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Get A New Grip On Life Now

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How big a jolt do you need to be convinced that your life isn’t turning out to be less than what was promised or you expected, wanted, or once believed possible? If you thought it would be coming from someone else, forget it. That jolt must come from you.

Maybe it already has.

Like smoke rising from a smoldering fire, it most likely originated from one, two, or all three of these sources — time, achievement, and satisfaction. It’s highly likely you are near or already at the upper limit of how much time you can squeeze from an absolute … Read the rest “Get A New Grip On Life Now”

Gathering The Stars Of A Lifetime

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Although the details have long ago disappeared in the mist of time, I clearly remember a very large painting hanging in a museum in Europe.

Against a dark blue and star filled sky was a youthful lady with long and beautiful hair. She was wearing a flowing gown. Her right arm was outstretched with fingers ready to pluck one of the stars from the sky while her left hand gripped a wicker basket that already contained two of them.

I could only wonder what caused the artist to create such an image. That’s when I added my imagination to the … Read the rest “Gathering The Stars Of A Lifetime”

Two Bits of Smarts

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Want to become rich and famous? For a price, hundreds of thousands of books, videos, lectures, and motivational speakers will tell you how.

The magic, however, may lie in forgotten, ignored, or unknown strategies so plain and simple they come for free, so powerful you may never forget them.

Here’s the first one.

Sometimes, someone who seems to be low in self esteem will ask me for help. They’re unable to see, much less imagine, how much talent they have to offer the world. Rather than me doing the heavy lifting, I challenge them to discover that for themselves.

I … Read the rest “Two Bits of Smarts”