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The Marathon Monk

The next time you are having trouble breaking a long-term goal down into bite-size pieces, remember “The Marathon Monk.”Genshin Fujinami, 44, recently finished a bit of exercise.Over 7 years, he covered 24,800 miles.A Buddhist priest of the Tenda...

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When You're Having a Hard Time

It is the wonder of soldiers during wartime that the flowers keep blooming, someone wrote. Or maybe it was that nature keeps on naturing. This is a poor paraphrase from what I believe is Erich Maria Remarque’s, classic, “All Quiet on the Western ...

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You May Never Know What You're Missing

Surely, most everyone who's ever attended church has heard a preacher say, "Faith without works is dead," only to hear echoes in the background chanting, "Uh-huh."He, then, proceeds with, "Show me your faith without your works and I'll sho...

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Do You Want To Change Your Belief Pattern

What do you believe about yourself that you wish you didn't? This belief that limits you or, at the very least, has undesirable results. What belief is that? There are lots of negative belief patterns out there, here are just a few: I'm too...

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There Should Be Less Talk, Mother Theresa - EQ at Work

Emotional intelligence involves many separate competencies. One of them is compassion or empathy. You might think of it as ^soft.^ Well, actually some people think of emotional intelligence as ^soft.^ Which brings up an interesting point. In the Stre...

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Discovering Your Personal Treasure Chest

Have you ever wished for the Publishers Clearing House to come to your door one bright and early morning? Or perhaps you bought a lottery ticket, feeling the anticipation of being sent a substantial check every week for the rest of your life. Althoug...

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YOUR “SUCCESS” INSTINCT

Do you know about the "success instinct"? A squirrel does nothave to be taught how to gather nuts. Nor does it need tolearn that it should store them for the winter. A squirrelborn in the spring has never even experienced a winter. Yet inthe fall of ...

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An Apple A Day....

John Chapman was a man who saw opportunity wheneveryone else saw garbage.Chapman had a vision, a tremendous vision for his futureand the future of his country. That vision destined him tobecome an American folk hero.He developed a business plan for h...

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It's More Important than Batting Practice

It was a night of focus and inspiration.On October 20, 2004, the Boston Red Sox made history.They became baseball’s first team to win a best-of-seven post-season series after losing the first three games.And they did it against arch-rival New York ...

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Making Change Stick

MAKING CHANGE STICK— 5 Systems You Need To Succeed © 2004 by Shawn Driscoll, Succeed Coaching and Development www.succeedcoaching.com“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” AristotleThese days, nearly ...

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