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Learned Optimism

Learned optimism learned fast. I believe very much in the concept of learned optimism. I got a chance to start over about 30 years ago, and am still muddling along, albeit with more health and contentment and wealth than I had then. (Cross your fing...

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Prepare for Winter Before It Arrives

Prepare for Winter Before It Arrives  by: Darlene Dipo Even though we are still enjoying warm weather and winter seems far away, now is a great time to begin preparing. If you do a bit at a time before winter hits the tasks are not at all overwh...

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Use an 'Inverted Triangle' in Your Introduction

When I was teaching public speaking, one of the biggestcomplaints I heard from my students was, "I don't know how tostart!" This is a problem that goes well beyond classroomspeeches, however. Many of the questions I get from businessspeakers are...

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Take Time Out For You

Take Time Out For You by: Aurelia Williams As mothers we play so many different roles and most of us don't take time off that we deserve. Just think about it we play doctor, cook, chauffeur, teacher, lawyer, and the occasional referee as we...

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What Footsie Taught Us!

What Footsie Taught Us! by: Graham and Julie We have just inherited a rag, tag and bobtail of a dog called ’Footsie’. She was found three weeks ago wandering around outside a local restaurant for a couple of days looking for food. Paula, a w...

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Emotional Dependency or Emotional Responsibility

Emotional Dependency or Emotional Responsibility by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Emotional dependency means getting one’s good feelings from outside oneself. It means needing to get filled from outside rather than from within. Who or what do you beli...

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Career Search from Within

Career Search from Within by: Teresa Proudlove Seeking meaningful and fulfilling work can become a discouraging, confusing and overwhelming journey. Beware spending too much time looking for your answers outside of yourself. Ultimately, coming t...

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Glass Half Full

Glass Half Full by: Irene Segal YES MY GLASS IS ALWAYS HALF FULL AND YOURS CAN BE TOO! Clients, friends and colleagues often comment on the fact that I am a walking and talking field of positive energy. They wonder, often in amazement, how I ke...

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The Red Ribbon

The Red Ribbon by: Staci StallingsEveryone wants a blue ribbon. Blue. First place. The best. Even kindergarteners want that blue ribbon. In sports, I was never a blue-ribbon person. In a race I was always last. In baseball I was as likely to get...

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How To Get In The Zone And Blast Your Marketing To A Higher Level

How To Get In The Zone And Blast Your Marketing To A Higher Level by: Charles Kangethe This may come as a surprise... but many marketers are so busy, they don't have time to get to the next level. Direct marketers are busy people. But some...

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