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Entries Tagged as 'Personal development'

Improve Your Listening Skills (and Relationships) Instantly with These 12 Tips

February 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments

 
Don’t you hate it when people interrupt you and finish your sentences? How about when they’re only half-listening because they’re planning what they want to say next? I’m going to be upfront and tell you that I have committed these sins and more when it comes to listening or more accurately, not listening.
A few years […]

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Tags: Personal development · Relationships · Business

Participate In This Happiness Project

February 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Alex Shalman is hosting a Happiness Project on his site during the month of February that features interviews with a number of well-known bloggers discussing their thoughts on happiness. Although it is only week one, I’ve really enjoyed reading profiles of some of my favorite bloggers and also getting introduced to some new ones.
He has […]

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Tags: Personal development · Personal · Happiness

The Secret to Being a Great Friend

February 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Upon graduating from college many years ago, I went to numerous weddings that were attended by a few hundred of the bride and groom’s “closest” friends. I recently began wondering how many of those close friends they are still in touch with today.
Now that I’m older, I’ve come to realize that it is nearly impossible […]

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Tags: Personal development · Relationships

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