Tom Hanks goes synonymously with an all-American good guy and household name. He’s one of my personal favorite movie guys — the other one is Morgan Freeman. When you see his name in the headlines, you can safely assume that good news will follow.

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As a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. My mom used to take walks with me late at night and we would look at the stars and identify constellations. We would point to the moon and wonder what it is like to walk on it.

As a child, you believe anything is possible. You don’t know constraints or think you can overcome them. Children dream with abandon and believe in their hearts that nothing will hold them back.

Too often, adults let go of their dreams as life and culture choke them out. But, dreams can survive. …

Your list is everything if you’re an entrepreneur. It allows you to talk with people who enjoy your content and connect with those you serve. Most online platforms don’t allow you to develop your list directly, although they often make an allowance for you to link to a landing page or opt-in.

You can’t trust online platforms because they change without notice, and in most cases, don’t allow you to get the email addresses of those who follow you unless you provide opportunities for people to opt-in directly on your website. …

I’m about to step in it here big time.

I’m sick of hearing about common-sense decisions being one person’s excuse for attacks and judgments against another.

When does whether or not you wear a mask or get a needle put in your arm become a reason for such bigotry and hatred toward your fellow human being?

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“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”– Mason Cooley

We’ve been in place for too long. As we wake up to some semblance of a normal life we encounter new struggles. The difficulty can make us into someone better than we’d ever imagined, or bring us to our knees. Whatever difficulty you’re facing, may these stories encourage you.

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I don’t care what you do with your life.

I want you to be happy, fulfilled, or whatever word makes the most sense to you when it comes to living the life you want, but I don’t care what you do.

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Move over Michaelangelo, the slab of marble in the center of town is no longer yours. It belongs to the robots. Sweating in the sun of summer and freezing in the cold of winter while contorting your body into torturous positions to sculpt doesn’t have to be the love of your art or the painful wear on your body.

Who needs the actual statue of David when robots can make a replica to the same proportions? Technology pits the teamwork of robots and lasers to create a replica of the original against timeless treasures that are crumbling under their own…