Tag: encourage
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Don’t give up now!
A man who studied 500 of the most successful people in the world wrote a number of books about his findings. One idea that he stresses in his writing is: “One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat. Every person is guilty of…
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Lose Weight
I suppose we all agree that in order to lose weight we need to eat less and exercise. That seems pretty simple, so why is it so difficult to lose weight? For me, I find there are five keys to losing weight, the five D’s: Desire-first I have to really want to lose weight Don’t…
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The invisible world
Rainy day people always seem to know when it’s time to call. ~Gordon Lightfoot Have you ever been feeling down and someone who cares about you calls out of the blue even though he had no way of knowing you were down? It is as if they could sense your sadness even though they were…
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Memorial Stones
Throughout history, people have erected stones to memorialize victories in war, great achievements, historical events and religious ideas. Not long after the tsunami hit Japan over a year ago, I saw a picture of memorial stones on the sides of the hill above the Fukishima nuclear power plant area. The stones were very large, about…
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Don’t take no for an answer
What if your manager came to you and said that if you work hard for six months you will be promoted to a much higher position with much better pay. But you would have to do the following: work hard (could say work smarter, not harder) work a few extra hours when needed, find ways…
Ideas for success 