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Curiousity, da Vinci Style

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

“Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderments, and are always answering questions when the chief relish of life is to go on asking them.” - Frank Moore Colby
Creativity asks of us a certain level of curiousity. Every new piece of art, music or writing is unknown when we sit down (or [...]

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4 Reasons Why You Should Start a Membership Website

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Membership websites are quickly becoming common place. More and more consumers are willing to pay for information that is specific to their interests. The “give it all away for free” website model is becoming more difficult to prosper at. Advertising cost are down and competition is fierce.
So why is the “Pay for Content” model such [...]

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Inspire Yourself by Breaking Away From the Routine

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Looking for ways to free your creativity and generate new ideas? Try breaking out of your daily routine and doing things differently.
Do you always work in the same place? Try a new location. Pack up your laptop and head to the coffee shop, the park or the local library. Or just take a pad and [...]

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Learn to Play an Instrument to Save Your Life

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Growing up, I always loved music, admired musicians, and still do. When I
entered college, a friend in my freshman dorm played the harmonica. I was
fascinated and envious. I had always wanted to play an instrument but we could
never afford lessons, let alone the ability to buy an instrument. But, when this guy
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Kabbalah Coach: Love the One You’re With

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Introduction
Every one of us came to the planet to figure out how to experience love in the human form. It is amusing to observe all the ways we try to find love, especially since most of us don’t even know what we are doing. But Love does exist. To truly recognize it, one must [...]

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Ordinary or Extra-Ordinary?

Monday, November 17th, 2008

There is a way to create extra-ordinary relationships with others. I’ll share it with you.
I’m not sure about you, but I can’t think of any other outcome that would be higher, or that I would enjoy more, than for a person to have had an interaction with me and enjoyed it so much that they [...]

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Hypnosis - Money and 3 Major Motives of Our Lives

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

The purpose of all life is development and enrichment. Every Human Being, in fact, every living thing, has an inalienable right to all the development to which it is capable.
A Human Being’s right to life implies his right to have the free and unrestricted access of all things, which may be necessary to assist him [...]

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Kindness and Motivation Tips - 5 Ways to Challenge Groups to Make a Difference

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

Do you belong to a group that helps make a difference in people’s lives? Tired of the same old Bake Sale - Car Wash routine? Need more volunteers? Want others to know about what you’re doing?
Register your project(s) at the fr.ee website TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorldDAY.com and join hundreds of people across the U.S. on the first Saturday [...]

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Motivation: 3 Suggestions for Living a Life of Purpose, On Purpose

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

“There’s so many roads that seem,
To lead down to the sea.
I wonder which road,
will be the right one for me?”
- Seawind
I heard these lyrics on an old jazz tape the other day. They got me thinking about how so many of us live our lives, sort of making it up as we go along.
So what [...]

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3 Survival Tips for Thanksgiving

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

“Everything that can go wrong will go wrong.” It’s Murphy’s Law and it’s in force for the holidays too. But don’t worry, you’re not alone… here are just a few stressful worst-case scenarios from my Thanksgivings.
* The oven blinks out on Thanksgiving… * The sink backs up just before the dinner is ready–been there! * [...]

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