Simple Workout

I do one set of strength exercises in the following order:

Yoga stretches
Bicep curls
Squats
Shoulder presses
Deadlifts
Dips
Bent-over row
Pushups
Side + front raises

Then I do one set of abdominal exercises:

Flutter kicks (close to floor)
Plank
Crunches
In-and-outs
Bicycle kicks
Overhead ball situp
Russian twist
Leg lower + raise
Mountain climbers
Woodchoppers
Side + star plank

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How To Make An Automated Email Newsletter In Seconds

Making an automated email campaign that lives on forever is easy. All you need is MailChimp to set up the email format and a blog that you update regularly.

You will take the RSS feed from your blog and have it map into the email.

I run a monthly newsletter using this method, and I don’t have to manage a thing. If you have more content on your blog, you could run a more frequent campaign, i.e., weekly. Just be careful not to send too many emails, as you might lose subscribers.

Here is the template I use for email automation (feel free to use this for your campaign):

Simple Text template
Subject example: 5-Minute Fix
From: Person/Business Name
From (email): Business email
Preview text: The latest this month
Logo
Headline: 5-Minute Fix
*|RSSITEMS:|*
*|RSSITEM:TITLE|*
*|END:RSSITEMS|*
Read More button
Footer:
Business name | Unsubscribe
Business mailing address (no hyperlink)
*|REWARDS|*

You may change the subject line and other variables to suit your needs. A plain-text email is all you need to get started with your first campaign. Email marketing research has shown that the simplest email tends to convert the best.

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Be You

When I was spending most of my life sitting in a chair at the office, I couldn’t take it anymore.

I thought to myself: I’m weird and don’t belong in this chair, all confined and conformed to the corporate world.

So one day I quit my job without a plan and left.

I spent some time thinking about who I wanted to be, and I explored my core values:

Creativity
Imagination
Health
Uniqueness
Mastery
Organization
Kindness
Discipline
Calmness
Humor

What could I do to fulfill my values, to make me feel happy by the end of the day?

I explored some of the work I did as a child. Writing and drawing always seemed to pique my interest. I even won art awards in school for my work.

I started to write and draw. Then I realized I’m not an intricate illustrator like most artists out there.

I decided to define my unique style. I am a minimalist by nature, so I crafted cartoon characters out of simple shapes.

After creating one children’s story, I was hooked. It made sense to leave my career and do this instead. Now I’m moving towards being the person I want to be every day.

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