Employment Satisfaction
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Is somebody else achieving your dream?
While I am held back by my own thinking, somebody else with similar intelligence and resources is just getting down to business. They may even have the very same doubts as I do, but they are not allowing those things to hold them back.
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Knock, knock! Are you ready?
Before you can respond to the knocking of opportunity you have to do some work. This cannot be avoided. And it's possible that by doing the necessary work you are actually the force behind the opportunities that present themselves to you.
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If money were no object I'd...
If you had unlimited funds and could do whatever you wanted in life, what would you do? How would you spend your days? Where would you find meaning in your life? Dream big. Maybe you'll even discover you don't need to be a millionaire to make your dream come true.
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Our unlimited potential
I prefer to think that because there were no limitations on my thinking I experienced no limitations. That I would find a job was inevitable. In fact, jobs seemed to be rather plentiful. It would be twenty years before I'd learn there had been a serious economic recession on at the time.
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The choices we make
We all go through a learning process in life. Friends and family may try to tell you what to do with your life and try to direct your future. Sometimes we listen, sometimes we don't.
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The one thing you can count on
Ah, change - don't you love it? It's the one thing that will never let you down. Sometimes we can see it coming and prepare for it. But just as often it sneaks up on us and takes us by surprise.
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Don't hit the snooze for this wake-up call
Not long ago I wrote about how your thoughts or intuitions can give you helpful messages. Your body also sends messages in its own way. Wake-up calls force you to look at your life a little deeper. Something is not working and your body is letting you know.
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Got a nagging feeling? Best listen to it...
Our feelings are valuable tools that are often ignored. If you want to know if something is right for you, if you are trying to make a decision, move to a new city, or make a major life change, what are your feelings telling you about it?
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Getting to 'easy' is hard work
Just the words "hard work" have the power to scare many of us off. I have learned, though, that the hard work pays off year after year.
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Be afraid but do it anyway
Stand up comedians make their jobs look so easy. They appear to be relaxed. Their repartee sounds unrehearsed. Yet their acts are far from casual.
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Your gifts are the best gifts to give
The approaching new year is a good time for all of us to look at where we have been and to plan where we want to go in the next twelve months. Just think - a whole new year to get it right!
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Puppy dogs and crocodile wranglers
Enthusiasm is not for a special, select few. Enthusiasm is for anybody, including you. Get excited about your passion and people will be drawn to you. They'll be interested because you're interested.
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Best times to begin anew
There are certain times throughout the year and in our lives that seem auspicious for launching new endeavours and starting over.
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What the fortune-teller said
After the fortune-teller read my fortune she concluded our session by saying, "The answer to your question is 'yes'." I was much heartened. Things would get better. This unfortunate downturn in my life was only temporary.
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Great ideas fizzle without action
I've lost track of how many original, creative, solid, and yes, excellent, ideas I have thought myself out of over the years.
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Tragedy prompts life changes
All of us will experience tragedies of one sort or another as we go through life. The self-examination we will undoubtedly find ourselves doing as a consequence is both positive and restorative.
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Meet a "Passion Follower": Interview With Author Amy Marquis
Author Amy Marquis talks about her passion for writing - and gives us the scoop on her new book!
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Thinking About the Unthinkable
When the unthinkable happened I found myself thinking about how vulnerable we all are.
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As Easy as Pie
The piano, pies, and perception.
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FYP Back-to-School Edition
September is a great time to take a course. Hit the books and jump start your dream!
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La Serenissima
Sometimes on the way to finding out what we really want to do in life we find ourselves sidetracked. Maybe it's better to go down those alternate roads than to spend the rest of your life wondering what if...
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Extreme passions
Extreme dreamers - in praise of the big dreamers who simply don't know the meaning of the word "impossible".
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The Passion of Eva Cassidy
Singer Eva Cassidy had many gifts except the gift of time. That is all the more reason to celebrate that while she was alive she followed her heart and did work she believed in and about which she was passionate.
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Even the tai chi master was once a beginner
There's nothing more awkward than being new at something. But sometimes it's the only way to start heading in the right direction...
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Significant Stuff
You are more special than you think - in the whole history of the world there will never be another you.
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Passion Quest
What's your passion? Believe it or not many people don't know. Here are a few tips and pointers to get you thinking about it - and maybe even help you uncover it.
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The time of your life
We never know how much time we get in life. How do you use your time? Are you using it to follow your dreams?
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Make it happen - affirm it!
Affirmations are powerful tools that, when used correctly, can help you meet your goals and dreams. In this article I'll tell you how to create and use affirmations, and point you to a few places on the web where you can find more information.
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Thought power
Your thoughts may be more powerful than you know. Are yours holding you back - or do they have you soaring?
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Are you being self-indulgent when you go after your dream?
Aren't we all spending a little too much time "navel-gazing"? And shouldn't we be more concerned with serving humanity than in searching for our true calling and serving ourselves?
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Dreams, adversity, and piano lessons
Adversity often prompts us to give up on our goals and dreams prematurely. Don't follow the pack. Hold on to your dreams - no matter what!
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Follow your passion - or not! The pros and cons.
There are plenty of reasons why you should never get around to following your passion - and a few compelling reasons why you should get right to it!
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The best time to follow your passion is now
Whatever stage you're at in life, it's never too late to follow your dreams. Start now to create the life you were meant to live.
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