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How to Use the Power of Words to Your Benefit - Part I

How to Use the Power of Words to Your Benefit - Part I by: Colin DunbarSomeone I know maintains that "motivational words are great coming from philosophers, but that's because they're not in the real world." The power of words can be a...

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What is Your Recovery Rate?

What is Your Recovery Rate? by: Graham and JulieWhat is your recovery rate? How long does it take you to recover from actions and behaviours that upset you? Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? How long? The longer it takes you to recover the more influ...

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Working on Your Fears

Working on Your Fears by: Rondell DemmingsAs children, my brother, two sisters and myself we were not allowed to bring anything in the house that even resembled a snake. I remember once being at Geauga Lake, an amusement park near the Cleveland ...

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Falling up the Stairs

Falling up the Stairs by: Dr. Freddy DavisThere have been a lot of really good movies made over the last several years. There are a lot of bad ones too. And while I try to simply ignore the bad efforts, I like to take lessons from those which ha...

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A Gift from the Heart of a Friend

A Gift from the Heart of a Friend by: Steve Brunkhorst She stares at me, and then closes her eyes. A tinge of early dawn plays on her cheek as it peeks through the glass curtains by my desk. I grow warmer, waiting in silence for her first uncert...

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Manage Your Expectations ... and raise the bar on your quality of life!

ge Your Expectations... and raise the bar on your quality of life! by: Edward B. Toupin When I was a newbie in 'the game of life,' I wanted to succeed beyond my wildest dreams. I wanted to make it big and take on the world, all at once...

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How to Use the Power of Words to Your Benefit - Part II

A friend of mine read the article, How to Use the Power of Words to Your Benefit, and dryly made the comment, "So what?" At first it didn't concern me, but a few days later I began thinking about his comment. I had obviously not made the point c...

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Create Your Life Theme

Ahhh.... the ubiquitous New Year's resolution. How many times have you developed a list of New Year's resolutions, which at the time sounded great, only to find yourself feeling less than enthused about it six months later? Have you ever fe...

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THE PATHWAY TO SUCCESS IN WORK AND IN LIFE

Who and what are winners?Winners take responsibility for themselves. They know what they wantand set realistic goals for themselves.Winners make it happen, losers let it happen (but then losers Ibelieve are only misguided winners). "Losers" probably ...

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HOW TO GET A GREAT ATTITUDE TO LIFE PART TWO

Realistically analyse your strengths and weaknesses. As a matter of interest, people generally list more weaknesses than strengths, especially women (nice things those!). Too often people discount their accomplishments and focus on what they haven&ap...

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