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Discipline 101
I’m with about 100 or so martial artists waiting to hear the wisdom of the great Japanese Sword Master: Yamazaki. Master Yamazaki’s family taught the art of the Samurai Sword to generations of Japan’s Imperial Family.
In broken English with the help of a translator, Yamazaki is about to reveal the [...]
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10Jan2008 | Jim Bouchard | 8 comments | ContinuedFree download for your New Year Resolutions
Do you set New Year resolutions? If you did, you’re in the company of about 40% of Americans and about 9 million people in the UK. If you did set some resolutions, there’s a 50/50 chance you’re going to fail in your resolutions before the end of January, [...]
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11Dec2007 | Jim Bouchard | 11 comments | ContinuedIt’s not about the money
Before I give the impression that I’m going to regurgitate some of the new age platitudes that so many underachievers find comforting, I’ll make some fundamental points:
You don’t need money to be happy. True, but it can help!
You can’t measure success by how much money you make. [...]
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2Dec2007 | Jim Bouchard | 7 comments | ContinuedHow to be Thankful, not Fearful
Thanksgiving Day is my favorite holiday: here’s why.
Food
Football
All joking aside, the major reason I enjoy Thanksgiving is that there is only one obligation. My only obligation on Thanksgiving Day is to sincerely give Thanks.
I’ll skip the usual cliché about Thanksgiving being a day to really take stock [...]
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21Nov2007 | Jim Bouchard | 8 comments | ContinuedNo excuse for lack of knowledge
LEARN!
I do not consider knowledge to be power. If knowledge were power, all smart people would be powerful and no stupid people would be.
However, knowledge is a powerful resource, and it’s a resource you can never have too much of. I know someone once said a little [...]
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12Nov2007 | Jim Bouchard | 11 comments | ContinuedThe Business and Personal success formula
Exactly What is Success?
Is success measured by how much money you have? How happy you are? How satisfied? Is success really just up to you?
Here’s the Merriam-Webster definition:
noun 1. satisfactory completion of something. 2. the gaining of wealth and fame. 3. one that succeeds.
I especially like [...]
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30Oct2007 | Jim Bouchard | 6 comments | ContinuedThe three pillars of creativity
There are hundreds methods to boost one’s creativity and to reach the new ideas or solutions. Not all of them can be applied all the time and not all of them are equally successful. Some of them are based on group or team effort. Others rely on tools, like mind mapping software [...]
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23Oct2007 | Grigor Coric | 23 comments | Continued3 Ways to improve the quality of your relationships
Relationships, especially intimate ones, require work, dedication and patience. Great relationships just don’t happen – they happen because both people are willing to commit time and energy to it. Although building and maintaining a mutually gratifying relationship does require effort, the ideas and concepts are simple ones. In fact, the following [...]
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14Oct2007 | Alex Blackwell | 4 comments | ContinuedThe seven success strategies for business and life
I would like to introduce guest blogger Ponn M. Sabra. If you read the personal development blogs you will probably know Ponn Sabra or have heard of her. Her networking skills are well known among blog fans and business owners. She is an inspirational figure to many women, and men, after having a near fatal [...]
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25Sep2007 | Ponn Sabra | 24 comments | Continued3 Mind Hacks for Powering up your Health
This is a guest post from Aaron Potts of the self improvement and personal development blog Today is that Day. Enjoy!
Depending on your individual belief system, human beings have everything from marginal control up through complete mastery over our level of health. You can maximize that power by practicing the following 3 simple but effective [...]
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5Jul2007 | Aaron Potts | 7 comments | Continued