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Why You Must Stop Setting Goals

Why You Must Stop Setting Goals by: Maya Talisman Frost My goal in life is to have no goals. They get in the way of true progress. Plenty of successful people swear by goal setting. They're praising the wrong behavior. Brain research tells...

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The Egyptian Sphinx

The Egyptian SphinxA great symbol of Ancient Egypt is the Sphinx. A magnificent monument carved out of living rock, sits outstandingly in the Giza Plateau.It is a carving of the body of a lion with a head of a king or god, symbolizing strength and wi...

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50 Things That Really Do Matter Short Shots On Living An Exceptional Life

50 THINGS THAT REALLY DO MATTER(Short Shots On Living An Exceptional Life) © Lee Wise All rights reserved In my opinion, these things matter...1. Listening enough to care and caring enough to listen.2. Being a dreamer but not living in a dream ...

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How Distressing is Social Phobia

I remember a friend in college who would blush, sweat, and tremble when required by a teacher to speak in class. A few weeks before the presentation, he’d be anxious, agitated, and couldn’t sleep. Because I was still a student then, I didn’t ha...

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The Wizard of Soul

"He is a good Wizard. Whether he is a man or not I cannot tell, for I have never seen him." The Wizard of OZFrank BaumThe word psychotherapy comes from Greek. Loosely translated, psyche means soul and the therapeutic herapist is meant to be the atten...

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Do You Enable

We all have behaviors, tendencies, patterns, and the keenability to recognize any and all of them. However, whenwe become so accustomed and engrossed in them, how dowe know we are enabling someone else’s negativebehaviors?It can be sometimes diffic...

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Neutralize the negatives!

We are repeatedly told that we should forget about unpleasant experiences (failures) and focus on pleasant ones (successes). I agree totally with the last part of this proposition but only partly with the bit on forgetting about your unpleasant exper...

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Overcoming Loneliness this Christmas

Christmas is one of those times when the social norm is to get together with our families even if you never see them during the year. For those people who are isolated from their families, or do not have a family, it can be a time of great loneliness...

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Emotional Intelligence What's That

You've probably been hearing that emotional intelligence (EQ) is crucial to your success in your career and relationships. Just exactly what is it and why is it so important?Emotional intelligence is what used to be called "maturity," or "common...

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Finding Your True Self

Creating the serene life you desire is entirely possible. The secret is in knowing that you yourself hold the key to this achievement. Only you have the ability to build your future.It's not unusual to turn to others to fulfill your needs and wa...

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