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Eight Weeks From Now

Eight weeks ago I set some goals for myself. They were baby steps to build up some strength and, if it so happened, to maybe lose a...

Active Listening

Over the past couple of years, I've learned a lot about active listening. I'm still not very good at doing it, but I have definitely...

Motivation Creation

Sometimes motivation just happens to us: we get an idea and run with it! Our dreams and plans fuel each leap and bound forward! Other...

Neutralize Self Doubt

Self doubt seems to be the ongoing struggle for me. One thing is for certain, though, when you look at the people who succeed in reaching...

Get What You Want

"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." -Zig Ziglar There are a lot of...

Regrets

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.” -Winston Churchill It seems to me that regrets...

I Wish I Were Young Again

There was a post that circled the internet years ago with an idea that I find helpful. It went something like this: When I'm afraid to...

Building Blocks

I'm not really sure why the only phrases I can think of in regards to completing a task are so morbid. For example, the old adage that...

Stepping Out

"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." From a book of sayings by John A Shedd, Salt from My Attic...

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