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Archive | September, 2008

Tune In – Give the Gift of Listening

30. September 2008

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Think of a time you were conversing with someone. As you talked with them you noticed the lights were on, but nobody was home. You may say they were in la la land or daydreaming. When was the last time you got the blank stare from someone? We have all probably experienced chatting with a [...]

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Book Review: Personal Development for Smart People

29. September 2008

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When the King of Personal Development Blogging Steve Pavlina announced he was writing a book that promised to reveal the core underlying principles behind all personal growth, you can bet I got pretty excited. I’ve always been curious about the whys behind what we human beings do, and I was curious about what Steve had [...]

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Book Review: Roasting in Hell’s Kitchen

28. September 2008

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Most of us know chef Gordon Ramsay from his TV appearances; giving hell to contestants on Hell’s Kitchen or roasting restaurateurs on Kitchen Nightmares. Watching either show is a stark example of schadenfreude – German for ‘enjoyment taken from the misfortune of someone else’ – it’s painful sometimes but you can’t tear yourself away. Ever [...]

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Living the Dream Part III

26. September 2008

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I had always prided myself on my ability to make good choices and I thought this was one of them. A lifelong quest for the secrets of happiness; the years of studying and reading about attaining goals, human behavior, spirituality and psychology, had helped prepare me for this moment. And yet, I still did not [...]

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Living the Dream Part II

24. September 2008

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The fantasy soon faded as the viciousness of this crime forced me to recognize the polarities of Dominican Republic. Everyone was talking about this senseless act and adding their own incidences they had either experienced or heard about; robberies at gunpoint, misconduct by the police, medical mistreatment and others. My perspective on my new country [...]

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Living the Dream Part I

22. September 2008

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A memorial was held at my daughter’s school to honor the short life of one of her schoolmates, a fourteen-year-old boy named Marc El Wafi, who was shot in the head while defending his friends. The memorial described a child who sounded like a living angel. Friends and teachers shared their stories about his acts [...]

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Introducing Karen Parsons

19. September 2008

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After this great run of posts by guest blogger Carey Powell, I’m very pleased to introduce Karen Parsons, President of Successful Solutions Life Coaching who will be sharing a beautiful true story with us next week. Be sure to read it!

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Chickens On Fire & Zen

17. September 2008

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Running around like a chicken on fire greased with Tabasco is actually the easier thing. The harder thing is to freeze, not do anything and have a Zen moment. But the Zen moments are quintessentially important. Piling on more miles with that burning chicken makes you feel like you’re getting places, touching base, getting things [...]

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Maintenance: Fearlessly Living Your Dream in Real Life

15. September 2008

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You’ve met your goal – congratulations! To get to this place, you had to make many changes. Some were small, some were large, some were trivial and some were absolutely life altering. Now comes the job of maintaining those changes and keeping that goal alive in your life. You’re riding high right now, but what [...]

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Book Review: Eat Pray Love

13. September 2008

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While on my recent 2-week journey across Japan, I had the chance to read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia. And because I underestimated how much time I’d have on the trains, I ended up reading it not just once, but twice. And yet, I enjoyed [...]

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