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- Sunsets, waterfalls and big puffy white clouds inspire me to travel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- A great new camera inspires me to take more photos<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- A sleek new computer inspires me to try new projects<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- And my grandkids always inspire me to attend more of their games, concerts & performances<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You get the idea.\u00a0 There are gazillions of things that inspire people to DO more \u2013 each one in a different way.<\/p>\n
So, I\u2019m asking a favor with this post. \u00a0To help us plan our upcoming editorial content, please leave a comment<\/strong> below that goes something like this:<\/p>\n
(Name) from (City, State or Country) \u2013 (BLANK) inspires me to DO.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d love to see how far around the world we can gather responses and how they compare by country. We’ll share in a future post. \u00a0Thanks for your time \u2013 I sincerely appreciate it.<\/p>\n
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As a fan of technology, photography and travel, there are dozens of things that inspire me. Sunsets, waterfalls and big puffy white clouds inspire me to travel. A great new camera inspires me to take more photos. A sleek new computer inspires me to try new projects. And my grandkids always inspire me to attend more of their games, concerts & performances. You get the idea.\u00a0 There are gazillions of things that inspire people to DO more \u2013 each one in a different way. So, I\u2019m asking a favor with this post. \u00a0To help us plan our upcoming editorial content,…<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"Past<\/a>, Tech, Gadgets & Gear<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"5 comments","author_meta":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/waterfall-sunset-clouds.png?fit=300%2C99&ssl=1","featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/waterfall-sunset-clouds.png?resize=600%2C232&ssl=1","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/waterfall-sunset-clouds.png?resize=600%2C232&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/waterfall-sunset-clouds.png?fit=699%2C232&ssl=1","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Past<\/a>","Tech, Gadgets & Gear<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Past<\/span>","Tech, Gadgets & Gear<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["ForThoseWhoDo<\/a>","inspiration<\/a>","Lenovo<\/a>"],"unlinked":["ForThoseWhoDo<\/span>","inspiration<\/span>","Lenovo<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":5,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 12 years ago","modified":"Updated 10 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on September 19, 2014","modified":"Updated on July 28, 2016"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on September 19, 2014 9:00 am","modified":"Updated on July 28, 2016 8:13 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p21Ejy-2Qx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32762,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/fall-roadtrip-2-canadian-signature-experiences\/","url_meta":{"origin":10945,"position":0},"title":"Fall Roadtrip 2 – Canadian Signature Experiences","author":"Press Release","date":"August 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Sometimes, people will swear that the best fall colors are available way up north.\u00a0 That might be debated in some areas of the USA, but in either case, Canada never fails to impress with their abundance of natural resources.\u00a0 Here are four ways to test their assertions for yourself.\u00a0 Each\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Travel"","block_context":{"text":"Travel","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Destination_Canada_Four_new_Canadian_Signature_Experiences_inspi.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Destination_Canada_Four_new_Canadian_Signature_Experiences_inspi.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Destination_Canada_Four_new_Canadian_Signature_Experiences_inspi.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Destination_Canada_Four_new_Canadian_Signature_Experiences_inspi.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Destination_Canada_Four_new_Canadian_Signature_Experiences_inspi.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32127,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/iconic-places-youve-never-stayed-until-now\/","url_meta":{"origin":10945,"position":1},"title":"Iconic places you’ve never stayed – until now","author":"Press Release","date":"March 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Have you ever stayed overnight at the Empire State Building?\u00a0 How about on a rock star's tour bus?\u00a0 They are available now, although you need to act quick. 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- A great new camera inspires me to take more photos<\/strong>.<\/li>\n