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7 Steps to Developing Your Emotional Intelligence

  You have likely heard the term “emotional intelligence,” tossed around. It was first used in 1990. Emotional intelligence is commonly described as the ability to perceive, evaluate, and manage...

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Get Out Of Your Self-Imposed Prison

  Step outside of your comfort zone and go beyond the boundaries that you and others have set for yourself.  Julius Veal   Maybe you have developed a habit of remaining in your cozy little comfort...

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Creative Ways to Increase Your Attention to the Details of Life

“Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.”  Susan Sontag   Do some of the finer details about your job and your personal life escape your notice, all too...

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Create an Evening Routine for Tomorrow’s Success

  Morning routines have become quite popular over the last few years. They can be great for getting the day started in a productive way. After all, if your morning runs smoothly, your day tends to go...

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How to Intentionally Become a Better Role Model

“A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will savor of it.”  Niccolò...

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Traits of the Successful You Can Begin to Use Today

  Even though wildly successful people all share certain traits, they are not super-human traits. These traits can be identified and developed to help bring more success into your life. With hard work...

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“Choosing NOT to Be Miserable”

  We have all read the stories where an average person successfully bounces back from some great adversity. But, it is not always a fairy tale. These things occur in real life. Why? Because people like...

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“Make Your Boundaries a Priority”

Think about a time when someone at work, or school or home have made you feel badly, or treated you with less respect than you thought you deserved. People learn to treat us from us. If we don’t get...

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“Sharpen Your Focus! Develop a Daily Self-Motivating Regimen to Keep Moving...

  People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing - that’s why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar   How many times have you gone out seeking motivation from external factors?...

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“Recharge Your Passion and Power: Transform Your Life Through Self-Discipline...

    Self-Mastery and Self-Discipline are terms phrases we hear often. But, have you ever seriously thought about what they mean? Or, how to use them to your benefit? Many people go out getting book...

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“Are You a Procrastination Hostage? Help is on the Way!”

  I think you will agree with me that often, beginning new projects can be tough. You know what needs to get done. You can clearly see, at least in your mind’s eye how the end will look. But… But for...

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“How to Stop Straining to Get the Approval of Others”

  For most of us, ever since we were children, we learned that it could be advantageous to us to make others happy. Most children want the approval of their parents, teachers, and peers. We tend to...

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“Flexibility: An Important Key to Success”

“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” Leon C. Megginson   You will more of the success you seek, as soon as you learn to be more...

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“The Power of Your Intentions: Learn How to Use it”

  Although we are all trying to make it through life in the best shape possible, it is interesting to stop and think about how conscious, or wide awake, we are about what we are doing and the direction...

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Time: It Always Seems to Be Slipping By.

  Deep down inside, we all know that there are 168 hours in a week, but sometimes it is a mystery trying to figure out where they all go. To figure things out, we must first study them, instead of...

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7 Secrets For Those Seeking More Satisfaction

    Do you find yourself at this point in your life often asking, “How did I get here?” It may be time for you to make the time to sit down and figure out ways to change the direction in which your...

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11 Ways To Spark Your Creativity

  Creativity takes courage.  Henri Matisse Who doesn’t wish they could  be more creative? You probably think that you have no creativity at all, but that is untrue. We are each incredibly creative! You...

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How to Renew Your Passion for God

Part 1 Spend time in the presence of Jesus. Acts 4:19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! 20 As for us, we cannot help speaking...

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Communication is the Key To Engagement

In your position as a team leader, or middle manager, the quality of the relationships among your team members is perhaps one of your biggest areas of focus. A unified, communicative team produces the...

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15 Minutes of Focus

As a teacher I learned early on that fifteen minutes was as long as an activity should possibly last. It didn’t matter if I was facilitating preschoolers or post graduates, if I wanted engagement the...

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