Tag Archives: success

My Heart Was in Your Hands

Posted on August 2, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thank you, everyone, for your prayers and encouraging words! It looks like I may be around for a while. My heart procedure was deemed a success. A dicey one, mind you. I have tachycardia due to premature ventricular contractions. Translation: … Continue reading →

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How to Tell Failure From Success

Posted on May 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

Failure is the first milestone on the road to success, and the second…and the third…and the fourth… The more ambitious the destination, the more milestones there’ll be. So keep going, because it only becomes the road to failure if you … Continue reading →

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Hey, It’s WordPress’s World…

Posted on April 24, 2025 by mitchteemley

…I’m Just Re-Learning How to Live in It Last year, all at once, after ten years of non-stop growth, and despite ongoing new subscriptions, my total subscriber numbers began plummeting. More importantly, visits to my blog site plunged over 35%. … Continue reading →

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The Road We All Must Travel

Posted on December 14, 2024 by mitchteemley

Photo by Mikko Lagerstedt “Failure, not success, is the shortest path to victory. But be warned: it leads through a broken heart.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Love and Money

Posted on September 3, 2024 by mitchteemley

 My Real Memoir I’d tried fame, but my brief brushes with fame had left me penniless. Now it seemed, unless I did something quick, I’d also be loveless. My girlfriend Dar had expressed doubts about Us. The solution? Rent an … Continue reading →

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Failure

Posted on June 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

Failure is the fertilizer that feeds success. It stinks and is unpleasant to handle, but without it, success is unattainable.

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Be Who You’re Called to Be

Posted on May 13, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I once dated a struggling British actress. We talked about how hard it was to make it in the movie biz. She mentioned meeting a 35-year-old actor who’d just wrapped work on a “kid’s movie” at … Continue reading →

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Finding the Right Person

Posted on April 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: flutie8211 Thought for the Week We spend so much of our lives waiting for “the right person.” The right person to marry. The right person to hire us for that career-making job. The right person to make it happen, … Continue reading →

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Three Rules for Success

Posted on January 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Like faithful friends, the following quotes have served as reminders, “rules” if you will, to keep me going when success seemed unattainable. May they serve you as well. Failure is the key to success. Yada-yada. I … Continue reading →

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Find Your Extra Something

Posted on May 15, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week The other day I heard a catchy old 1960s novelty tune “Lightnin’ Strikes” by Lou Christie. In it, a guy confesses to his (soon-to-be-ex) girlfriend that when he sees “lips begging to be kissed” he can’t … Continue reading →

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