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10 Things I Learned While Being Homeless

Posted on May 6, 2016May 29, 2024 by Paul

I’ve been homeless. In fact, I spent over a year ‘living’ in my truck in a Walmart parking lot. It wasn’t easy – by no stretch. But even in that situation there are Open Doors and Opportunity – things you can learn. Mostly out of necessity. What did I learn? Here are 10 of the lessons…

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Open Doors and Opportunity From A Closed Door and No Opportunity Life

Posted on May 5, 2016December 10, 2023 by Paul

I got a Big Gulp for Christmas one year. Dr. Pepper. I was excited to get it. I thought it was awesome. I don’t know why I just thought about that. Maybe it’s because I get a Big Gulp every day. That and while thinking about it, I was reminded that my dad got up…

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The One Reason You Don’t Want A 10 Speed Bicycle

Posted on May 2, 2016December 10, 2023 by Paul

I wanted a 10 speed bicycle. It was a stupid idea. As soon as my father bought it and we got it home I knew I had made the wrong decision. Instant buyers regret. What happened? My next door neighbor rode up on his cool BMX style trick bike. It was way cooler. But that’s…

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5 Easy Steps For Greater Peace In Your Life

Posted on May 2, 2016December 10, 2023 by Paul

There are books and TV shows, manuals and e-books of every kind trying to help you find more peace in your life. A never ending parade of advice from people who have found it in their own way. I decided to pick the 5 ways I’ve found peace in my life and if you want…

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Be True To Yourself By Being Real With Others

Posted on May 1, 2016December 10, 2023 by Paul

I like going to the beach and walking up and down as if I were actually looking for someone. Looking lost. I always think this might work to get people to talk to me. “Who are you looking for?” “Oh, I answered an ad on craigslist and this beautiful girl is supposed to meet me…

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Thinking Of Making A Move Into A New Career?

Posted on April 30, 2016December 10, 2023 by Paul

A blank slate. A white piece of paper. A clean canvas. A large map and a dart. If you could re-make your life, what would you do? If you could go anywhere and survive, where would that be? — I love the idea of reinvention. Starting from scratch all over again in a different place…

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Shrug It Off

Posted on April 27, 2016December 10, 2023 by Paul

My heart was pounding. I was beginning to sweat. My left arm was aching and my chest was tight. I was having a heart attack. I jumped up out of bed and put clothes on as fast as I could. Made my way to the truck and started driving. Hospital, here I come. I knew…

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Open Doors and Opportunity – it’s what we wake up each day hoping to find.

We need Open Doors and Opportunity in order to move forward, become healthier, and live better lives.

Spiritual, emotional, physical, and financial improvements can only come from finding and using Open Doors and Opportunity to your advantage … (more)

Welcome to Open Doors and Opportunity!

My name is Paul and I’m the owner of this blog.

The picture of me above was taken by a very famous photographer who has also photographed Presidents of the United States, numerous celebrity actors and various sports professionals, as well as other business professionals like myself.

I was supposed to have a feature article written about what a great marketing professional I was in GQ Magazine, or Fortune Magazine, or Forbes, or Playboy … one of those … but then, things went sideways.

Really sideways.

The article was never written, the photo was never used anywhere, I was fired from the job that made that photo possible, I lost my home and ended up traveling all over in my pick-up truck (known as Unit #4)  and staying in various Wal-Mart parking lots (what I like to call the Wal-Mart Condo Association) for 2 years.

In the meantime, I’ve done everything. I’ve been a partner in the largest nightclub in SWFL, written songs with Grammy Winners in the Songwriter Hall of Fame, started as a public relations grunt and worked my way to Chief Marketing Officer of a restaurant group, and much, much, much more and many things.

It’s been a crazy life – with highs and lows not experienced by anyone who ever “played it safe” — but I was born to live, and so, that’s what’s I’ve done. These are just some of those (all true 100%) stories.

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