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Category Archives: Motivation & Success
Quick Thought on Hypocrisy
Is it wrong that I am watching NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” while eating three of my mom’s super duper chocolate chip cookies? It just might be…it just might be… Lesson 1: Walking your talk is vitally important for people to … Continue reading
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Warning – Slow Moving Traffic Ahead!
This past weekend, I was driving in a slow-moving, long line of cars when I looked down at my speedometer and thought to myself, “hmmm, is this a 25 mph zone we are in?” As you may have guessed, I … Continue reading
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“Thanks in Advance” – The Lazy Man’s Form of Gratitude
Is there a lazier form of common courtesy than telling someone, “thanks in advance?” I little while ago I received an email request for info, and the person signed off by saying, “thanks in advance!” Maybe it’s just me, but … Continue reading
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The Ignorant Leading the Uninformed
I was recently invited to a Baptism and needed to figure out what to wear. I had only been to one Baptism before, and that was in the summer and followed by a Luau (don’t ask) so I couldn’t use … Continue reading
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Observing Others Observing Lent
I was at a party this weekend, and a man and a woman were talking about what they were giving up for Lent. The woman says, “I am giving up all sweets.” Pretty standard sacrifice, from what I understand (and … Continue reading
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Cooking, Improvising, and Finding Success
You know what’s delicious? Chicken marsala. I love it. About a year ago, I was afflicted with an inexplicably intense craving for chicken marsala (as far as inexplicably intense afflictions go, this one’s not so bad). This sent me on … Continue reading
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The Right to Vote, The Right to Whine
It’s that time again, when we, as good Americans, must decide whether to vote or not. No, I am not talking about the Presidential primaries, I am of course talking about American Idol. American Idol (“AI” as the hep-cats who … Continue reading
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A Simple Cost Benefit Analysis of Procrastination
As I prepared to file my 2007 taxes, I realized that I had not entered one of my accounts into Quickbooks. It wasn’t a very active account, but it did have some activity so I needed to file it. I … Continue reading
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Strange Form of Self Rejection
Everyone hates rejection; it’s one of the main fears that hold people back from doing the things they want and achieving the success they deserve. I hate it too, but I recently hit a new low when I got rejected … Continue reading
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