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  • Successful Living and the Thin Veil of Thought - by Willie Horton
    Submitted on Apr 27, 2010 from Willie Horton
    You may find yourself dissatisfied with your life. You may find yourself trying to find a way to break away from stress, uncertainty, insecurity and anxiety. Or you may have simply reached a point in your life when you know there must be so much more to be had out of life – beyond the ordinary ...
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  • Surround Yourself with Great People - by Samantha Johnson
    Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Samantha Johnson
    The critical measure of success in any business is the ability to get results, and therefore great employees are those who get the job done quickly and well, consistently and at high levels of quality. Great employees are defined by five key success factors: Great people are good team ...
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  • Surround Yourself with the Right People - by Chris Hammer, Ph.D.
    Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Chris Hammer
    I ran into some old friends last weekend, and immediately I felt a new sense of energy – catching my ‘second wind’ after a rather tiring morning. I think this happened for two reasons: one, simply because I was happy to see them, and two, because they’re very successful. I won’t get into the ...
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  • Taking Inspired Action - by Kim Smith
    Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from Kim Smith
    Do you ever wonder why you achieve some of the goals you set, but not all of them? I did. And when I finally discovered the answer, I made a BIG change in the way I approached Goal Setting. I have a tendency to be a pretty analytical type of guy, and thus approach things in a linear, ...
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  • Testimonials: Let Your Clients Tell Your Story - by Holly Anthony
    Submitted on May 17, 2013 from Holly Anthony
    Testimonials from satisfied clients lend an extra dimension of credibility to your business communications. Although most people use them only on their websites, there are a number of other creative ways to work testimonials into your marketing materials. Before I go into details, however, ...
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  • The 10 Commandments of Selling - by Geoff Ficke
    Submitted on Aug 21, 2009 from Geoff Ficke
    The 10 Commandments of Selling Every successful entrepreneur must achieve a level of sales competence. Short of spending valuable capital on hiring sales professionals, there is no alternative. Selling is to business as fertilizer is to agriculture. Nothing happens in a company until ...
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  • The Ability To Respectfully Disagree - by Michael Angier
    Submitted on Dec 30, 2009 from Dawn Angier
    A critical key to success in your career and in your life overall is developing and maintaining good relationships. In fact, "Relationships" is number five of the Ten Pillars of a World Class Business. Our relationships with coworkers, suppliers, spouses, clients, bosses, siblings, employees, ...
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  • The Art of Reinventing Yourself - by ideavist.com
    Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Young Kim
    Oprah Winfrey is an artist, and her life is her canvas. She is a woman who constantly reinvents herself. She started out with a tabloid television show, and then transformed it into an iconic television show focused around self-help and spirituality. Then she transitioned from being a television ...
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  • The Attitude of Gratitude - by Kim Smith
    Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Kim Smith
    “It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment.” - Naomi Williams You may not like what I’m about to share with you here, but after years of suffering from feeling “down,” “sad,” and “depressed” I can guarantee that what I’m about to tell you is true. If you’re ...
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  • The Challenge of Acceptance - by Terrie Anderson
    Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Terrie Anderson
    One of the most difficult challenges that we all face every day is acceptance. Not only is it sometimes difficult to accept some things in our lives, but to understand and work effectively with differentiation between that which we must accept, and that which we can change is also often ...
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  • The Essential Role of Marketing in Working for Good - by Jeff Klein
    Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
    I just completed this draft of an article at the request of my collaborator in marketing at Sounds True, Shelly Vickroy. Comments and questions welcome! Working for Good is an orientation towards business and work focused on serving the greater good, contributing to create a better world in ...
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  • The Human Characteristics Of The Success Mindset - by R.E. Darby
    Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Robert Darby
    The Human Factors Success is as much about attitude as it is about skills. You can have all the skills in the world and still fail to achieve an objective. Setting goals, defining objectives and creating plans designed to achieve those objectives is essential of course, but really successful ...
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  • The Importance of the Unreasonable Man - by Geoff Ficke
    Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Geoff Ficke
    Almost every person in the world takes a certain pride in being a reasonable person. They will make prudent choices based on their background and attitudes. The safe decision minimizes the chances of being wrong. No one likes to be wrong. The safe decision, however, carries little upside ...
