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From the category archives:

Motivation

How to Maintain Self Motivation

How to Maintain Self Motivation

April 26, 2008

Self motivation is a gateway to self esteem and success. It is difficult to maintain for the simple reason that negativity is everywhere, which makes you insecure and kills creativity. Good ideas are criticized by the negativity of others who do not share our goals and ideals. It is easy to get [...]

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Creative Notions – Unleash Your Creativity

Creative Notions – Unleash Your Creativity

April 20, 2008

eople seem to have the misconception that only a select few are able to unleash a steady flow of creative genius. That is not true at all. The fact is, creativity is very much like a muscle that needs to be exercised in order to consistently give out great results. If you don’t practice harnessing [...]

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Keep On Trying!

Keep On Trying!

April 11, 2008

Who on earth has succeeded at the first attempt?!
A common misconception is the fact that people actually reach success overnight.  It never happens – not even sometimes.  It’s possible that some  may become famous overnight – but that hardly makes them successful. Most successful people faced a lot of failures before they reached what others [...]

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Fear Does not Exist

Fear Does not Exist

August 29, 2007

Fear does more to destroy the natural potential that people have than anything else on the planet. Each of us is capable of accomplishing incredible things. The “dream” life is available to each person on this planet. However, fear in its’ many forms creeps in to ruin any chance at achieving our true greatness.
The biggest [...]

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Procrastination: the Silent Killer

Procrastination: the Silent Killer

August 28, 2007

In my studies of human development, I found that procrastination destroys more things than any other single element. If this habit gets out of control, it ruins marriages, careers, relationships, and self worth. Over time, it has the capability to grow until it completely paralyzes an individual. The effect equally devastates the people doing the [...]

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Alternatives To Leading A Double Life

Alternatives To Leading A Double Life

August 25, 2007

A great writer, perhaps Thoreau, once said that many people were ‘living lives of quiet desperation’. If only it were that simple! His familiar saying implies that some people, perhaps a lot of them, are unhappy with the way their lives are now and want to change things for the better. I think it’s worse [...]

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