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Contributions or Profits? You Choose.
Giving and contributing to society is seen by all great religions as a central human desire. Psychologists are beginning to agree. We are genuinely altruistic and we have a need to help others. This is a logical expected characteristic of a social animal but today’s society and business practices are going against it. The greed […]
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Thoughts on Power
What is true power? Where does it come from? In this article, “power” is the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others. Do you believe that power is exercised through some act of aggression? If you have encountered someone in a position of power that was a control freak, a manipulator […]
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Sending Wool Blankets to the Tropics
Who in their right mind would send wool blankets to the tropics? You’d be surprised how often similar things happen. Actually it is so common that most disaster preparedness manuals used by international relief organizations have a section on how to handle unnecessary relief supplies. Misplaced empathy is the culprit. We imagine ourselves as one […]
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Feeling Alive
My life turned upside down a few years ago: I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. I heard my doctor say “cancer”, but the rest was a blur. The word stuck in my brain. Cancer. It was impossible to do anything else that day. I rode an emotional roller coaster. The next day, as part of […]
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What If?…
What If?… What if we were born with a gift, What if this gift could Take us anywhere, anytime. What if this gift could Create oceans and continents, Bring to life myths and fairytales, Dragons and vampires. What if this gift could Make us captain of a ship, A ship that could fly. What if […]
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Some Secrets on Creating a Life of Adventures
I had many great adventures in my life and I think most of them happened because instead of deciding whether things were impossible or not, I looked at the costs and rewards of going through the process. I barely looked at failure except to compare its results with the ultimate reward and pretty much in […]
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The Inner Board of Our 7 Advisers.
By Carol Frachon & Patrice Capitant, BusinessLifeSuccess. Often when you’re talking to yourself, you hear little voices whisper in your ear, especially when it comes to making a decision or just when you think about your life. You find yourself even talking out loud like your grandmother! These little voices tell you to be careful, advise […]
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