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| How to be Blissfully Happy Every Day |
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| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:15:01 +0000 |
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| We have hundreds of definitions of “happiness” described by philosophers, spiritual teachers, writers and regular people. Thanks to our advanced technologies we have discovered “happiness” hormones and can now monitor and register the brain activity of a happy person, to see how it works. We have surrounded ourselves with fancy gadgets that make our life [...] |
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| What is Your Favorite Funny Quote? |
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| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:05:34 +0000 |
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| Yesterday as I was walking on a treadmill at the gym, reassuring myself that I would feel great after I was done, when I saw a guy wearing a bright orange t-shirt. The slogan on the t-shirt said “Procrastinators: Leaders Of Tomorrow!” When I read it I could not stop laughing, which was challenging as [...] |
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| Carrots, Sticks and Better Ways to Boost Your Motivation |
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| Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:56 +0000 |
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| “People don’t change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so.” - Fran Tarkenton
Motivation is the driving force behind most of our actions. It is a reason why we get up in the morning. Why we drive to work five days a week even if we do not enjoy it. Why [...] |
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| A Wonderful Opportunity to Re-write Your Life From Scratch |
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| Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:30:25 +0000 |
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| John Sculley was sitting in his office scanning through the papers on his desk. Having been president of PepsiCo for 6 years now he knew the price of success. He was great at what he was doing, his company paid him a handsome salary, his employees admired him and he had a reputation of one [...] |
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| What Is your Current BIG Goal? |
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| Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:55:17 +0000 |
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| When we are young and have big ambitions and a lot of enthusiasm, we often dream about making tons of money, earning high social status and everyone’s admiration, being with an attractive and fun person, or doing hundreds of crazy things (like climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, travelling around the world, solving the world hunger problem).
However, the [...] |
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| 17 Amazing Ways to Rejuvenate Mind and Body |
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| Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:27:32 +0000 |
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| I sit in my apartment in Milan, looking out of the window on a street, light with sunlight and cannot stop smiling! A long, cold winter is officially over! And everything looks and feels different. The air is fresher. The snow has melted and beautiful greens of every hue begin to shine in the sun. [...] |
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| What Are The Main Components Of a Successful Relationship? |
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| Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:22 +0000 |
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| About two weeks ago I accidentally stumbled across one of the greatest manuscripts in Buddhist history called “Letter to a Friend”. It was written by the Indian Buddhist master Nagarjuna (1st – 2nd century A.D.) as a letter of advice to his childhood friend Gautamiputra, who later became a king.
Despite its short length (only 123 [...] |
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| 8 Momentous Reasons to Wake Up Early |
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| Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:00:08 +0000 |
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| “One key to success is to have lunch at the time of day most people have breakfast.” ~Robert Brault
It has become common knowledge that successful people are early risers. Although, no one can guarantee that getting up early will necessarily make you successful, there are some sound reasons why successful people choose to wake up [...] |
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| The One Question You Would Ask Your Mentor? |
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| Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:19:18 +0000 |
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| Do you see yourself as a lifelong student? I do.
I have probably mentioned to you that I often attend seminars and lectures given by spiritual teachers, motivational speakers and other interesting people that I can learn from.
After every lecture a speaker always asks if anyone has any questions. And most of the time just a [...] |
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