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  • The Key to Creating a Life You Love - by Sarah Maria
    Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
    Love Your Body, Love Your Life. I originally came up with a different title - Love Your Body, Live Your Dreams. But the publisher preferred Love Your Body, Love Your Life. I thought it had a nice ring to it, and everyone I spoke with preferred the publisher's title, so we went with that. (Also ...
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  • The last mile - by Dr Mike Ashby
    Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from Mike Ashby
    We all know that it's the small things that make the big difference, but what holds us back is usually the last mile. Of course the first step is hard, but reaching our potential is an endless series of first steps. And the hardest first step is the one at the beginning of the last ...
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  • THE LAWS OF LIFE: Twenty-One Universal Laws and Spiritual Truths" (from Inspirational Books) - by shared by craig
    Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Craig Lock
    Article Title: THE LAWS OF LIFE: Twenty-One Universal Laws and Spiritual Truths" (from Inspirational Books) Shared by: Craig Lock Web sites: http://www.myspace.com/writercraig and http://www.creativekiwis.com/books.html Other Articles are available at: ...
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  • THE LAWS OF LIFE: Twenty-Two Universal Laws and Spiritual Truths” (from Inspirational Books) - by shared by craig
    Submitted on Aug 01, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")
    Article Title: THE LAWS OF LIFE: Twenty-Two Universal Laws and Spiritual Truths” (from Inspirational Books) from https://beyondthezonespirit.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/the-laws-of-life-twenty-two-universal-laws-and-spiritual-truths-from-inspirational-books/ and ...
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  • The Magic of Attention - by Frederick Dodson
    Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Frederick Dodson
    Energy flows where attention goes. How long can you focus your attention on one-thing? Did you know that single-pointedness clears your mind and helps you feel more stable, powerful and ready-to-go? Do you notice how the world is in a kind of race or competition for who gets the most attention? ...
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  • The Most Compelling Leadership Vision - by Stewart Friedman
    Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
    A distinguished woman rose to speak in the front of a room of 40 fellow employees during a Total Leadership workshop I was conducting earlier this week at a large pharmaceutical company’s headquarters. “Joyous laughter — this is the sound I hear throughout the home I have built and now ...
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  • The Most Important Non-Renewable Resource: Keeping Your Eye on the Prize - by Paul H. Burton
    Submitted on May 27, 2010 from Paul Burton
    We spend every day in the trenches. Putting out today’s fire. Rising to the next occasion. We focus on moving the proverbial ball down the field. Little thought is given to what it means to cross the goal line. I recently had occasion to enjoy a cup of coffee with a client towards the end ...
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  • The Oldest Tea Merchant in the World Is Still a Marketing & Branding Phenomenon - by Geoff Ficke
    Submitted on Aug 15, 2009 from Geoff Ficke
    Any traveler to London is naturally overwhelmed with the many sites, sounds, history and majesty of this glorious ancient capital, especially first time visitors. Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the Thames, Big Ben the Horse Guards, 10 Downing Street, St. James Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral, ...
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  • The Only Two Things in the World You Control - by Hugh Stewart
    Submitted on Jan 18, 2011 from Hugh Stewart
    I love being stuck in traffic. That is not a misprint, I love traffic. Because being stuck in traffic gives me stuck in traffic gives you time to thinkan opportunity to learn how to metabolize things that I cannot control. I see being in traffic as a gift. The world can be a very ...
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  • The Power of Creation Is Yours - by Kris Brietkopf
    Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Kris Brietkopf
    It’s all real. Every last psychedelic hallucination. The Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, Leprechauns, all of them. They are as real as you are. They are especially as real as the one who believes in them. It’s the magic of believing that allows for the creation of all things. It has been ...
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  • The Power of Positive Thoughts - by Cedric Rice
    Submitted on Mar 23, 2011 from cedric rice
    The Power of Positive Thoughts Let me begin this article by saying one thing. Negative thinking will never do a thing to get you out of a negative situation. Even when things are bad and negativity is the order of the day it won’t help you at all to harbor negative thoughts. Negative ...
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  • The Power of Thought Vibration - by Gabriel Patlashenko
    Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Gabriel Patlashenko
    In order to succeed with the Law of Attraction, you will eventually need to accept that your ticket to success is feeling good. Positive energy attracts positive energy. You need to understand the concept of thought vibration. If you are not where you want to be, you are not feeling good: ...
