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Growing Up Backwards

It seems like I set out in this life to do things my own way and in my own time - no matter what was wise or prudent or tried, tested and true. And, regardless of the advice I give my own daughters, I continue to 'grow up backwards.'To my d...

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Content Means Nothing Without Context

Have you ever stopped to wonder why some people seem to be able to attract luck and success while others get nowhere?Have you seen some people move up quickly through a company while their colleagues (who seem to have similar abilities) remain stagna...

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How To Get Motivated When You Have An Off Day

Sometimes you just don´t have the energy to get excited, motivated or inspired enough to do what has to be done. Procrastination gets the better of you and can´t seem to get motivated.What can you do on days like these? Is there a way to get motiva...

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Do You Make These Common Mistakes When Talking to People

Many moons ago. Talking to people was something I avoidedwhere possible.At the time, I did not know I was unconsciously settingmyself up for failure. I kept making the same mistakeswithout even noticing what I was doing wrong.You may be doing the sam...

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We Need Our Feelings

Do you struggle with knowing and accepting how you feel? If you do, you are not alone. It may be the most common problem there is, and yet the single most important thing to learn. Our feelings are important because they help us to know ourselves, to...

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Think Positive Using Affirmations to Create Health, Wealth and Beauty

You’ve heard the buzzwords: Attitude is everything! Change yourperspective! Have a positive outlook! But, can these words reallychange our future? And if so, how? In my childhood and adolescence, I was skeptical. If mybrother was born without being...

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Why Corporate Wellness Programs Don’t Work – And What Does

We have been experiencing an intense focus on "wellness" for close to a decade now, but it seems little has been done to really improve health and well being in this country. Many corporations have gotten on the bandwagon as a way of adding value to ...

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A 't-crossing' 'i-dotter' - Is This You

When you make plans for your future, do you try to cross every ‘t’, and dot every ‘I’?If so, welcome to the party!I do it, everyone tends to, but it can lead you down so many blind alleys, you won’t know which way to turn!(Ok, I’m not sur...

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Emotional Intelligence and the Gentle Art of Conversation

Having just returned from a cruise, where I was seated nightly with a table of 10 strangers, I was reminded of the many definitions of ^emotional intelligence.^When I ask laypeople what EQ means, they respond “common sense,” or “manners,” or ...

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Words To Live By For The Recovering Rageaholic

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