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A Message from a Father to His Young College Graduate Daughter

A Message from a Father to His Young College Graduate Daughter

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Written by Duyness Doan
"To my Gabbi! I vividly remember holding you in bed on my last night at the hotel in Lincoln-Nebr...
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Ending

Ending

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Written by Duyness Doan
    For the last two months it seems I have comforted more friends about ‘ending’ more than ever....
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Happy New Year, Everyone

Happy New Year, Everyone

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Written by Duyness Doan
I am sure all of us shared the same experience in 2020, as the world was given an assignment from...
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Living Purposefully

Living Purposefully

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Written by Duyness Doan
Usually it’s this time of year that all of us begin to reflect about our own personal journeys. S...
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The Mindful Movement Arrives in The Land of the Rising Sun

The Mindful Movement Arrives in The Land of the Rising Sun

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Written by Duyness Doan
What I am about to share is almost inexplicable. In less than two weeks, Kekoa Collective is open...
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Leadership - The Art of Self-Mastery

Leadership - The Art of Self-Mastery

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Written by Duyness Doan
I was asked by a dear friend whom I have known for years, “What has been your biggest accomplishm...
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Lifelong Learners

Lifelong Learners

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Written by Duyness Doan
“The more you know, the more you know you don’t know.” Aristotle   In some sense I was lucky wh...
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Circumstances

Circumstances

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Written by Duyness Doan
I am 55 years old today. I am about to share a story with you from an 11 year old boy’s perspecti...
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Divinity

Divinity

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Written by Duyness Doan
DIVINITY? MIRACLE? OR SIMPLY THE MAGIC OF THE FLOW? We quietly celebrated our 2-year anniversary...
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The "How" of Loving

The "How" of Loving

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Written by Duyness Doan
“We are what we repeatedly do.” – Aristotle  I just spent an entire week in Taunton, Massachusett...
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DEVOTED

DEVOTED

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Written by Duyness Doan
De.voted - To give all or part of one’s time or resources to a person, activity or cause.   I a...
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The Arena

The Arena

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Written by Duyness Doan
Eleven years I have spent on the mat. I’m not sure there are any words that can describe my journ...
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Good Morning!

Good Morning!

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Written by Duyness Doan
It’s been only 56 hours since I got back from Tsu, Japan. In some weird way, it feels as though ...
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Heart First

Heart First

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Written by Duyness Doan
"I was trying to explain to him about the Kekoa Collective business model. He was perplexed and could not grasp our concept. He insured many martial arts schools, but Kekoa's business type does not fit in any of the current business models in the insurance world. We are not just a store..."
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The Journey of the Self

The Journey of the Self

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Written by Andrea DiNino
I’m lucky to have witnessed a few jiu-jitsu black belt promotions. For the most part, these men a...
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Floating Past Fear

Floating Past Fear

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Written by Andrea DiNino
“One second I was with Keegan, and the next I couldn't breathe; everything went black, and the on...
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Doing the Right Thing

Doing the Right Thing

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Written by Duyness Doan
I don’t remember the exact date, but it was sometime in 2012 or 2013. I received a call from one ...
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Passion

Passion

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Written by Duyness Doan
I started surfing super late. I was 16 and a junior in high school. It was 1980. MTV had not laun...
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Relentless & Compassion

Relentless & Compassion

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Written by Duyness Doan
If you told me that we could build a store in 10 days, I would have never believed it. With the three of us and the help from our FRIENDS we simply did just that. I'm not so sure how many hours we worked, all I know is when my head hit the pillow at night, I was in a coma.
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Only If I Had

Only If I Had

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Written by Duyness Doan
Two weeks ago I was woken up by a state wide alert that a nuclear bomb was coming to our island,...
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Hi, My Name is Dewey

Hi, My Name is Dewey

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Written by Duyness Doan
Looking back, I truly think the recession in 2009 was one of the best events to have happened to ...
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Kekoa Collective – Impassioned Merchant

Kekoa Collective – Impassioned Merchant

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Written by Duyness Doan
Today is Kekoa Collective’s birthday. We are officially 1 year old. I am going to take a few mome...
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Loyalty - An Emotional Attachment

Loyalty - An Emotional Attachment

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Written by Duyness Doan
Loyalty  It seems like every week I experience some kind of an "aha" moment so here goes mine ...
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Entrepreneurship = Leadership + Vision + Courage + Passion

Entrepreneurship = Leadership + Vision + Courage + Passion

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Written by Duyness Doan
Last night, Jen and I sat on the beach watching the sunset in Mokuleia with Jeff and his new bri...
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Money for Your Soul

Money for Your Soul

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Written by Duyness Doan
“Some people are so poor all they have is money” Bob Marley Money. I have seen it break up famil...
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An Awakened Life

An Awakened Life

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Written by Duyness Doan
I am, just like everyone else in our country, bewildered of what happened in Vegas. Just like al...
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She Gets Me

She Gets Me

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Written by Duyness Doan
It's almost laughable how often I think about that man who sells coconuts on the side of the ro...
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You Must Have A Dream

You Must Have A Dream

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Written by Duyness Doan
You Must Have A Dream "You must have a dream, a dream so grand that it will soar to the he...
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Kekoa Collective Blog

Gypsy Wind

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Written by Duyness Doan
I feel times in my life when there is an insatiable need to disconnect, get away, clear my hea...
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Mindful Living - The Meaning

Mindful Living - The Meaning

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Written by Duyness Doan
Mindful Living - living consciously with intent and with higher purpose I was asked why did yo...
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