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Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

Most of us were brought up with the belief that if we were good, we would be rewarded and good things would happen to us. However if we were bad, we could expect that life would somehow punish us.
That may be a sound moral lesson to teach children; unfortunately it has nothing to do [...]

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The Essence of Dignity – How to Get It

Dignity is defined as the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect. That is a very loose definition and not exactly what will be discussed here. By essence of dignity we mean that particular quality that is seen in a leader that makes that person stand out above the crowd. It is what can [...]

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What shapes you? – What guides our behavior?

If we want to be on control of our behavior and if we want to know the reason that people act as they do, we must understand what shapes us and what guides or behavior.
There are two major elements that shape us and direct our behavior. These are, the way we see the world [...]

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How to get promoted and climb the ladder of success

There is a law of physic that says, “Water seeks its own level.” That law confirms the fact that until a substance has completely filled the place that it is presently occupying, it cannot fill a larger vessel.
That is true in physic and its also true in life. Before attempting to fill. or occupy, a [...]

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How to affect changes in our life

When the time comes in our life that a change must made, the first thing that must be done is to raise our standards. Albert Einstein said, “The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.”
Unless a fundamental change is made [...]

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The seminar experience

Over a period of three decades I have taken about 100 motivational seminars so I believe that I am qualified to write about the subject or at least to describe my personal experience and the conclusions that I have reached after the experiences.
One thing that a good seminar will do is to get you boosted [...]

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Winning through intimidation part 2

In today’s competitive world, victories are won by the slightest margins. Contracts, jobs and advancements are awarded among hopefuls of almost equal competence and ability. I believe that the old saying that says, “It’s a jungle out there” is not all that far fetched. To win and get ahead, nothing must be left to chance [...]

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Labeling and learning

We have a tendency to put label on people, events and experiences. As an example, we read something that someone wrote then we make a judgment on what we have just read and on the person who wrote it. That judgment, which could also be called labeling, goes to the bank of references in [...]

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Cerebral versus emotional

Some topics are very prone to become inflammatory. Most people have strong opinions on subjects like religion, politics, race and sexuality. They identify with those opinions and view criticisms of those opinions as personal attacks. That is when tempers will flare and debates will turn into scrambles. Once this has happened, the debate is over. [...]

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How to find personal happiness

I strongly believe that the high level of happiness that I’ve enjoyed throughout my life is due to the fact that I never demanded much from life. Most of the time, being alive and not hurting is all that was required to keep me in a happy frame of mind.
Life truly is a gift. It’s [...]

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Respect, where does it start, where does it ends?

Should a terrorist be respected? Should a killer be respected? Respect, where does it start, where does it ends? Profound questions not often addressed.
First, it must be understood that without respect, communication is impossible and without communication there cannot be improvement in any situation. Without respect, the law of the jungle predominate. Lack of [...]

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Resourcefulness

Everyday, countless of very worthwhile projects are shelved because of lack of resources. That’s a tragedy. It’s a tragedy because lack of resources can always be compensated with resourcefulness. Lack of resources should never be an excuse to abandon a project.
Lack of resource is the mother of invention. Lack of resources stands behind almost every [...]

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The Force of Life

The force of life is passion. If you can get yourself to be passionate enough, you can do almost anything. Passion will give you the drive to accomplish even the hardest tasks. Passion will sparkle the imagination and make you more imaginative and creative. Passion [...]

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Public Profile

Shamou is a semi-retired Doctor of Chiropractic who has been passionate about Personal Development and Motivational subjects for over three decades.
He has attended scores of Motivational Seminars, he did the Tony Robbins’ fire walk, has attended Neuro-linguistic Seminars (NLP) given by Dr. Greg Cheetwood and is a member of the Grand Tour Organization (GTO) [...]

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