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Why Affirmations Work

Affirmations work because properly done (present tense, positive, personalized), they bolster our self- concept— the collection of beliefs we hold about ourselves.

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A Day of Thanks, Moments of Perspective

“The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a

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Count Your Blessings: Make it Truly a Day of Thanksgiving

Want to cheer yourself up? Find energy on even the darkest days? Count your blessings! Enumerate all the things you have to

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Respectfully Speak Your Truth: Courage Pays

George Marshall (1880-1959) was US Army Chief of Staff during WWII and Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s #1 military advisor. As America’s Secretary of

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Thought Virus

A thought virus is any thought, any point of view, any emotion that does not serve you, strengthen you, energize you. When

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Gold Stars Forever

What would it take for you to give yourself ‘Gold Stars Forever’? Notice I didn’t say “earn” or “get” Gold Stars Forever,

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Unleashing The Winner Within: Cliff Notes Version

You have GREATNESS within you; waiting for you to fully activate it. You want more, know you are capable of more, interested

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When Egos Overwhelms Mission

First Look Media had a clear mission: hold the powerful accountable. Backed by Pierre M. Omidyar – billionaire founder of eBay, it

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Thinking is a Skill: The Acquisition and Use of Critical Thinking Skills Turbo Charges Success

Simply because they have thoughts (i.e. words form) in their heads, most folks think they know how to think. But if you

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Feet of Clay Can Still Run a Fleet Race

When I first started blogging on ‘Personal Leadership’, someone approached me and in effect said: “How can you write about such things?

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A Customer’s Gift

While criticism may be challenging to cope with on a personal level, a customer’s complaint is a GIFT. Customers in effect are

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Watering the Seeds of Happiness

Happiness is our natural state. Watch children. Most of the time, they are “Smile Factories”, endlessly delighted, pumping out smiles, eyes sparkling,