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If you've ever felt like you're in a rut or that you're far from where you want to be in life, then you might be in need of an overhaul. A reworking of whatever facets in your life you feel need improvement, whether it's your health, your relationships, your finances, or whatever else. Sometimes we just get too comfortable and begin to forget the lives we had intended for ourselves when we were younger. If you're eager to reboot your life, then this might be a good place to start your own #TheOverhaul!
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50x50 Challenge #18: Volunteer Again
I was in my late twenties when I started volunteering for various organizations and events in my hometown of Edmonton, including the...
Emil Tiedemann
Sep 20, 20212 min read


50x50 Challenge #11: Purchase a Bicycle
It's probably been at least 20 years since the last time I rode a bicycle, and definitely longer than that since I've actually owned a...
Emil Tiedemann
Sep 19, 20212 min read


The Ultimate Alberta Bucket List: 100 Adventures to Truly Experience Alberta
I know just how lucky I am to have been born and raised in Alberta, one of the most beautiful and geographically diverse regions in all...
Emil Tiedemann
Sep 9, 20215 min read


50x50 Challenge #13: Invest My Money
I love my parents, of course, and am so grateful for how they raised me. However, if I were to file just one complaint about my mom and...
Emil Tiedemann
Aug 31, 20212 min read


50x50 Challenge #15: Get to Know My Hometown (More)
I was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and I've been writing a blog about how amazing my hometown is for the last 12 years, since...
Emil Tiedemann
Aug 23, 20212 min read


50x50 Challenge #25: Start a YouTube Channel
I happen to have a speech impediment. It's really just a minor lisp that occasionally hijacks my confidence when I'm in the middle of any...
Emil Tiedemann
Aug 23, 20212 min read


50x50 Challenge #8: Complete 5 Challenges
I've said this before and I'll say it again: challenging ourselves is important and integral to personal growth. There are many reasons...
Emil Tiedemann
Jan 24, 20211 min read


Becoming the 8% or: How I Plan on Sticking to My New Year's Resolutions
By this time, most people have given up on their New Year's resolutions. In fact, it's been pinned down to the exact week between January...
Emil Tiedemann
Jan 20, 20216 min read


Welcome, 2021: My 10 Goals for the New Year
As you may have heard a million times by now, 2020 sucked! I am not going to get into why because we all already know and I'm sure we're...
Emil Tiedemann
Jan 1, 20214 min read


50x50 Challenge #42: Take a Course/Class
Learning and exploring should be a life-long effort for every one, because the more you know the better equipped you are for whatever...
Emil Tiedemann
Nov 21, 20203 min read


My Private Revolution: Seeking Self-Improvement & Living the Good Life (Day 17)
Think back to when you felt like you were in your "prime" - when you felt like you were on top of the world and believed everything and...
Emil Tiedemann
Aug 17, 20204 min read


50x50 Challenge #33: Accomplish 100 Micro to Major Feats
Sometimes "go big or go home" isn't the right sort of mentality when it comes to fulfilling one's goals and ambitions. Sometimes you have...
Emil Tiedemann
Jul 24, 20203 min read


50x50 Challenge #37: Finish My '100 Movies' Lists
Movies offer a glimpse into other worlds, real or imaginary, which allows us an escape from whatever it is we're trying to escape from....
Emil Tiedemann
Jul 23, 20204 min read


50x50 Challenge #7: Discover My Ancestry
Most of us think we know who we are, in terms of our ancestry, but do we really know?! All my life, I believed I was about a quarter...
Emil Tiedemann
Jul 12, 20201 min read


50x50 Challenge #23: Publish My Fourth Book
On June 14, 2020, after nearly two and half years in the making, I finally published my fourth book, Popular Girls: Moments of Triumph,...
Emil Tiedemann
Jul 7, 202010 min read


50x50 Challenge #4: Read 100 Books
Never trust anybody who hasn't read a book after high school or college, or who doesn't at least have a few books on a shelf somewhere....
Emil Tiedemann
Jul 6, 20202 min read


50x50 Challenge #3: Start a New Website
I've had personal websites in the past but nothing that I was ever truly satisfied with, and to be honest, it's been years since the...
Emil Tiedemann
Jul 6, 20201 min read


How I Accidentally Became a Minimalist
From clutter to calm, minimalism for me has incited a significant shift for the better... I loved my desk and I hated my desk. I loved my...
Emil Tiedemann
Jun 16, 20203 min read


Confessions of a Sodaholic
Hello, my name's Emil and I am an addict. Okay, perhaps that sounds a bit melodramatic, but it's technically the truth. The kicker here...
Emil Tiedemann
May 1, 20203 min read


Should You Divest from Your Digital World, Before It's Too Late?
Why we need to silence the obsessive online chatter and start making our own noise again. Photo by Max Cavallari. There are six other...
Emil Tiedemann
Apr 21, 20206 min read
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