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  • The Principle Of Getting Rich: No Need For A 9-5 Job - by Amy Twain
    Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Menno Spijkstra
    If you think about it, no one really gets rich or is getting rich just by merely saving money or depending on your paycheck from a 9 to 5 job. Your mindset has a lot to do with how you view wealth, abundance and prosperity in general. The whole world is open to anybody who will be willing to ...
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  • The Prosperity Game on Steroids Begins Soon – Come Play! - by Jeanna Gabellini
    Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Jeanna Gabellini
    If the New Year has left you with a craving for massive change in the prosperity department, then it’s time to move your emotional and physical reality into a place that will serve you in creating more than enough. Let us show you how attraction principles work – we’re experts on the Law of ...
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  • The Science of Living Law of Attraction - by Gabriel Patlashenko
    Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Gabriel Patlashenko
    The movie is called “The Secret”. I’ll tell you, it’s no “Secret” that the majority of this planet is still struggling to apply the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction is a science, and The Secret definitely did not give you all the tools you need to succeed. In my opinion, here are the ...
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  • The Secret to Creating a Powerful Vision Board in 7 Easy Steps - by Barbara Pellegrino
    Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Barbara Pellegrino
    In 1991, I created my first Treasure Map/Vision board, after discovering the process in Shakti Gawain's book, Creative Visualization. The action of choosing, cutting, arranging and gluing pictures of my desired future was indeed an extremely powerful one. Since then, I have received so many ...
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  • The Secret to Having Everything You Want - by Guy Finley
    Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
    Everyone wonders whether or not there is one great secret for truly successful living. There is. And it is not a secret. It has been quietly, steadily telling itself right in front of us all along. We just couldn't hear it over the clatter and chatter of our own secret demands. Listen quietly ...
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  • The SECRET Truth Accountability Plays in Success - by Kris Cavanaugh
    Submitted on May 10, 2010 from Kris Cavanaugh
    Accountability: Whether you love that word or hate it, it is invariably one of the active ingredients for personal and professional success. The importance of accountability is proven in corporate situations where the C.E.O.s are held accountable by a Board of Directors. They have to report ...
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  • The Secrets for Success: How to Accomplish Your Goals & Dreams - by Matthew Toone
    Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Matthew Toone
    You can become and accomplish anything in life! Your successes, greatness, and potential are determined by you alone; and all of the characteristics necessary to achieve your goals and dreams already lie within you. Our success and potential is not determined by talent or ability, knowledge or ...
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  • The Secrets of Success Apply to Any Goal, Pursuit, or Dream - by Matthew V. Toone
    Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Matthew Toone
    Before applying the secrets of success, one must understand what they are. This article is not focused on actually outlining and explaining in detail what the secrets of success are – its purpose is to demonstrate how they are applicable to any of our goals, pursuits, and dreams in life. Below I ...
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  • The Success Equation and The Seven Myths About Manifesting Abundance - by Linda Zander
    Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Linda Zander, The Success Packager
    We’ve heard it all a million times: the various secrets of how to manifest lives of abundance. Every “Guru” has their own angle; a singular approach to manifesting that we’ve all tried. And yet, in spite of the countless Gurus offering books, programs, products, etc that espouse the “secret to ...
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  • The Terrible Truth About “Thank God it’s Friday” - by Marc-Andre Terriault
    Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Marc-Andre Terriault
    Well it’s Friday again! And for some reason everybody is happy… It makes me laugh because it proves to me that everybody hates what they are doing! They are happy because for the next 2 days they won’t have to work… And for some reason that’s fun!?!? But I’ll tell you, when you do what you ...
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  • The Top Ten Things Holding You Back - by Rebecca Matias
    Submitted on Jul 27, 2011 from Rebecca Matias
    "Just imagine how much you'd get done if you stopped actively sabotaging your own work. We must be talented, powerful and resilient creatures indeed given how much we manage to produce despite the constant undercutting, ridicule and needless censorship we aim at ourselves." Seth Godin 1. ...
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  • The Ugly Truth About Your Ego and Your Road to Success - by Marc-Andre Terriault
    Submitted on Dec 14, 2009 from Marc-Andre Terriault
    The size of your ego will determine if you are ready to find success in your life. I know this sounds funny and I know what you are thinking but just hear me out. And it’s probably not what you are expecting to read... People who have big egos don’t like to make mistakes because this makes ...
