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What the 2026 U.S. Hockey Gold Teams Teach Us About Enthusiasm

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The 2026 U.S. hockey gold teams show how enthusiasm is the single trait for success.

2026 U.S. Hockey Gold
U.S. men’s hockey celebrates gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images

The U.S. men’s and women’s hockey teams sparked contagious enthusiasm on Olympic ice when it mattered most.

Captains Auston Matthews and Hilary Knight, along with veterans, young guns, and role players alike, captured something more than gold.

Together, the 2026 U.S. Hockey Gold Teams captured the same three great laws of enthusiasm.

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Can Ilia Malinin’s Olympic Fall Spark a Greater Comeback?

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Ilia Malinin’s Olympic fall stunned the skating world as he entered the free skate leading for gold.

He appeared to skate not to win, but not to lose.

That subtle shift undoes anyone.

Quad God Ilia Malin
Ilia Malinin after his free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics/Shutterstock.

Minutes into his program, Malinin missed his famed Axel, abandoned two quad attempts, fell twice, and shockingly finished off the podium.

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Bitcoin Sudden Selloff Reveals Three Timeless Rules Many Investors Forget

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Bitcoin just recorded its steepest selloff in three years.

Even some of crypto’s most outspoken champions are struggling to explain what triggered the selloff.

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Bitcoin hits all time high/r.classen/Shutterstock

I’m amused by Bitcoin’s meteoric rise and plunge. Aren’t you?

In 2018, bitcoin fell 80% off a cliff.

The latest roller coaster?

A 45% plunge in four months, from October 2025 to February 6, 2026.

There was no single trigger.

Just a familiar selloff. Crowded trades. Leverage. Price over understanding.

Manias change. Maniac behavior does not.

As Stevie Nicks sang, “The sea changes color, but the sea does not change.”

It seems that the less investors understand about a mania’s object, the more obsessed they are to own it at any price.

Not a wise plan.

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Politics in Turmoil: How to Find Your Way Without Losing Hope

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Politics in our country feels unsteady.

Where is the rainbow leading us now?

Storms rainbows and politics
Rainbow after the storm/Suzanne Guthrie/Lake Athens, TX

Maybe the rainbow points to a leader who will…

  • be strong yet gentle
  • be wise yet sensitive
  • be powerful yet humble
  • be inspiring yet grounded

So where is this leader?

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How to survive while your nightmare vanishes in 4 clear steps

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There is no euphoria quite like the moment your nightmare ends.

But first comes the waiting.

The question is how you survive until release arrives.

I have lived through at least five extreme nightmares.

Five avalanches that came my way.

Survive your nightmare
Snow avalanche sliding down a mountainside/Lukas Gojda/Shutterstock

Five, I once believed I would not survive.

  • Three were health-related.
  • One was family-related.
  • One was money-related.

So let me share one of them here.

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