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Believe In Yourself And Become a Winner: Lessons from Hollywood

Believe In Yourself And Become a Winner: Lessons from Hollywood by: Priya F Shah A while ago I made it a point to watch the movie "Legally Blonde." Not just for the bright, chirpy and eminently watchable Reese Witherspoon, but also because I lo...

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The Great Career Switch

The Great Career Switch by: David Leonhardt "Hello. Is the doctor in?" "I'll be with you as soon as I finish filling in these forms." "But I really need to see a doctor." "There, now what can I do fo – EEEEEK! You...you....you're a g...

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Seven Steps To Change Your Life

Seven Steps To Change Your Life by: Kimberly Fulcher The quality of your life is directly related to your standards.  A standard is a personal rule or expectation about the level of excellence you require in something, and when you raise yo...

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The Porch Light* Method to Speaking Confidence

The Porch Light Method to Speaking Confidence by: Melissa Mayers Lewis You know the feeling. Looking out at a sea of faces, you notice a few scowls, frowns, even droopy eyelids on some of your audience members. What are they thinking? Do they di...

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Courage Is A Gift

Courage Is A Gift by: Gerri D Smith “It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” -Epictetus, the 1st Century Greek Philosopher Courage is daring to be… Brave. Enterprising. Bold. In your business or personal life,...

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What?!? No Bananas?

What?!? No Bananas? by: David Leonhardt "Where are your bananas?" It seemed like a logical question to ask. For all of my forty trips around the sun, bananas were a key item to place in the grocery cart. For the first time I could recall, the ba...

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What Should You Be Committed To?

Should You Be Committed To? by: Jeff Earlywine There are many dynamics that go into making a great team. Dynamics such as chemistry, talent, unity, and the list could go on and on. However, there is one dynamic that many teams, businesses, and l...

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Hospice Volunteer Training

I thought that when I became a volunteer, it would be as simple as approaching my chosen agency, saying, “I want to volunteer”, telling them in what capacities I was willing to serve, convincing them that I was a good and honest person, and it wo...

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Empathy Starts at Home!

"Create loving, accepting space around people and this will putirresistible pressure on them to grow to fill it"Mac Andrews"If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly befulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be...

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Cricket In The Wall - Waiting and Hoping

There is a cricket in my wall this morning! It is a very energetic cricket, continuously chirping to let me know he is there. The cricket has been at this now for hours. I wonder if he is tired! I also wonder if there are any other crickets in my wal...

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