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A Sweep of Vanity How To Burst Your Own Bubble

"Hoy-day! What a sweep of vanity comes this way!"William Shakespeare, "The Life of Timon of Athens"If there's one characteristic we hope we don't have, it's vanity. We'd rather be considered aggressive, driven, petty, even mean th...

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What is Personal Development

When many people think of personal development, their minds immediately go to "Positive Thinking". They think of Dale Carnegie, Norman Vincent Peale, and empty optimism. While thinking positively, knowing that we can accomplish more than we currently...

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11 Smart Choices You Can Make

1. Choose positive and kind self-talk. Train yourself to be your biggest fan.2. Surround yourself with the kind of people you want to be like, because that's what's going to happen.3. Do something solid with your hands every day, preferably...

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Getting Bent into Shape

The other day, I unfolded a Chinese food container getting it ready for the recycling bin. I noticed that flattened, it was a very interestingly shaped white piece of cardboard. It could have been used in that state for several things including, some...

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The Sheep Syndrome

Man has this amazing ability to copy, to follow, to be led or he has a driving wish to be exactly the same as those around him. It is called the sheep syndrome. The next door neighbors have just got a ten speed lawnmower ….. all the kids at school ...

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Not Getting What You Want in Life Your Thoughts Could Be the Culprit

Unhappy? Stressed out? Do you feel you not only want more fun in your life, but you need more fun in your life? You seem to be doing all the right things, but yet you still feel unfulfilled. So, what’s wrong? You want that feeling of happiness agai...

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How to Take Control of your Self Confidence

Having confidence is all about believing in yourself and the onlyway you can build your belief in what you are capable of is bytaking action in the world and learning through trial and error.If you think success, happiness and love are going to happe...

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What is Vastu Shastra

Vastu is the oldest and most complete system of architecture in the world. The reason for its recent interest in the U.S. is that Americans are demanding a better quality of life. There’s a greater awareness now that our physical environment does a...

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Buying the Perfect Gift Whose Gift is It Anyway

Whose Gift is it Anyway?Gift-giving should be an Olympic sport, I think. It requires a similar level of training, practice and dedication to get just the right present. Honestly, it’s hard work. We use ourselves as models, thinking: “I’d love t...

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Creativity Why Bother

Creativity: Why Bother? 10 Benefits of Expressing Your CreativityBy Cynthia Morris, CPCCAs a child, you may have yearned to play the piano professionally, to act on Broadway, to write a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Perhaps you mentioned your aspirat...

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