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Mindfulness You're Soaking In It!

Looking for a bit more mindfulness in your daily life? Relax. You're soaking in it! Perhaps you remember Madge the Manicurist, a television commercial character who commiserates with her clients about their chapped hands. While she is filing the...

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What is Personal Development

When many people think of personal development, their minds immediately go to "Positive Thinking". They think of Dale Carnegie, Norman Vincent Peale, and empty optimism. While thinking positively, knowing that we can accomplish more than we currently...

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Accept Change With A Smile!

Do you like horror films?I don’t.Ooh, no no, too gory for my liking, give me ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ any day.They are really popular though, the horrors, and I reckon I know how to make them even scarier…Just as the sweet innocent, (probably a...

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Believe That You Deserve To Be Wealthy

Believe That You Deserve To Be Wealthy- by Stuart Goldsmith(c) 2003 Stuart Goldsmith - Worldwide Rights ReservedYou are lost if you do not believe that having money is agood thing. You need the self-confidence and focus to follow your dreamand this w...

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Taking the Bull by the Horns

How successful people beat fear.The first thing to realize is that Fear is all in the mind. We are a product of our perception of reality. Why is it that some people faint at the sight of a cockroach and others consider it a delicacy and eat it?How i...

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A Man of His Word

Suppose we make a promise that seems fully reasonable. Though later, circumstances arise in which we have to neglect someone in need in order to fulfill that promise.Maybe, a person came to visit and was just leaving in time to fulfill the original ...

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Writing the Chapters of Your Life Surprising Insights Using This Special Journaling Technique

You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included and the resource box is left unchanged. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated.Writing the Chapters of Your ...

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A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD RULE

The pre-teen “cleaned up” real nice and looked good in his new haircut. In fact, I was plum proud of my work. But, he was totally under-whelmed. In an attempt to get a smile, I said, “You really don’t need to be quite so excited about this ha...

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Mannerly Behavior 101

I was standing in line in the drugstore this evening and up walked a father with his 10 year old son. And what did the 10 year old boy have on? A t-shirt that said “I wish my babysitter were a HOOTER girl.” I was quietly appalled. I hear the most...

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Top Ten Ways to Set and Reach Your Goals

Top Ten Ways to Set and Reach Your Goals By Ruth AndersonIf you made New Year's resolutions this year, you may be very aware of how difficult it is to stick with new goals. How can you keep your good intentions? Start by taking a good hard look...

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