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Doing Your Life's Work

Most people want to do their life’s work. Some people are able to separate work ... from life and be happy doing ... but this is not the norm. I once knew a man who managed things for a l

Five Minutes Before the Miracle

Even though this article was next on my idea list, and I write them in order whether I want to or not, I REALLY didn’t want to write this article. Why not? Because it’s about not giving up five minute

"I Need to Accomplish Something"

Do you have trouble taking a day off? Boy, I do. When I take a day off I lie around all day, read novels, eat whatever I want, take a nap, and ... do whatever I want. It’s awful. I get ...

What Being vs Doing Really Means

So often we hear about “being” rather than “doing.” Often it’s given as advice when we are ... ... and ... “You should just ‘be.’ You’re doing too much.” Well, yes, ...

The Magic of Hearing

I’m working on a coach training ... and one of the ... I’m expected to have mastered is “engages in ... ... Now, that really got me ... What’s a provoc

Do You Have Your Best Life?

For many years I had a good life. My illness was ... under control, I had a nice ... with my husband, I did work I didn’t hate. It was, as I said, a good life.But there’s a saying that

What Balance Looks Like for You

... in an online group, we talked about ... and an article one member had read decrying the demise of balance ... We all had ... ideas about what balance is and how to reach

The REAL Secret of Success

I used to see a ... who handed out a little leaflet entitled “Dr. ... Guide to Success in ... It was very nice, had his picture on the front and was ... printed. On th

What's Simple?

If you walk up to a stranger in the grocery store and ask them to define ... as in “simple life,” they’ll probably say ... like “having less stuff.” Or they might hit you with a frozen tur

Barter: It's Not Just for Doctors Anymore

Time was, in the country, the local “doc” was as likely to get paid with a couple of chickens as a couple of dollars. Doctors these days won’t stand for that, of course, but while some people have mov

Is The Apprentice Bad For Your Health?

Is THE ... Bad For Your ... DixonIf you know who I mean when I say Kwame, Bill and Troy, you’re probably a fan of The ... I admit I’m not a fan myself; I don’t watch much telev

When Failure is a Gift

I wanted, for many many years, to be a mystery writer. Finally I wrote a mystery novel. I got a ... novelist to be my mentor and help me with the rewrite. I got an agent. They sent the book o

Be Grateful for Gratitude

In Twelve Step ... it’s ... to groan when someone says, “Let’s have a ... ... People don’t like to talk or think about what they’re grateful for. It’s not in our nature. We’r

Your Growing Edge

You’ve probably heard the term “leading edge” used to refer to ... or products that are in front of the curve, that are really ... You may have even heard the term ... edge” in this

Your Support Network

Quick. Who’s in your support network? Huh? What’s a support network? Do I have a support network? Honey, who’s in my support network? Your support network is that group of people you can go to with pr

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