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What Are You Going to Do With the Chances You Have Left?
If you had the resources to accomplish something great in the world, what would you do? I came across that question in a Strategy and Business article with a title that sucked me in: 40 Chances to Realize Your Goals by Susan Cramm, leadership coach and author. Goal setting and goal achieving have always been…
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Be Fascinated By The Differences Not Troubled
Takes all types to make up the world. So I’ve been told by my mom, my grandmother, friends, and teachers. We all understand this on some level but because we are generally insular – ignorant of or sometimes uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside of our own experiences and world view, we tend not to…
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Starting Off With Nothing….
We started off with nothing so we used that… Diane Latiker, Founder and Present of Kids Off the Block Inc. When we’re asked to take an inventory – whether it’s financial, spiritual, emotional…if we’re feeling particularly beaten down…we usually mouth, either silently or to others – that we have NOTHING. I’ve come to understand that…
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You are Capable
We all need to be reminded that once we activate our creative power we can follow through on any plan, idea or purpose. We need to stop the insane thinking that keeps us constantly looking for more information, wasting countless hours scouring the Internet. Like Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors “Feed me! Feed me!…
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Throw Open the Prison Door & Liberate the Captive!
Freedom is coming to a body near you! Could be today – it’s up to you! It often starts with a spark – an idea – a BIG dream. A day goes by…still excited “This is good…this is going to be so frickin’ good” you say to yourself. You smile. And then you share the…
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The Importance of Reading and Keeping Your Mind OPEN
My cousin’s oldest daughter does not read anything except that which she must! She is 14. Knowing that I am an avid reader, on a recent trip Trinidad, my cousin asked me to have a chat with her about her dislike for reading. Now I learned long ago from Dale Carnegie – that a man…
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Too many *whatevers* spoil the broth
My favorite – Japanese Vegetable Nabe… ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth’ has been used in actual kitchens but also in everyday activities meaning too many persons involved in managing an activity can ruin it. So can: setting too many goals result in none being attained focusing on paying off all your debts at once…
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The Power isn’t in the Money…
Radix Malorum est Cupiditas – The LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Money doesn’t grow on trees If I just had more money I would… It’s sad that so much faith is put in money. We think about money ALL the time. Getting more. Getting by. Getting out of debt. Winning the…
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No one can copy your mind…
Business owners are usually so scared that someone will steal their ideas, to the point where they keep them locked up so tightly that their precious ideas never see the light of day. My philosophy is that ideas are a dime a dozen. Implementation and execution are the trump cards you’re looking for. Always remember…
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