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I woke up this morning feeling kind of 'blah.' It could be the weather - we are waiting to see if Hurricane Issac is going to hit us so the weather is off and on. I decided to take my dog, Bailey, for a walk to see if that would help. Now Bailey is a …
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All around us seems to be negativity. We hear it from our government, from the media, and from generally unhappy people. It seems I can't go into the grocery store without someone complaining, whether that is the disgruntled cashier or a customer. Oftentimes, hearing negative begets negative. Isn't it weird that you can start to …
One of the enjoyable parts of these Olympics, for me, has been the commercials. They have been a great way to promote our athletes; but the messages they convey show that, with a lot of hard work, dedication and persistence you can do the impossible. One commercial that really resonated with me is by Kelloggs, …
A former client, Joe, was a young man in his twenties who had just graduated from college. He had begun his career in banking, where he had been hired on six months ago. Joe came to see me as he was needing some help to figure out where he wanted to go with his career. …
I'm always amazed at stories of people who, no matter what, seem to have the ability to make the best of a bad situation. They seem to be able to make lemonade out of lemons, as cliched as the saying goes. Do you know someone like this? Well, I do. In fact, I have two …
I have two big 'pet peeves': one is people who negate what they want by using the word "but", and the other is when people don't go after what they by 'presuming' they already know the outcome. Either one can set me off as that person has essentially stripped themselves of having what they want …
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We all need goals in our life, whether they are for our personal life, our career or professional life, or both. But setting and reaching goals can be tricky. A key component in setting and accomplishing goals is having a positive mindset. Our minds are made up of thoughts and beliefs, which may not always …
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