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Westlake Wellness Center: Meeting Needs Far Beyond Academics

Mar 27, 2020
5 min

Westlake Wellness Center: Meeting Needs Far Beyond Academics

When was the last time you walked the halls of a high school? Can you remember what you observed? Were there groups of students standing around talking to one another, waiting until the last minute to get to class before the bell rang? Could you tell just by watching who was in which group: the popular kids, the jocks, the smart kids, the band kids, the druggie/stoners, emo/goth kids, the loners, the kids who love anime, the FFA kids? High schools contain so many different

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IM Team

Feb 15, 2020
1 min

IM on Fresh Living Utah

Many thanks Kari and Brooke at KUTV Fresh Living for having us on their show. It was great to be able to spend a few minutes sharing about the IM Foundation, our different initiatives, and the IM Moving Forward in 2020 Conference. Thanks to Al Richards for getting this all setup. It's not terribly long but if you have a few minutes to spare you can take a look. If you have the ability, sponsor a student to attend the conference, please do so. "Change a life. Change the f

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4 Reasons You are Falling Behind with Money - And How to Reverse the Trend: Part 4 of 4

IM Team

Aug 5, 2019
4 min

4 Reasons You are Falling Behind with Money - And How to Reverse the Trend: Part 4 of 4

Reason 4: You have an unhealthy relationship with money In Part 3 we talked about how the most important investment you can make in your wealth journey is in yourself. It’s about skills and mindset. In this last part of the series I am going to take this a step further on the mindset side. What are your beliefs about money? Money corrupts. It can rot your soul. It can change you. The only way to be really wealthy is to be unethical. You maybe have heard these or other similar

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4 Reasons You are Falling Behind with Money - And How to Reverse the Trend: Part 3 of 4

IM Team

Jul 30, 2019
5 min

4 Reasons You are Falling Behind with Money - And How to Reverse the Trend: Part 3 of 4

Reason 3: You haven’t invested enough in yourself This is not only about money. This is bigger than that. If you want to get good at anything it requires a certain level of skill/knowledge and the right mindset. A commonly held belief in sports is that of an athlete’s performance 10% is skill, but 90% is mental. 90%!! Why do superstars in the NBA, the best basketball league in the world, end up not performing well and fizzling out? Is it skill level? Probably not. They are am

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4 Reasons You are Falling Behind with Money - and How to Reverse the Trend; Part 2 of a 4

IM Team

Jul 15, 2019
6 min

4 Reasons You are Falling Behind with Money - and How to Reverse the Trend; Part 2 of a 4

In Part 1 we discussed the fact that part of the reason we fall behind with money is because we haven’t decided what we want. Part 2 is tangentially related, though it focuses on what we want NOW vs LATER. Reason #2: You sacrifice tomorrow for today “The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.” — Brian Tracy Okay, I now have decided what I want, I

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4 Reasons You are Falling Behind with Money - And How to Reverse the Trend; Part 1 of a 4

IM Team

Jul 3, 2019
6 min

4 Reasons You are Falling Behind with Money - And How to Reverse the Trend; Part 1 of a 4

Money is a tough subject to deal with in life. It’s a “necessary evil” some will say; “can’t live with it, can’t live without it”. There are countless resources providing information, knowledge and opinions about what you should do with your money. It is exhausting. In this constant barrage of never-ending information and opinions of our modern world, we often experience two things: 1. We lose confidence in any decision we make because more options are constantly presented th

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IM Team

Jan 15, 2019
6 min

A New Year - A New Financial Beginning

Each new year most of us set goals for the upcoming year. We make New Year’s resolutions. The number one resolution usually involves health. Maybe that is because of our over indulgence during the holidays. Resolutions regarding health are usually to lose weight, exercise more, eat better, and the like. Another top resolution involves finances. These include getting out of debt, not using credit cards, saving, planning for retirement, etc. According to businessinsider.com, “N

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IM Team

Oct 9, 2018
4 min

Carbonara - The Coal Miner's Spaghetti

When you think of really good Italian food, you don’t normally think of a white guy who grew up most of his life in Texas. But that’s exactly what you’ve got when you come into Oregano Italian Kitchen in Provo Utah. You see, Oregano is owned and run by Chef Chad Pritchard. Now, I’ve known Chad for several years now, but this was the first time we sat and discussed how he came by his Chef title and what brought him into the world of food. You see, Chad’s father and grandfather

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IM Team

Oct 8, 2018
3 min

Shame: The Ultimate Dream Stealer

We are all born dreamers. As children we dream freely of living in castles, flying to the moon, having 12 kids, dancing for a living, playing in the NFL or anything else our hearts can conceive of. We are also all born believers. As children we believe in ourselves, we believe in the impossible, and we believe we can live our dreams. However, as adults we are often void of believing and dreaming. Our self-esteem is dim and our belief in our dreams is only a faint whisper of h

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IM Team

Oct 2, 2018
3 min

Money, Shame, & Financial Detox

I would like to say that I have been great with money my whole life, but that wouldn’t be an accurate statement. As a kid I grew up thinking we were in the upper-middle class of society, when really we were very much middle class. I grew up hearing how well to-do my mother’s side of the family was with the butler, taking the limo to school, getting cars on 16th birthdays and multiple homes. It’s true. Due to many successful entrepreneurial ventures by my great grandfather and

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IM Team

Sep 25, 2018
2 min

Body Language, Fake It Till You Make It

Have you ever wondered why some people seem more powerful, more assertive, more successful? What is about them that allows them to be in the drivers seat the majority of the time? Do they really have it together all the time or are they really faking it? Why do we sometimes get that feeling of anxiety like we don't belong here? Back in June of 2012, Amy Cuddy gave a TED Talk in Edinburgh Scotland where she talks about this very thing. Her research explored how nonverbal comm

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IM Team

Sep 13, 2018
2 min

Music and Dance

Thankfully, we live in a world full of beautiful forms of art. One of my favorite is the art of dance. What makes it even more amazing is that it is normally accompanied by the art of music. Each in their own right are powerful and beautiful but put them together and you have an opportunity to not only change your day but those with whom you may share that moment. So whether it is in a dance line, ballet, or even hip hop, you need to get on your dance shoes and start bust

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IM Team

Sep 9, 2018
1 min

Hope and Reclaiming Religion

So today, due to an odd sting of events, I ended waking up very early. I had a quite house all to myself. That's always a great opportunity to get things done. Since today happens to be Sunday, it is a day that I focus a little more on my spirituality and what I could have done better or differently over the past seven days. As part of the process I went to TED.com and decided to pick a talk dealing with religion or spirituality to digest what the speaker had to say. Today I

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IM Team

Sep 8, 2018
1 min

Diversity and True Happiness

I have always liked Malcolm Gladwell. I love the way he looks at the world and I love the way he shares his ideas in books and when he speaks. In this video Malcolm talks about happiness in a very unique way. You'll have to watch the video to see what I mean. Make sure to watch to the very end because there is a very real truth that he shares. #MalcolmGladwell, #Happiness, #Diversity, #IM, #TED, #TEDTalks, #EmotionalHealth

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