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Favorite Quotes on Time

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:05:12 -0600

The key is in not spending time, but in investing it. Stephen R. Covey Make use of time, let not advantage slip. William Shakespeare This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. Ralph Waldo Emerson A man who dares

Leadership: Bedanya Bosan Dan Malas

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:12:08 -0600

"Waspadalah jika Anda mudah jenuh atau gampang bosan! Bakat leadership Anda mungkin cukup tinggi."Semalam, setelah menyiapkan materi leadership "Tranforming Leaders" untuk para anggota dewan, saya merenungi sesuatu. Sesuatu yang benar-benar menarik k

Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, awesome =)

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:11:13 -0600

Subhanallah, begitu indah ciptaan-Nya… hingga satu demi satu termaktub dalam kitabnya, tak ada yang terlewatkan… sebuah cerita, sebuah kisah, seorang anak manusia, rihlah, beruzlah sejenak tuk menenangkan fikiran, terlintas di dalam benak

New Years Revolutions

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:39:49 -0600

Why is it that people get worked up when athletes don’t deliver the results on the field that we expect? Most of us can’t play football anywhere near as good as David Beckham – even now when he’s past his prime – yet we&

Enjoy Your Life

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:27:01 -0600

Change Your Point of View “Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one sees the stars.” – Frederick Langbridge, A Cluster of Quiet Thoughts If you’ve got second place in a writing contest, will you jump in joy an

Motivation Techniques

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:09:49 -0600

MOTIVATION, THE HEART OF SELF IMPROVEMENTPain may sometimes be the reason why people change. Getting flunked grades make us realize that we need to study. Debts remind us of our inability to look for a source of income. Being humiliated gives us the

Don’t Wait

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:55:41 -0600

“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, mo

Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:52:43 -0600

Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure — and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in ou

Welcome Monday!

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:50:00 -0600

Welcome Monday!!! Gosh, so much that has happened in the past week. All fabulous stuff and a true testament that working hard does pay off. More to tell later this week. It's Monday aka slump day. You may hate where you work, loathe your boss, co-wor

5 strategies for a better 2010

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:09:13 -0600

photo credit: TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ So today you wake up and find that you have only 15 days until 2010 (fewer than that if you count working days, at least for most people). You vow that 2010 is going to be the year that you finally get y

Angels Among Us

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:16:36 -0600

In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who

Self Improvement Giveaway 4

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:19:24 -0600

INTRODUCTION: Stephanie Mulac, in conjunction with Rodger Hyatt and Gary Simpson (a-la-me!), is proud to welcome you to her 4th Self Improvement Giveaway. The giveaway opened for contributors on Friday 11th December 2009 and will stay open right

Creative Music Teachers Resources: Effective Ways to Motivation

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:33:15 -0600

Most music teachers consider teaching music to their dear students both their profession and passion. Most of them have the heart for arts and music – making each student love learning music and music as a whole. With this kind of outlook and dispo

Day 3

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:55:39 -0600

Mission accomplished! I started off the day with my kickboxing workout…crazy exhausting but I felt really great afterwards. Then an hour ago I did a 30 minute yoga exercise with my mom. She was my motivator today! I’m starting to feel

The Joy Of Giving.

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:42:12 -0600

There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that three things we crave most in life; happiness, freedom and peace of mind - are always attained by giving them to someone else. When we give more we are actually communicating wholeheartedly; we feel

A Walk in the Snow - In the Dark

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:37:00 -0600

There wasn't much walking going on this past week.Moving the foot of snow around that we received earlier in the week took much of our energy and time.Today's snow began about 2:00. By 4:00, we had almost three inches on the ground.My husband sugges

How to Handle Difficult People

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:26:36 -0600

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and w

Remember the Name, William Kamkwamba

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:01:17 -0600

William Kamkwamba’s amazing story is an inspiration to all who have dreams that, many say, are unattainable. For some reason the word quixotic comes to mind. We’re sometimes ridiculed, and often told that we’re just “tilti

Follow The Three Laws of Performance

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:48:37 -0600

by wwarby How do I quickly improve performance at work and in my life? In the book The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan outline three simple laws of performance yo

A Little Late Night Motivation

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:27:44 -0600

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! On the real estate front, we’re still tracking down the tenant at the Option House so we can set up an Open House for next week Sunday. She’s working 14 hour shifts right now to get her money toget

Organize Your Life!

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:01:29 -0600

Organize Your Life!Post from: Self Love Tips. Looking for intuitive awareness in the world today? Bring ancient wisdom translated in the Mayan Daily Insights. Is your life chaotic and you feel you're losing control? Then a little organization migh

Being Perfect Mission Motivation if Everyone Everything were Perfect Would Not Learn Anything to See that We are Not Perfect but even More Special

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:02:06 -0600

Truthfully was going to write about another topic but pushed strongly for creating this post with guidance from my higher self Antella. The special person you are on earth is not who truly you are but even more special than you know is why you are h

The Time of Your Life

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:20:59 -0600

“But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.”- Galatians 4:4-5 Last night I nuked four bagel wraps in the microwave for 45

Why Almost Everyone Is Wrong About Stomach Exercises And Abdominal Muscles

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:16:26 -0600

Why Almost Everyone Is Wrong About Stomach Exercises And Abdominal Muscles By David Grisaffi, Author, Firm And Flatten Your Abs “Stomach exercise” is the most frequently asked about and searched on (via internet) yet misunderstood subject in the

Three Motivational Videos

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:55:52 -0600

I haven’t posted any videos in awhile, and I’m thinking it’s time for a diversion. Truthfully, I’ve been writing like a fiend this week, and I could use a little break. And something like these videos is just what I need

A Story of Strength, A Cause For Hope

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:35:11 -0600

Guest post by Lisa Frank. You can follow Lisa on Twitter and find out more about what she’s up to on her blog. I am intrigued that a location or a song can remind me of a loved one so much that I can almost feel their presence. The sewing room

The Accidental Runner

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:40:42 -0600

I ordered the proof copy of my book “The Accidental Runner” today. It should be here within a week or two. Shortly after that it will also be available on Amazon. It’s been a great process writing and editing the book and I c

Happy Hanukkah

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:45:14 -0600

Hanukkah is the very well-liked yearly Jews festival which is celebrated in eight continuous days start on the 25th day of the month of Kislev which is the 3rd month of the Jews calendar. Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights. Symbolized by menor

Team Flash to Tackle Frostbite!

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:30:44 -0600

The Team Flash squadron is going to perform an attack on this winter’s first Frostbite Race scheduled in Forest Park Saturday morning. Jason, Kathy, and I are going to go down and take on the 12K challenge. The weather forecast is for mixed cloud

“Peace” Is A Verb

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:27:37 -0600

water and plant from Crestock High Quality Images Why Peace Is More A Verb Than A Noun I think we can all agree that in the wide world of grammatic correctness, peace is defined as a noun: a person, place, or thing…peace being, of cours