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Entries from January 2008

Balance Your Life Carnival: Issue 2

January 29th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Welcome to the Balance Your Life Carnival. This carnival is dedicated to articles and stories from other talented bloggers that help us live a fulfilling, happy and healthy life in as many areas as possible. I received an overwhelming number of submissions and have narrowed it down to my favorite 35 articles that were most […]

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Tags: Blog carnival · Personal development

Ten Great Quotes that Inspire Courage

January 23rd, 2008 · 5 Comments

My last post discussed taking risks and included an exercise to help you determine if you let fear get in the way of reaching your dreams. In this post, I’ve included some of my favorite inspirational quotes that give me courage. Enjoy!
The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going […]

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Tags: Fear · Personal development · Happiness

Is Fear Stopping You from Reaching Your Dreams? Take This Test.

January 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined. -Henry David Thoreau

Have you ever felt like your life was in park while everyone else’s lives seem to be moving in a positive, forward direction?
Every change in life involves taking a chance or risk, and if you don’t take any risks, […]

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Tags: Fear · Personal development · Happiness

One Man’s Journey Towards Living a “Thrive-able” Life

January 12th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from my friend Rob Styler. He has led a pretty amazing life and I think you will enjoy the story of his interesting journey towards achieving a “Thrive-able” lifestyle.
THRIVE-ABLE
I came up with this term because, to me, “sustainable” has no juice.  Who wants to “sustain.”  We want to grow and thrive.  […]

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Tags: Environment · Personal development · Happiness · Recovery

How I Balanced My Life with Lifebook

January 8th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Just over a month ago I participated in a four-day personal growth course that had a huge positive impact on my life. Because I found it so valuable, I wanted to share a bit about my experience with everyone here so that others can benefit as well (note, I’m not getting paid to say this!).
It’s […]

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Tags: Personal development · Happiness · Goals