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Reflect Upon Your Harvest at Thanksgiving

I don't know about you, but at this time of year I always think of work. It’s harvest time. Because of the years I spent in the MidWest, I was around people who were harvesting produce, bringing in the crop for the year. The quirks of nature n...

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Success Requires Persistance

Success Requires PersistenceBy Michelle L. CastoWhat do you think makes someone successful? Do you believe them to be lucky? Do they have the perfect product to market? Are they exceptionally smart? While it is true that a little luck, a solid produc...

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Beat The Procrastination Blues

Ever find yourself delaying and delaying on something untilit becomes a crisis? That's when Procrastination has takencharge of your life instead of YOU being in charge ofyour life.Procrastination is as natural to human beings as eating. It&apos...

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The Man Who Tastes Shapes

Some people see, taste, hear and feel things the rest of us don't. James Wannerton tastes words: "New York is runny eggs. Londonis extremely lumpy mashed potatoes." Carol Steen sees everyletter with a color: "Z is the color of beer, a light ale....

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A Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember this story about a mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee...A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When t...

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Clear Mind, Empty Head A Leak in Mind Like Water

There's a lot of talk in meditation circles about emptying the mind. This is a roadblock for many people. Why? Because it's counterintuitive.After all, we spend most of our waking hours filling up our minds. We go to school, we get trained,...

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Give Up Giving and Start Being Generous

Most of us grow up strongly influenced by the concept that 'It is better to give than to receive'. For many of us, it becomes more than a nice sentiment, but a way of being. We take it to heart so much that we interpret it literally, and th...

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The Eight Most Common, Yet Frustrating Traits of the Arrogant Boss

Is your or your boss’s determination to prove leadership ability unconsciously translated to an aggressive, know-it-all style? Do you find that management insists that you provide “the goods” but when it comes to lending support, they generally...

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The Top 10 Reasons to Live as if There's No Tomorrow

In Memoriam, Thomas Leonard, Founder of CoachVille and The Field of Coaching1. Because we never know when we may die.2. Because we never know when's the last time we'll see a loved one.3. Because it's the worst thing in the world to ha...

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Alone This Valentine's Day First Of All, No, You Aren't. Secondly, Here Are Some Ways to ^Defend^ Yourself

Valentine's Day can range from annoying to dreadful when you aren't paired, so let's put a new spin on this!You probably feel sorry for yourself because you're the Only One who's alone, but if you're alone you're NO...

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