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A Lesson From Stuffed Cabbage

A Lesson From Stuffed CabbageHelaine Iris© 2003“One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it” Persian proverbI just returned from a wonderful week of rejuvenating vacation that included a visit to my parent’s home....

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At First Glance

I admit it. I am a junkie when it comes to learninghow to learn. Thinking, the brain, solutions, philosophy. Iwould rather talk, think, read or listen to these topicsthan almost any other. I really enjoy applying these concepts tomy work, my business...

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Persevere And Fly!

"The Wright Brothers createdthe single greatest cultural forcesince the invention of writing.The airplane became the firstWorld Wide Web, bringing people,languages, ideas, and values together."~~~ Bill Gates, MicrosoftI had the opportunity to recent...

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Positive Creativity

I wrote this article after a conversation with a collegue who had all butgiven up. As I listened to this lost soul pour his heart out with onenegative thought after another, I thought to myself, it's no wonder he'sfailing. If I had an attit...

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Do You Think You Have Depression

Do you have days where nothing can make you happy? You are not alone. I ignored my depressive thoughts about life for years. Unfortunately I didn't do anything to fix my situation until they became so dehabilitating that I had no choice.Mental ...

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The Depressive Narcissist

Many scholars consider pathological narcissism to be a form of depressive illness. This is the position of the authoritative magazine "Psychology Today". The life of the typical narcissist is, indeed, punctuated with recurrent bouts of dysphoria (ubi...

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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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Dealing with Difficult People the Alpha Male

The term comes from monkeydom - the dominant male in the hierarchy who basically runs things and gets what he wants. In the monkey troop, there’s only one and one of his privileges is he’s often the only one who gets to mate. In a nutshell they...

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The Fog of Transition

The Fog of Transitionby Mary Ann Bailey, MCMuch of my coaching is spent helping people in transition make decisions regarding the next phase of their lives. Some of them are looking for their next professional path. Some are trying to figure out rela...

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Find Your Perfect Partnet

The mistake is to go looking, before cleaning up your own "back yard". The mistake is to seek someone because you're so desperately lonely, and don't feel happy with your own company. You may find a partner using this approach, but it often...

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