5 Weight Loss Game Changers To Hit Your Goal Out Of The Park

January 9, 2012
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Ever strike out when it comes to weight loss? If you answered yes, you are not alone. If losing weight were a baseball game, there would be very few people reaching first base. The reason so many people fail to reach their weight loss goal is because they never change their technique. It is a [...]

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Are You Acting from Gratitude, Love, and Trust or Doubt and Fear?

January 5, 2012
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As human beings, we operate daily reflecting a wide range of emotions with a multitude of motivations fueling our behaviors. All too often, we react emotionally to what others say or do. If our reactions are preceded by the emotions of fear, anger, or sadness, we forfeit our ability to act with personal power and [...]

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3 Tips On How To Lead A Happy Life

January 4, 2012
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On Monday I delivered the commencement address for UC Berkeley’s sociology department (from which I earned my own Ph.D.). It was quite an honor—and a daunting responsibility. What to say that would be helpful, meaningful… and brief? Here’s what I offered: Greetings, Class of 2011! It is a great joy for me to be back [...]

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Top 10 Ways To Show Your Gratitude And Appreciation

January 3, 2012
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Have you thanked someone today? “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” Does this [...]

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How To Turn Crisis Into Opportunity

January 2, 2012
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Crises come into our lives, no matter how we may try to avoid them. They are troubling, unwanted experiences or events that take us out way out of our comfort zone. Typically, crises result in some type of loss. The very nature of crisis is antithetical to our core values of certainty and predictability as [...]

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Why Good Influences Are Important?

January 2, 2012
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While I was growing up, my brothers (I’m the eldest of four boys—I know:  my poor mother) often chided me for being so much like my father. I suppose it was inevitable that I would be; firstborn children tend to be rule followers (if you believe in the significance of birth order) and I fit [...]

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72 Ideas To Simplify Your Life By Leo Babauta

December 30, 2011
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A simple life has a different meaning and a different value for every person. For me, it means eliminating all but the essential, eschewing chaos for peace, and spending your time doing what’s important to you. It means getting rid of many of the things you do so you can spend time with people you [...]

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The Strangest Secret By Earl Nightingale

December 29, 2011
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Earl Nightingale was a young serviceman on the USS Arizona who survived the 1941 Japanese attack on Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor. During his time in the Marine Corps, Nightingale volunteered to work at a radio station, eventually capitalizing on that experience to land a highly lucrative radio job with WGN, Chicago. At the age of 35, [...]

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How To Stop Procrastinating

December 28, 2011
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A check mark Swoosh and the motivational slogan “Just Do It” propelled sneaker maker Nike from $900 million in global sales in 1988 to a $9 billion dollar empire in 10 years. Oddly enough, the phrase that sold the shoes had little to do with the way people used the product. Eighty percent of the [...]

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6 Tips To Stop Sabotaging Your Personal Development

December 27, 2011
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Personal development refers to activities that: increase self-awareness; build knowledge, skill and abilities; enhance quality of life; and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations. In a nutshell, personal development is anything you do to improve you. Whether you desire to be a better spouse, parent, or friend, earn more money or advance in [...]

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