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Personality Type: How It Impacts 3 Key Areas of Your Life

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Do you know your personality type based on the Myers-Briggs personality assessment? If not, this is a tremendously beneficial tool in helping you understand yourself, your motivations and behavior, and how you interact with the people around you. And knowing the personality types of the people close to you is extremely helpful in understanding them and ... Continue Reading

15 Darned Good Reasons Why Self-Help Actually Helps

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Special Note: The Empowerment Pack promotion will end on Thursday, January 19 at 9:00 a.m. EST. You still have time to get over 30 self-improvement courses and products from 25 top bloggers for 1/10 the regular price. Click here to check it out! The other day a friend proudly announced to me ... Continue Reading

The 20 Most Life-Altering Concepts I’ve Ever Embraced

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Do you have one life lesson or philosophy that has changed the course of your life? Sometimes you can read something or have a life experience that hits you over the head with its brilliance and perfection. A huge mind shift takes place, and your life is forever altered for the better. These can be years in ... Continue Reading

What Is Passive Aggressive Behavior?

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Have you ever had someone go belly-up when you asked them to do something? They might tell you they'll follow-through, and they might even make some meager attempt at action. But ultimately the thing doesn't get done -- or doesn't get done right. Or maybe you've been in a conflict with someone, and rather than addressing the ... Continue Reading

10 Reasons Why You Aren’t A Turkey + Something Nice

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You are not a turkey. Not even close. In fact, as you are reading this post, I invite you to sit up a bit straighter, let yourself smile a little, and breathe deeply in the knowledge that at this very moment one person (me) is profoundly grateful for who you are -- and that you are reading ... Continue Reading

The Truth Shall Set You Free

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"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." ~Buddha Do you have a secret? Are you holding something inside that you are afraid to admit to others -- or maybe even acknowledge fully to yourself? A secret, a hidden or repressed truth, is like a parasitic worm eating you up from ... Continue Reading

How to Find Love

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"A strange passion is moving through my head. My heart has become a bird which searches the sky. Every part of me goes in different directions. Is it really so that the one I love is everywhere?" ~Rumi Are you searching for love? Perhaps you are single or perhaps in a committed relationship. ... Continue Reading

99 Ways to Feel Good About Yourself Right Now

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Isn't it sad how much time we spend putting ourselves down? If we had a nickel for every time we felt inferior, stupid, unattractive, or unworthy, most of us would be millionaires. We land on this Earth full of exuberance and wonder. All we need is a little food, a little comfort, and a clean bottom. But ... Continue Reading

26 Simple Ways to Make Your Life More Exciting

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If someone were to write a book about your life, would the title be something like The Predictable Tale of (Insert Your Name Here)'s Monotonous Existence -- or would it be The Exciting Escapades of (Your Name)'s Wild and Adventurous Life ? Your real life probably falls somewhere in-between agonizing monotony and wanton exhilaration -- perhaps ... Continue Reading

Lonely? How to Know and What to Do

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"No my friend, darkness is not everywhere, for here and there I find faces illuminated from within; paper lanterns among the dark trees." ~Carole Borges Are there times when you are overcome by a sense of loneliness? Not just being alone, but that feeling of separation and isolation from the world around you? Do ... Continue Reading

8 Bad Behavior Habits to Avoid Like the Plague

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Here's a tough question for you. Are you likable? Do people find it easy, energizing, and refreshing to be around you? In my work as a coach, I've seen how people will unknowingly carry around the baggage of bad behaviors -- behaviors that hold them back from loving relationships, career growth, and general life happiness. They don't realize ... Continue Reading

When Real Life Gets in the Way of Your Dreams

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At this very moment, I should be on a plane to Italy. My friend Katie Tallo (of Momentum Gathering) and I have planned this trip for six months. We were going to stay first at our friend Diana Baur's amazing bed and breakfast in Acqui Terme in Northern Italy. Then ... Continue Reading

5 Random Acts of Kindness

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Would you like to do something nice for someone you love this weekend? I'd like to do something nice for you --  if you agree to pass it on. I'm going to give away five copies of my new guides (the full set), The Bold Living Guides, to five people who agree ... Continue Reading

Want Great Sex? Use Your Brain

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Love is the answer, but while you are waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions.  ~Woody Allen (Editor's Note: I originally published this article on my friend Steve Aitchison's blog Change Your Thoughts but wanted to share it with all of you too.) Contrary to what you might ... Continue Reading

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