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Sticktoitivity Lessons Learned!

Walt Disney coined a special phrase for persistence and determination, he referred to it as sticktoitivity. I reflected upon this recently, because I stumbled across 20 old business cards from previous business ventures and jobs I had been associated...

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Two Valuable Ways to Enhance Your Success

LEADERSHIP IS POWER: TEST YOUR ETHICSby…Gerri D SmithCopyright 2004“The payoff for the ethical person is a reputation for honesty. It’s a payoff that makes every undertaking easier and attracts unsolicited opportunities. It’s also a payoff th...

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Do You Have A Calling Or Burning Desire

Do You Have A Burning Desire Or Calling?When you think about work do you think in terms of "burning desire" or"calling?" What is a burning desire to do this one thing you believe you were meant to do. What is a calling? Do you feel inside of you that...

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LIVIN' ON SOMEDAY I'LL

LIVIN' ON SOMEDAY I'LLby Terry L. SumerlinOne of the nice things about our 47-year-old barbershop is that we get to see customers go through the various stages of life. In some cases, we even give first haircuts to those whose grandfathers ...

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If You Think You Can’t Do It “Because,” Take a Look at What These people Did “In Spite Of”

Every now and then we’ve probably all had moments of thinking we couldn’t do something because we were too old or too young, too dumb or too smart, too threatening or too intimidated, too experienced or too naive. We may also have thought we coul...

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Bridge Your Way To A Better Life

There are occasions when we all put off making a decision for one reasonor another. We must accept that where we are and who we are today isthe direct result of all of our previous decisions or lack of decisionmaking. Accepting that you are responsib...

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Memories, Meanings, and Lessons for Life

Some places just feel like home even if you’ve never lived there. I can feel calm settle over me as I turn from the highway and see St. Joseph Convent perched in its solid position above the Pennsylvania Dutch countryside. Its three-story arms spre...

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How to Cope When Someone You Love is Deployed

When we must part with a loved one, we have physical and emotional reactions beyond our control. Our emotional intelligence skills can help us manage them. Having someone you love deployed is extremely stressful. PROTEST-DESPAIR Newborns separated fr...

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Growing Up Introverted

We recently asked some introverts about their childhood, elementary and high school experiences so we could give you a good idea of the dynamics of introversion from real people rather than the opinion of experts. Their answers may surprise you.If yo...

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Does Master your beliefs, Master Your Emotions

Master your beliefs, Master Your EmotionsJoe makes a comment and you suddenly feel a rush of energy. Your face flushes and your knuckles whiten as you begin squeezing the edge of the table for dear life. Some part of you knows that this feeling is no...

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