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Transferring One Problem for Another
You hear this a lot with addiction. A smoker, for example, becomes addicted to eating or an alcoholic can’t stop shopping. We do this in relationships too. We trade one toxic boyfriend for a highly critical friend or say goodbye to a hurtful relative only to befriend a narcissist. It’s not that we’re addicted to…
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I Might Regret This, But
I’m going to share something, something that’s difficult to admit. Strike that. It’s so excruciating to reveal that I hope I might not regret it later recovering from what it is, a truth hangover. It took years to realize I had been doing it. But I had also been doing it for years. When I…
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The Surprising Reason Why You’re Super Busy
I was flipping through the recent issue of O magazine. Just days ago, I was scrolling through Instagram and saw the same thing. It wasn’t just these activities that were keeping me busy, it was the makeup ads, free online classes, and 20 percent off sales. Every time I clicked open my email something else…
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The Fuel You Need to Keep Going
You started out on fire. You were charged up, ready, inspired! You invested something of great value to this ultimate goal. You spent money or time and you’re all in. But what happens when your interests wane? What happens when your excitement begins to dwindle? Worse off, what do you do when you run into…
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Your Thinking is Keeping You Stuck
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” – Pablo Picasso I’ve been reading the new book by Brendon Burchard called High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way. If you’ve been stuck and can’t push forward, then this is the book you should be reading. Burchard has many successful online programs some of which are…
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What You Can Learn From Failed Businesses
You may be surprised by what causes failure. I’ve become a failure expert over the years. I’ve been a consultant for entrepreneurs and small businesses. I’ve been their coach and freelance writer. Here’s what I learned. A lack of passion doesn’t cause a business to fail. Nor is it a lack of skill. In fact,…
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Should I Make That Next Career Move?
What step should you take next?