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A Preexisting Condition

eexisting Condition by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 2, 2002 I am 25 and have been married for two years. This past August I began an affair with my husband's younger brother. I feel just terrible and wa...

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Kindness to Strangers

Kingman, ArizonaTom OgrenMy son, Josh, 14 then, and I were lizard collecting in northern Arizona. It was unseasonably cold and we saw few lizards. We were off in some very remote mountains and when I stupidly tried to go where no 4 wheel drive would...

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What If I Fall Flat On My Face

I hope you do. Sounds awful, I know. But I really think the best thing that can happen to you is for you to take a timid little leap and fall flat on your face. Then, I want to see you get back up, evaluate what you did wrong, and jump again. Keep on...

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How to overcome stagnation

Some people just can't seem to move beyond their current situations in life. They can't find a better job, make more money, find happiness in relationships, or find fulfillment.. As we grow and change, we eventually run into the outer limit...

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A Sweep of Vanity How To Burst Your Own Bubble

"Hoy-day! What a sweep of vanity comes this way!"William Shakespeare, "The Life of Timon of Athens"If there's one characteristic we hope we don't have, it's vanity. We'd rather be considered aggressive, driven, petty, even mean th...

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Success-Seeker vs Failure-Evader. Which side are you on

Individuals are more motivated to avoid failure than they are motivated to achieve success. Put another way, most people aren't motivated to finish in first place as much as they're motivated to not finish in last place. Are you looking to ...

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7 Secrets To High Performance Thinking - Part 2

In part 1 of this 7 part series we discussed the power of relaxation. Any task we attempt is easier if we arerelaxed, especially mental conditioning.In this report we're going to discuss visualization.Visualization is a powerful tool when combin...

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Words Have Power

How many times have you heard or read that words have power? Maybe it was in the context of working 'magic' or 'positive affirmations' or visualization techniques and you just dismissed it as more of that 'psychic hooha'...

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STOP ANY ARGUMENT In 3 Simple Steps

STOP ANY ARGUMENT In 3 Simple StepsCopyright 2004 Laurie Weiss, Ph.D.Do you need to stop arguments? These three steps will turnalmost any argument into a productive discussion in lessthan five minutes.1. Go to the bathroom. When you are in the throes...

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The Anatomy of a Change

Dorothy (not her real name) started coaching two months ago with a simple goal: to learn more about Emotional Intelligence.During the 8 weeks, she’s talked about every facet of her life, and as she’s talked, she’s realized, in combination with ...

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