Emil Tiedemann
My Year of Sobriety
By Emil Tiedemann I'll be the first to admit that I thought that going an entire year without a drop of alcohol was IMPOSSIBLE! That's...
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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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Emil Tiedemann
Jun 1, 20235 min read
My Plan to Adopt a New Healthy Lifestyle & Get Into the Best Shape of My Life!
BY EMIL TIEDEMANN I am tired. I am tired of waking up wanting to go right back to sleep. I am tired of having sporadic aches and pains...
Emil Tiedemann
May 12, 20238 min read
The 25 Reasons Why I Quit Weed
BY EMIL TIEDEMANN For years, I lived in doped-up denial. I thought that weed was the solution to all my problems, and then some. It...
Emil Tiedemann
Feb 27, 20235 min read
Why I'm Giving Up Alcohol for (At Least) One Year
By Emil Tiedemann Let me just get this out of the way first: No, this is not some impulsive decision I made following a crazy drunken...
Emil Tiedemann
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Alberta Bucket List Adventure #40: Take the U of A's free Indigenous Canada course
When I decided that I was going to partake in EVERY one of the 100 adventures in my book The Ultimate Alberta Bucket List, I told myself...
Emil Tiedemann
Feb 1, 20233 min read
50x50 Challenge #48: Conquer a fear
One of the true signs of growth, in my opinion, is facing one of your fears. "If you don't overcome your fears, you will never move from...
Emil Tiedemann
Jan 22, 20233 min read
Alberta Bucket List Adventure #86: Participate In a Winter Sport/Activity
As a proud Canadian, it is a bit embarrassing to admit that I don't know how to skate. In fact, I have never been a winter sport kind of...
Emil Tiedemann
Jan 13, 20235 min read
My 2022 Recap
I started 2022 off with 14 new(ish) goals. I finished 2022 off with about half of those goals completed or at least partially...
Emil Tiedemann
Aug 10, 20226 min read
50x50 Challenge #44: Create a Board/Card Game
I wasn't even into my teens when I started making up my own games, including entire board games made out of loose-leaf paper glued to...
Emil Tiedemann
Dec 19, 20213 min read
My Resolutions for 2022 (& How I Did With My 2021 Goals)
Although I had high hopes for 2021, in terms of COVID relief, the year turned out to be a giant letdown. In fact, even as I write this,...
Emil Tiedemann
Oct 14, 20214 min read
Questions to Ask Yourself to Become Your Ideal Self
In an October 2021 video titled "How to Stop Being Unconfident," self-development YouTuber Joey Schweitzer listed eight questions he...
Emil Tiedemann
Sep 22, 20213 min read
50x50 Challenge #26: Learn Spanish
Knowing a second language opens up an entire new world to you, allowing you to easily and naturally communicate with a whole new group of...
Emil Tiedemann
Sep 19, 20212 min read
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 19, 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 9, 20215 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
Aug 23, 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
Jan 24, 20211 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 20, 20216 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 1, 20214 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
Nov 21, 20203 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...
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