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What You Should Know About Scholarships

When it's time to go to college, the word "scholarship" is confusing for both students and parents. We automatically think about student loans, FAFSA, tuition and fees, EFC, grants, and work study. But what we don't realize is that knowing ...

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10 Reasons to Appreciate Teachers

For National Teacher Appreciation Week, and every other week of the year, here are ten reasons why I appreciate certain teachers I had. If you appreciate a teacher, let him or her know!1. Mr. Thompson, my first-year Latin teacher.He taught me to ques...

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20 Quick Tips to Help You Quit Smoking

1. Believe in yourself. Believe that you can quit. Think about some of the most difficult things you have done in your life and realize that you have the guts and determination to quit smoking. It's up to you.2. After reading this list, sit dow...

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Overcoming Boredom in Six Ways

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You Want Me To Do What - Risking to Win

In Brief • Although settling into your comfort zone may be tempting, it will not put you on the track to success. Growing personally and professionally requires you to bolster your risk-taking skills. • Because the world is changing at a rapid an...

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AUTHENTICITY = FREEDOM

The most courageous thing a person can do is to live an authentic life. What is an authentic life? It is a life lived from your heart, speaking your truth, standing in your truth, living in your truth. The problem with getting to this point of authe...

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Affirm, Visualize, Receive - Is Planning Really Necessary

We are repeatedly told of the necessity to plan. "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail", "Plan your work, work your plan" etc.In terms of goalsetting and achieving goals, when people talk of planning, they generally mean:1. You set your goals2. You ...

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Migration and Brain Drain - Part II

Politicians in some countries decry this trend and deride those emigrating. In a famous interview on state TV, the late prime minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, described them as "a fallout of the jaded". But in many impoverished countries, local kle...

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Mindfulness and Curiosity: Inspiring Affection

Mindfulness and Curiosity: Inspiring Affection by: Maya Talisman Frost "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." Albert Einstein I like to think of Mindfulness and Curiosity as best friends. If Mindfulness is the quiet one n...

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When is it time to call the professional

For most Do-It-Yourself (DIY) home project managers, the most difficult decision is to know when to give the professionals a call to come complete a task and when to complete it yourself. The reason we like to do our own home upgrades or an addition ...

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