do about this? With so many opportunities to give back to the community there really is no excuse. I am making it a point to volunteer by the end of this month.

Here’s a list of some volunteer options in the meantime. See what you can contribute, even if it’s only a couple hours on a Sunday morning.

http://www.rmhcincinnati.org/home/

http://www.givebackcincinnati.org/v3/

http://muttcats.com/shelters/ohio.htm

http://www.lngc.org/

http://www.stjosephorphanage.org/

http://www.bigbrobigsis.org/PB065_HOMEpg.htm

http://ohio.sierraclub.org/miami/index.html

Help others that are in need enjoy their summer as well.

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A Poet and didn’t know it

Some of you may already know this about me… I dabble in bad poetry. Here’s one that I put together for a new friend of mine.

A New Friend

You took a chance

Put Judgment aside

You made a stance

A reason to hide

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I tell you my story

The good and the bad

You listen and worry

The troubles I’ve had

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A change of heart

And the truth you sought

A willingness to start

With no lies to be bought

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A new friend I have

You don’t know how much

A new friend you have

My life has been touched

Matt Bean, for a friend

Thanks for being a friend…

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