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What to Expect when Traveling to Mexico from the United States During a Pandemic

This article is meant to be a helpful reference for anyone who wants to vacation to Mexico from the USA during the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ll be speaking towards what it was like from our experience start to finish, where we flew from Austin to Cancun, Mexico and back for a vacation at the end of July in 2020.

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5 Books to Read that Will Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

If you just read the title and are thinking, umm isn’t it a bit late to still be talking about my resolutions? This post is for you.  What does the timing of this post have to do with anything?  The timing of this post was motivated by some jarring statistics, such as “80% of resolutions fail by the second week of February” - U.S. News, and Only 9.2% of people succeed in their resolutions.  Fact is, we’re nearing the end of January, and the novelty of making our resolutions is probably starting to wear off for many people.  So here’s how to make it stay.

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5 Necessary Lessons My First Year as an Entrepreneur Taught Me. Things every new business owner should do and learn from.

April 24th, 2017, I officially launched a company: ROX Jewelry. I had money saved up, a dream, and a burning desire to make a difference. I had all the drive, passion, and hope in the world. Today, I sit here knowing that I had imagined a thousand different ways my first year would have gone, and none of them came remotely close to the reality which unfolded.

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Your mood can weather the storm. The easiest way to make more good days for yourself.

How many times have you said “the weather is miserable” or “this rain is so depressing” or “I’d be a lot happier if it was warmer” or anything else to that effect?  Can you count on one hand the number of times you’ve ever said something like this? I know I can’t, and I’d bet money on that you can’t either.

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How getting out of my comfort zone every day for a month totally transformed my life, and can transform yours too.

February of 2018 marks one of the most eye-opening months I’ve ever had.  Each day, for 28 days, I did just one thing to put myself out of my comfort zone.  Why was this so life changing? Because I realized that I was wrong.  Continue Reading for Free Printable and life-changing awesomeness.

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