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10 Reasons to Appreciate Teachers

For National Teacher Appreciation Week, and every other week of the year, here are ten reasons why I appreciate certain teachers I had. If you appreciate a teacher, let him or her know!1. Mr. Thompson, my first-year Latin teacher.He taught me to ques...

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Who Is Wallace Wattles and Why Is He One of My Mentors and Heroes

Who is Wallace Wattles? Wallace D. Wattles died over 90 years ago so how can he be one of my mentors and heroes? I had been studying the works of some of the most famous self-improvement 'gurus' of recent times and several of them mentioned...

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The Fate of Public Enemy Number One

THE FATE OF PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONEWe live in a world of patterns. But, according to science, patterns are unlikely. Any patterns that do occur are described as chance events that become quickly reabsorbed into a pervading trend towards formlessness ...

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To our animal friends, have we gone too far

Animal and plant life existed on earth long before humans made their evolutionary appearance. As Man evolved from Hunter and Gatherer to a mass producing and slaughtering species, animals have endured immense suffering. Throughout history, animals h...

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Mindfulness and Curiosity: Inspiring Affection

Mindfulness and Curiosity: Inspiring Affection by: Maya Talisman Frost "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." Albert Einstein I like to think of Mindfulness and Curiosity as best friends. If Mindfulness is the quiet one n...

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The Ultimate Kick-Butt Motivational Lesson

The Ultimate Kick-Butt Motivational Lesson by: Robert Evans How often have you struggled with yourself over the work that needs to be done? How many times have you put off performing some task or other because it's too mundane? Not everythi...

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Lessons Of A Jedi Master And A Maori Seer

Lessons Of A Jedi Master And A Maori Seer by: Hirini Reedy We all know that the power of our beliefs shape our lives. They shape what we do and ultimately achieve. Your beliefs are not obvious. Yet they influence what you like and dislike. They ...

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Time Management, Planning and the Sigmoid Curve

Charles Handy in his book, The Age of Paradox, makes an interesting case for launching a second career before the first one starts going downhill. Or a second business before the first one starts to falter. Or a new product before the sales on the fi...

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Serendipity The New Career Science

My neighbor "Ed" found his career, he says, when he literally fell from the choir loft into the church organ. He was fascinated by the specialist who showed up to fix the damage. Ed began by sweeping up the shop, then served an apprenticeship. Now he...

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Easy Resolutions

New Year's Eve is the traditional time to make resolutions for the upcoming year. Most resolutions are about something we really, really want. Even if you are not the type who makes New Year's resolutions, notice that somewhere, quietly, in...

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