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Goal Setting - Forget about it

Many motivational speakers and self-help books will tell youthat you must have goals. I've even advocated goal settingmyself in the past. You write down your goals and detail them for family life,friends, finances, career, recreation, health, le...

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Discover What you really want to do.

Are you doing what you really want to do or did you just fall or wander into the job you now have. As a friend of ours once said,’ I am one of twenty two doctors in our family. The only ones in our family who are not doctors are the dogs and catsâ€...

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A Jar Of Sauce Can Make You Bigger

A Jar Of Sauce Can Make You BiggerHelaine Iris(c) 2004"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." Max Depree It's funny how the seemingly simplest events in life can be doorways into profound moments of self-realization and g...

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It's Time To Create Your Yearly Theme!

Did you have a theme this past year? Will you have one for nextyear? Themes can make your life fun and focused. Have you evergiven a birthday party and asked people to bring gifts with a"garden" or "fishing" theme? I know someone who asked people tob...

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September Tears

September is that ritualized time of year when children of all ages leave home for school. This week, our twenty-two year old daughter left home for what seemed like the zillionth time. This time it was to return to college, and this time she left to...

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How To Entertain a Thought

After studying scores of great thinkers like Leonardo Da Vinci, I think I've stumbled upon what really set them apart from the rest of the folks living (and thinking) at the same time. It's remarkably simple. They learned how to entertain a...

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Back Problems And Pain, The Emotion Connection

Back problems and chronic back pain is one of the most common problems in America today. It is the second most common medical complaint. Over 60% of all Americans have experienced back pain. The toll is immense.Yet few sufferers or their doctors look...

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The Value of Nothing

It all began with a riddle: "What is greater than God, more evil than Satan, rich people want it, poor people have it, and if you eat it you will die."This riddle stumped us for days. Like with all riddles, its answer revealed a basic component of li...

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Make A Difference Boycott Wal-Mart

For the everyday individual, companies like Wal-Mart have been a source of great deals, where goods can be purchased at a relatively inexpensive sum. These companies preach never-ending low costs for the benefit of the consumer. Most of us have taken...

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Quality Schools

Quality SchoolsAfter presenting these ideas at the NAREN (National At-Risk Education Network) in Wisconsin last week, I was asked to write an article that would be able to reach more people to spread the exciting word about Dr. William Glasser’s wo...

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