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Empowering Gabby

In our home, we’re out to save and protect the river otters.  Well, at least one person in our home has decided to.  That person would be my daughter, Gabriella. Gabriella is in 5th grade and will be 10-years old next week.  I call her “Gaphrodite” just to mess with her, especially when she’s wearing one of her toga-like, long,…

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So, How’s That “New Year’s Resolution” Thing Coming? (Part 3)

Today I’m closing out a three-part discussion on New Year’s Resolutions and why so many start off every year with such high expectations, only to have their best intentions fall by the wayside before the calendar page turns to February.  If you missed Part One, you can catch up here.  And if you missed Part Two – the one that…

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So, How’s That “New Year’s Resolution” Thing Coming? (Part 1)

So – how’s that New Year’s Resolution thing coming? Don’t get me wrong.  I love it when people tell me that they are out to change something about themselves, to be better over the next 12 months than they were the year before.  I totally support that and embrace it.  I get a little giddy myself when I make plans…

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Five Personal Development Books I Return To Each Year

If you’re like me, you know that there are not nearly enough hours available to simply read all the great personal development material out there and available.  The fact that you’re reading this paragraph right now pretty much tells me that you ARE like me.  Despite my own seemingly never ending list of books that I continue to plow through,…

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Remembering Jiggs

Editor’s Note:  We are honored today to feature a guest post by a very talented young man, Justin Mabie.  Justin is a 20-year old college student living in Southern California, USA.  Recently, Justin attended the Integress Solutions’ Goal Achievement workshop Living Life by Design, which prompted him to make some immediate and lasting changes in his life.  He has graciously offered to…

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Five Easy Steps to Beat Success Off With a Stick

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”    Ralph Waldo Emerson If losing is your style, this one is for you.  If you’re looking for the path that leads to failure, I’ve got your road map right here.  If you’re just plain tired of succeeding all the time, then I can show you…

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