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  • The Winner's Mindset VS. A Loser's Mndset - by John Di Lemme
    Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from John Di Lemme
    We all have the ability to make decisions that will determine the ultimate outcome and the achievement of our WHY in life! There is a very thin line between being a Winner or being a Loser. The Olympic Games are a great example of this statement. You could win a Gold Medal by beating your ...
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  • The “Remote Control” Principle - by Marc-Andre Terriault
    Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from Marc-Andre Terriault
    People always complain that finding success is hard work and they don’t have time. I often ask these people what they do at night that makes them so busy. I’m sure you can come up with a list full of excuses right now. And I’m always surprised to see that there’s really nothing that holds them ...
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  • This is How She Gets the Sale - by Joy Chudacoff
    Submitted on Feb 27, 2013 from Joy Chudacoff
    There I've said it- the "s" word. I sometimes see women cringe when the word comes up in conversation, however if you don't master the art of getting the sale, you may find your business is always up and down with cash flow. I was involved in a sales process recently (I was the buyer) and it ...
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  • Time And The Success Equation - by R.E. Darby
    Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Robert Darby
    The Ring That Rules Them All Few of us understand the importance of time. We take it for granted, and once we take something for granted we no longer give it our attention, we no longer wonder about it and in so doing, we deny ourselves the deeper understanding necessary to take advantage of ...
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  • To Have It All - by Peggy McColl
    Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
    My journey of self-discovery continued, and I was expanding my sense of myself and my own identity. In many ways, I thought that I was finally starting to feel successful and happy. I had a growing sense of well-being and satisfaction, and I adored being a mother and taking care of my son. I ...
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  • Trouble With "The Secret"? Help Is On The Way - by Stephen Seretan
    Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Stephen Seretan
    IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS MANIFESTING YOUR DREAMS WITH "THE SECRET".... HELP IS ON THE WAY. My name is Stephen Seretan, and I was a friend and student of Lester Levenson, a physicist who discovered The Secret in 1952 with imminent death from heart disease ...
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  • Truth or Consequences - by Michael Angier
    Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Dawn Angier
    Truth or Consequences When I was seven, I moved for a brief time to Columbus, Georgia with my family while my father went on active duty for the Army. I was a new kid in a new school and wanted to make friends quickly. One day in music class, the teacher asked if any of us knew how to ...
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  • Turn Time Wasters into Dream Makers - by Mary Jo Shaffer
    Submitted on May 14, 2009 from Heather Knorpp
    24 hours, 1,440 minutes, 86,400 seconds—no matter how you express it, we only have so much time each day into which we cram work or school, cooking, cleaning, family time and a myriad of miscellaneous obligations and commitments, all clamoring for our attention. In between these activities are ...
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  • Use Goals To Change Your Dreams to Reality: Six Simple Steps For Success - by Ruth Seebeck
    Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Ruth Seebeck
    First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. ~ Epictetus We all have dreams: visions of the possible, probable and seemingly impossible. Setting goals is the key to turning your dreams into reality. Goals help you recognize your progress and allow you to ...
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  • Using Attraction Principles to Build Your Business - by Kathleen Gage
    Submitted on Dec 05, 2014 from Kathleen Gage
    Trends come and go. One day something’s hot, the next it’s not. Lately there’s been talk by millions of people about the law of attraction; think about what you want and it will manifest. Every month millions of dollars are spent on books, CDs, seminars, trainings and coaching sessions teaching ...
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  • Virtual Conference Etiquette - by Dawn Scranton, CQA
    Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Dawn Scranton, CQA
    Virtual Conferences continue to gain momentum and popularity as individuals experience increasing amounts of virtual activities for: team collaboration, staff education and delivery of customer support. However, as we ramp-up for online activities, firms will find it mandatory (if they haven’t ...
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  • Vitamins and Vampires - by Adele Howell-Pryce
    Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Adele Howell-Pryce
    I had a busy week last week and to say that I was a little ‘flat’ was an understatement. Thinking about energy brought me to today’s topic – Vitamins and Vampires! “Now what in the world has this got to do with marketing!” I can hear you say? Well, marketing and chasing your goals and ...
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  • We Plan Exact Vacation Routes But Often Start a New Business with No Road Map - by Geoff Ficke
    Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Geoff Ficke
    Seneca “The Younger”, the great ancient Roman philosopher famously observed, “If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable”. The intent of his words is clear. Knowing where you want to go is the essential prelude to planning how to get there. Unfortunately, many people ...
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