Justin B. Long
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When I’m not working on a new book, I like to write a blog. My goal is that you will glean some ideas from these articles that you can use to improve your life, as well as be entertained for a few minutes. In this way, we are making the world a better place! If you like what you read, please comment, and make sure you subscribe so that you can get each blog in your email to read at your leisure. Thanks for your time, I appreciate it! – Justin B. Long
Book Launch Announcement
Launch Alert: Adventures of the Horse Doctor's Husband 3 Life is flying by at warp speed these days. I guess that means I'm having fun, right? I really am, to be honest. My 8th book just released, which is very exciting. Our podcast, Straight from the Horse Doctor's...
Imposter Syndrome
A friend of mine is starting a business, and asked me for some help. We got together and had a couple of planning sessions, putting ideas on paper and working out some framework. While we were talking about the pain points her potential clients face, I realized that...
Redefining Sobriety
I had my last three beers on February 17th, 2008. I sat at my desk in the spare bedroom after work, reading through the Alcoholics Anonymous website, not with any intention of quitting drinking, but hoping to find a way to get it under control. It was a Monday, and I...
Suck It, Toxic Masculinity
It’s Okay to Have Feelings! I think that might end up being the name of my next book. It’s such an important thing, and it’s stunning to me that I didn’t know it until I was 40. Is it just me? I don’t think it’s just me. When I look at the way men act, especially men...
Remember That Time in 1981
In case you haven’t read my new book yet, here’s a spoiler: I’ve learned a LOT about myself in the last year! I was just looking over some of my blogs from two and three years ago, and while I stand by my thoughts from those points in time, I’ve come a long way since...
Real Men Get Therapy
Well, I stopped writing this blog for a few months to focus on writing the book I was working on, and somehow twenty-seven months went by. Time flies when you’re having fun! I did finish the book though, along with six others, so it wasn’t time wasted. Since the last...
Meet Quentin and Eissa from DimWorld
If you’ve read any of my other blogs, then you probably know that I am a big fan of understanding how my brain works. As a fiction writer, this is a really big deal. The better I understand how people think, the better my characters will be. I think this is what makes...
Emotional Stability – The Quest For Balance
Emotional Stability – The Quest for Balance The older I get, the more important emotional stability becomes to me. I’m not interested in having drama in my life, and I’m certainly not interested in other people’s drama. I like my ocean to be as flat as possible, with...
Understanding Self: The Foundation of Success
Understanding Self: The Foundation of Success If you understand others you are smart. If you understand yourself you are illuminated. If you overcome others you are powerful. If you overcome yourself you have strength. If you know how to be satisfied you are rich. If...
Effective Time Management
Effective Time Management: How To Make The Best Use Of Your Time For people who are trying to accomplish things, there are never enough hours in the day. Time. We just need more time! If I didn’t have to sleep, I’d get so much more accomplished, right? If you can’t...
3 Ways to Live a Happier Life
3 Ways to Live a Happier Life Are you living the happiest life that you can live? For most of us, the answer is probably no. There are a lot of surface things you can do to live a happier life. Then there are the basic principles that are at the core of your...
4 Tips for Creating Success in Small Business
4 Tips For Creating Success in Small Business It’s hard to be successful. If success it was easy, everyone would be rolling it. The truth is, it’s hard to run a small business regardless of the type. Ask anyone who owns a restaurant, a landscaping company, a real...