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In Praise of Duck Moments

What, you may rightfully ask, is a “duck moment”? When problems build up and stress begins to accumulate, visualize water running off

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The Bright Side is the Right Side

Positive thinking is not a panacea and an upbeat attitude will not solve all problems. But in troubled times, I assure you

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You Must Remember This

Your thoughts create your world. Change your mind, change your life. Thoughts held in mind attract in kind. As a man thinketh

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Success Begins at Home: Every Child a Wanted Child

Families are the primary transmitters of human capital: habits, values, education, belief systems. As our world grows increasingly complex, it opens “a

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Did It Change Your Happiness?

We do a lot of things on autopilot, including how we spend our money. We make assumptions we never truly challenge or

Ray Allen

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Few are Born Great

Few are born great. Most achieve greatness through unrelenting effort. Day in and day out persistence, practice, practice, practice, and yet even

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Along the Calf-Paths of the Mind

“The Calf-Path” is a poem by Sam Walter Foss; 1858–1911, about how a wandering calf path became a village street and eventually

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Micawber’s Principle

“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds & six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditures twenty pounds ought &

choose the smile

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Choose the Smile

David Murdock is Dole Pineapple’s CEO. And he is 90 years young. A 2010 Wall Street Journal picture shows him with a

who needs enemies

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Who Needs Enemies When You Have Yourself? Ending Self-Sabotaging Behavior Once and for All

Self-sabotaging behavior is any thing you do that holds you back, keeps you from being your best self. Self-sabotaging behavior is rarely

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Smart Swaps

A smart swap is when you substitute a positive or neutral behavior for a negative behavior. At its simplest, a smart swap

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Those Words Branded My Soul

Who is Barbara Corcoran? A diner waitress who took a $1,000 loan in 1973 and built a top residential real estate firm