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What if achieving your goals wasn’t about motivation… but about following the right system? Most people have goals. Far fewer achieve them. Not because they lack ability… but because they lack a clear, repeatable process. In The Universal Achievement System, you’ll discover the simple framework behind every meaningful accomplishment—whether you're building a business, improving your health, writing a book, or pursuing a personal dream. This book reveals the 7 Essential Steps to Achieve Any Goal: • Envision the Goal • Choose a Direction • Build a System • Focus on the Next ...

Subconsciously, I pressed myself into the loch's banks as that summer inched forward. We'd got off to a rocky beginning, but I started to see Treig in a different way. There was something about this land that told me just to hold on a while longer. It might've been just a whisper at the time...

There has been a lack of reliable academic studies regarding Filipino martial arts (FMA) that have uniquely developed in the Philippine archipelago. This anthology assembles pioneering scholarly materials valuable for any interested in the Filipino combatives, as well as chapters specifically on the practice. Mark Wiley stands out as a leading scholar/practitioner of the Filipino arts. This book contains three chapters by him. In the first, he conducted linguistic and historical research to present the developmental background of the ancient Filipino kali and European fencing systems, thus ...

How will you be remembered? At some point in life, most of us begin to ask that question. Not out of fear, but out of a desire to know that our lives mattered... that we made a difference in the lives of those around us. In In Search of Legacy: How Will I Be Remembered?, Ken Smith offers a warm, reflective exploration of what it means to live with intention and leave behind something meaningful. Blending memoir with thoughtful reflection, he shares personal stories of family, career, resilience, failure, renewal, and the quiet choices that shape how we are remembered. From building a ...

Feel overwhelmed by negativity? Ready for a reset? In a world that constantly pulls your attention toward stress and distraction, maintaining a positive attitude can feel challenging. But optimism isn’t naïve… and it isn’t accidental. It’s a choice. In The Optimism Project: Feel the Power of a Positive Attitude, you’ll discover a practical and encouraging roadmap for strengthening your mindset through ten simple, proven daily practices. This short, powerful read will help you: • Start each day with gratitude • Focus on what you can control • Build momentum with small ...

Fear doesn’t always look dramatic. More often, it shows up quietly… hesitation, overthinking, delay, staying silent, waiting for the “right time.” Over time, those small moments shape your life. How To Overcome Fear And Anxiety… And Unchain Your Life! is a very personal and practical science-based guide for anyone who feels held back by fear, anxiety, or self-doubt and wants a clear path forward. This book does not promise instant transformation or unrealistic positivity. Instead, it gives you a proven, step-by-step approach to retraining how you respond to fear so it no longer ...

2026-2035 in America: An Autocratic Fable A sharp, unsettling political satire about a future America that finally becomes calm, stable and perfectly aligned. What if the future arrived not with a bang, but with a memo? What if an election went sideways, and it didn’t seem to matter much? Nothing ever really changes… right? Ten years after the launch of The National Greatness Initiative, America has finally achieved what generations claimed to want: clarity, unity, stability, and a political system that simply… works. News arrives fully interpreted. Elections conclude efficiently. ...

The summer after high school, Brad meets a young man in the woods one day and embarks on a life filled with sexual antics and adventures. Join young Brad on a journey of sexual discovery from his early fumblings in the British countryside until his more experienced days as a rent boy sailor.

Young Toby spends his days exploring the backwoods surrounding his UK country home. His imagination not only supplies adventure but also the exciting promise of lustful embraces and kisses with the handsome field hand. When Toby's mother, a nurse, brings home a sickly yet handsome youth, Cymon, to recuperate, Toby finds himself drawn to the older boy.

[Contains explicit content] The Great Northwest isn't just Seattle and Portland. It ranges from the misty, artistic nerd havens of the coast to the deserts, forests, and cowboy country of Idaho and Montana to the vast expanse of Alaska. Jackie Kashian guides us on a sound collage of the Great Northwest that tackles this strange collection of independent spirits and incredible landscapes, but...in a funny way, people.

A high-spirited, sharp-minded 16-year-old girl discovers she can sense lies and deception the moment someone speaks with dishonest intent. What begins as an unsettling quirk becomes a survival tool when she uncovers that her parents’ ultra-wealthy employers... whose son is her best friend... are secretly running a terrorist front disguised as a global charity conglomerate. Her greatest danger isn’t violence... it’s knowing too much, too soon. The Truth Between The Lies is Book 1 in a 2-book series of Young Adult Thrillers that follow the adventures of 16-year-old Ashlee Bloom and her ...

When Kevin and Ashlee arrive on campus, they believe they’ve left the past behind. A new place. New routines. A chance at normal. But normal is an illusion... and someone is paying very close attention. Small disruptions begin to surface: altered schedules, unfamiliar faces, systems that respond before questions are asked. Then the pressure escalates. Surveillance becomes proximity. Proximity becomes intimidation. And soon, escape is no longer an option. Behind it all is Orchard... an unseen, coordinated force that doesn’t threaten outright. It studies. It adjusts. It corrects. And it ...

Aging isn't for sissies. It's relentless. We can't stop it. But we CAN defy it. Is it really possible today to live "an ageless life" not defined by or confined by age? YES it is... IF... And that perplexing "IF" is what this book is about... a practical step-by-step road map to achieve an "ageless" state of mind... an easy-to-follow pathway toward the life of purpose and fulfillment you seek. Aging continually presents barriers and distractions on that path. EverAgeless: 6 Steps To An Ageless Life will be your personal guidebook illuminating your way with thought-provoking tips, how-to's ...

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Your host Ken Smith is the Vice President of the Republican Conservative Ormond Beach Assembly and we will be discussing local Volusia politics. Please join us as we interview local movers, shakers and politicians.

How to Choose aims to help you make better decisions and judgments. We explore the science and theories of decision making and discuss how to apply this to the many decisions - both large and small - that we have to navigate every day.

The North Pole News Dispatch is a remote Christmas and Holiday news station located on a hilltop looking down on the magical North Pole Village. Ken Smith reports the going ons in the North Pole Village as well as the Christmas and Festive Holiday News as it comes across the holiday news wire.

Faces to Places Podcast is about riding the backroads of our country seeking out interesting people, places and all things Americana.

Whether you are a novice, an experienced investor, or a financial advisor, tune into Empirical Investing Radio to stay abreast of the latest financial techniques used to maximize and protect your wealth. Hosts, Ken Smith and Ethan Broga will lead you through an entertaining journey to separate hype from evidence when it comes to building your wealth. Many programs provide either an abundance of information or pure entertainment. Information is something like “the market went down today because of poor earnings reports…” This piece of information is nothing more than useless noise. On the...