Author Katrina Kenison reads from her latest book The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother’s Memoir in this YouTube video.

As parents, we may feel that the tension between us and our teenage children is unique, despite the fact that our friends may relate virtually identical stories with respect to their children. » Read the rest of the entry..

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Or is it “Defeat”!

Is it simply an issue of semantics, or is suffering a Failure more significant than a Defeat. More importantly, have you suffered a Setback, a Defeat or a Failure? Defining it properly and seeing it in its proper perspective is critical to subsequent outcomes.

The most important aspect is to determine whether:

1. You can learn anything from the situation (whether Setback, Failure or Defeat) so as not to repeat it,
2. You can recover and move on,
3. You will allow the situation to make YOU a Failure or can you successfully separate YOURSELF from the SITUATION and move on toward your goals?

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Dreams - Goals with a Deadline

With Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games days away, it seems like a suitable time to discuss “Realizing Your Dreams”. » Read the rest of the entry..

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 Fetch My Future is a short, easy to read text introducing the sub-conscious mind and how to successfully and consciously access it. It has an interesting layout, with instructional text on the right side of the book, while the left side of the page has inspirational quotes at the top and bottom of the page. In addition, located at the middle of the left hand page is a brief summary of the material to the right. This organizational layout makes it easy to locate a particular section of text being sought. » Read the rest of the entry..

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I am currently reading “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” by Malcolm Gladwell and am delighted to find that it resonates with my thoughts regarding individuals initiating significant change, as previously posted in my articles “The Golden Rule” and “Manifest World Change“.  In these two articles, the main thoughts I proposed were that:

• we need to exemplify the (social, behavioral, ethical etc.) changes we wish to see in the world,
• small changes in our behaviour might produce significant result,
• changes we exemplify might be scalable in their influence, reaching well beyond our individual area of influence, and
• in order to develop the character traits we desire, we need to exemplify them.

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I have posted the text for Elbert Hubbard’s “A Message to Garcia” on my Squidoo page. I posted an introductory comment on this brief text in an earlier post. » Read the rest of the entry..

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About twenty years ago or so, I attended a motivational seminar by Jim Rohn. I remember him as being filled with wisdom, coupled with a delivery loaded with single line Gems of Wisdom. His seminar has remained in my memory to this date.

I enjoyed his presentation so much, I subsequently purchased his packaged set entitled “The Art of Exceptional Living” from Nightingale-Conant. » Read the rest of the entry..

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This is a very short (1:16 minute) motivational video clip posted on YouTube. Despite being so short, it carries a very powerful message. » Read the rest of the entry..

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Introduction

The Law of Attraction has been widely quoted throughout the Internet, largely on the basis of the release of “The Secret (Extended Edition)” and the books by Esther and Jerry Hicks. At the most extreme end of the Law of Attraction continuum, its advocates would have us believe that, in order to realize (or manifest) our hearts wildest desires, all we need to do is to visualize that desire and release it to the Universe in order for it to manifest into our lives. » Read the rest of the entry..

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“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you”

Mt 7:12 - NIV

We have all heard the Golden Rule but do we really understand it, particularly with regard to our daily interaction with others?

I have been reading the discussion of “The Golden Rule” as presented in Chapter 16 of Napoleon Hill’s “Law of Success” and have had an epiphany! » Read the rest of the entry..

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