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6 Steps To Your Personal Treasure

I used to work for a large office supplies company. Like a lot of companies, there would be the dreaded annual event of stock taking to look forward to. It was a time of “all hands on deck”. It made no difference what your position was, we all ha...

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How to successfully rise to the occasion!

Whether you are working on fulfilling a dream, launching into business, or selling a product or a service, there comes a moment when all the theory and knowledge you have gathered has to be practically applied and turned into reality. This is the poi...

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Wishin and Hopin

I like a good challenge now and then. A couple of weeks ago I took on Mother Nature in a test of wills. I attempted to clear two feet of snow from my driveway through the power of positive thinking. I also used deep breathing, relaxation techniques, ...

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The Self Appreciation Enhancer

Do you like receiving compliments? So do I! And when someone doespay you a compliment do you enjoy that wonderful glow that only comes with feeling appreciated and valued by another person?Very often when you are talking to people what you really wan...

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7 Ways To Push Past Procrastination

When you find yourself procrastinating on a particularproject, or just delaying in general, it is always a goodidea to ask why. If a task is difficult, it's difficultfor a reason; you need to know what that reason is, even if it'sjust a nag...

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Ah, Sweet Memories Part One

Finally! The colors of the leaves are changing, and now all too quickly. As I walk around my neighborhood enjoying the smells of autumn, combined with the reds, oranges and even maroons of some of the leaves, I think once more of all the autumns that...

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One sentence you should commit to memory

“Wouldn’t it be nice if there was an Easy Button for life?” This question is the tag line to a TV commercial by the office supplies store, Staples. The ad depicts people in various predicaments, including a bewildered boy called on by his teach...

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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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Life Is Too Short

As I write this, I am preparing to conduct the funeral service of a youngman much too young to have a funeral.As a minister, you do these things, but you never quite get used to them.However, life being what it is, these things do happen.Although thi...

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Resolutions Try this!

Several articles and newsletters with the message that New Year’s resolutions are a worthless exercise and a poorly disguised setup for failure have passed across my desk this last week, and the year before, and the year before that. I do not belie...

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