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How to Escape Out of Thought Traps

Have you ever been really sure about something, only to find out you were mistaken?Did you notice how you operated “as if” you were correct? You may have even seen, heard, touched, tasted, or smelled the world in a way to support your stance. An...

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Ah, Sweet Memories Part Two

Thank you for staying with me. Last week I shared some colorful autumn stories of my childhood that were truly enchanted moments. This week I hope you will enjoy part two as Emily shares her beautiful story about color and enchantment with us. Enjoy!...

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Seven Ways to Access Peak Perfomance

1. Practice. Obviously if you want to learn to play the piano, you have to practice, but studies show that mental practice may be as important as physical practice. Visualize yourself performing the act you have in mind perfectly, and you'll com...

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Self-Acceptance, Growth and Learning

Self-Acceptance, Growth and LearningRobert Elias NajemyMany people believe that they must be dissatisfied with themselves, or that they must reject themselves, or feel guilt or shame in order to have a motive for self-improvement or growth. They wond...

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Difficult customers - there's no such thing

A couple of years ago I had a call from a Customer ServiceManager working in the paper industry. He wanted me to run aseminar for his team, on "How to Deal with DifficultCustomers".I had several telephone conversations with this managerorganising dat...

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The Fundamentals of Growing Revenue

If you want to grow your company's revenue, the most critical thing to get straight in your mind is that there are in fact only three ways to grow revenue - you can get more new customers, you can increase the value of your average sale, and yo...

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No Just Means The Next Opportunity

I am always thankful when someone tells me, "No." I have learned not to take it personally. The word "No" doesn't mean anything about me. What it means is I need to find the next opportunity and find someone who does want my services. The answer...

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Targeted Traffic is More Important than Ever!

In the early days of web development, business owners had learnedthe very expensive lesson that a Web site with no visitors is oflittle value. Once the business owner learned that methods couldbe utilized to increase their visibility through search e...

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Mindfulness and Panic Ask Your Anxiety

Panic. Heart racing. Palms sweating. Breathing rapid and shallow. Mouth dry. Knees knocking. Whether it's a pop quiz, a job interview, a spider, an impromptu speech, a crowded elevator, a dirty restroom, the view from a cliff, a shot at the clin...

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Be Self-centric - Work Harder on Yourself than on Anything Else!

You look at this magnificent car and you say to yourself: "This is too expensive!" This is a huge mistake, the most self-defeating mistake you could ever make.Instead of saying: "This is too expensive", say :" I can't afford it, at least for the...

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