10,129 articles on "improvement"

Everyone Needs a BAG (Big Audacious Goal)

Everyone Needs a BAG (Big Audacious Goal) by: Rachelle Disbennett-Lee A Big Audacious Goal (BAG) is a clear and compelling catalyst that serves as a focal point for effort. Unlike smaller goals, the BAG is something that is huge. It is challengi...

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Ode to a Spoon

Ode to a Spoon by: Deirdre McEachern "Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have." Rabbi Hyman Judah Schachtel (1907-1990) I have to admit it, I love spoons. I love their round shape. I love their cheerful shine. I love ho...

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Stone Deaf

Stone Deaf by: Wayne and TamaraDirect Answers - Column for the week of July 12, 2004I have been married a dozen years, but my marriage has been purely platonic for the last four. We are good friends, nothing more. Recently I contacted a pen pal ...

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For Speaking Ease, Forgive Your Younger Self

For Speaking Ease, Forgive Your Younger Self by: Melissa Mayers LewisI love the Disney movie The Kid with Bruce Willis. In it he plays a stressed-out, high-power image consultant. He wears expensive suits, lives in a chic, elegantly furnished ho...

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The Information Age

The Information Age by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 1, 2003 My sister and I are very close, and we don't keep things from one another. Recently she shared with me concerns about her sex life, or lack th...

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'Tis The Season

'Tis The Season by: Dr. Susan Rempel I was listening to one of my favorite radio talk programs today. The  topic of the hour was “do you feel burdened by Christmas?” Much to my amazement the host, and the majority of his guests, spent ...

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Harsh Reality

Harsh Reality by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of August 25, 2003 My wife and I married eight years ago. One month into our marriage she was diagnosed with a non-life threatening form of muscular dystrophy. Over the year...

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A "Reality" Practice

A "Reality" Practice by: Clive Taylor Suggested practice to gain freedom from self-limitation. It is suggested that what is actual and real in the world can only be experienced in the ongoing moment (by moment) and that to be fully in the moment...

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How to Make Your Wildest Dreams a Reality

to Make Your Wildest Dreams a Reality by: Craig LockAccording to Bill Gates there are 3 keys to success in any new venture:1) Being in the right place at the right time. (You could well be already there!)2) Have a vision of where the industry/bu...

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Learning the Rules of Custom Research

Does research have rules? Surprisingly, or maybe not surprisingly, research does have rules. There are rules for using different biographic citations. There are rules by different instructors concerning the research process. While writing a custom re...

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