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Build Your Database - Build Your Profits

It's been said that it costs five times more to attract a new customer than to keep an old one. Despite this, most businesses spend an enormous amount of time and effort chasing after new customers. Why do things the hard way? It is far more luc...

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Learn to Say No

Learn to Say No by: David Wood How many times have you agreed to do something that you actually didn’t want to do? For someone at work? Your friends? Even your spouse? All you had to do was say no, but the word didn’t come out. So you end up...

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The Playful Spirit

The Playful Spirit by: Galina Pembroke On the road to enlightenment, don’t forget to laugh……. It’s been called the “ id” by Freud, and hedonism by zealots. In truth, the animal self is the part of us that reacts naturally. Labeling t...

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Which Is More Important, Reading Faster Or Comprehension?

Which Is More Important, Reading Faster Or Comprehension? by: Melvin Ng It is an almost instinctive reaction to think that reading faster equates with comprehending less. Empirical evidence, however, seems to indicate otherwise - individuals who...

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Avoid Stress By Being Yourself

Avoid Stress By Being Yourself by: Janet Male Ask a hundred different people how to deal with stress and you'll probably get the same amount of different answers.... Which could result in more stress.... And therein lies the key. Stress is ...

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Ode to a Spoon

Ode to a Spoon by: Deirdre McEachern "Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have." Rabbi Hyman Judah Schachtel (1907-1990) I have to admit it, I love spoons. I love their round shape. I love their cheerful shine. I love ho...

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Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of October 25, 2004 I have been seeing a married man for the past nine months. He is unhappy but says he is not ready to leave his kids. They have a teenage daughter and a g...

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The Secret of Self-Esteem

The Secret of Self-Esteem by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Have you ever thought about what really creates self-esteem? Having a deep sense of inner worth is important to all of us, but many people have some false beliefs about what creates confidence i...

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How To Get To Know A Disabled Person

How To Get To Know A Disabled Person by: Stephen Michael Kerr When you first meet someone who is blind, deaf, or in a wheelchair, what is your initial reaction? Curiosity? Sympathy? Awkwardness? If you experience any of these emotions, you are n...

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Build a Storehouse of Energy and Resiliency

Build a Storehouse of Energy and Resiliency by: Steve BrunkhorstDid you ever feel like your "get-up-and-go" got up and deserted you? Has a stressful situation left you feeling drained and unmotivated to perform the simplest tasks?Most of us have...

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