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Being productive

While I was active on the Anthony Robbins Web Community Forums I was always amazed at seeing comments from some of the members complaining that Robbins was not spending time on his own site. After ten years, Tony had a grand total of two posts and he probably did not even write those himself.
What [...]

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The three most important investments

I have been around for quite a long time and life has taken upon itself to teach me a few lessons and one of these was about investments. Life, being so wise, made me realize that our most important investments were not made with money but with time and efforts.
We have limited time and [...]

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The benefits of writing

Writing is contagious. The more we write, the more we feel like writing. The question then becomes, “Why is that?”
First and foremost, writing is a wonderful way of expressing ourselves. There is no “pacing” as we see in conversation. That is, we can stop in mid-sentence and evaluate where we are going with our train [...]

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Charisma and the sense of mission

Almost without fail, people on a mission are seen as charismatic. So, the question that begs to be asked is, which came first, the charisma or the mission.
Charisma is a very elusive trait. It can be found in the most diverse characteristic qualities but it is not attached to anyone of those qualities.
According to Wikipedia [...]

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The key to super-achieving and greatness

Barack Obama said, “Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”
When we read the biographies of great men and women we find that they [...]

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The concept of justice

Justice is a man made concept. It does not exists in nature. Man created justice in an effort to establish harmony in society. Throughout the years, rules and regulations were written into laws by which citizens are expected to live by. These laws are the basis of our judicial system.
Laws, rules and regulations are so [...]

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Don’t major on the minor

If we are to be passionate about something, why not chose to be passionate about something that will benefit us directly or something where we can have an impact.
Some things are important, these are the majors, others have little significance in our lives, they are the minors. Some things can be changed to improve [...]

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Stress and PTC

It would not be an overstatement to say that stress is today’s public enemy number one. This is what leaders in stress research have to say, “Stress reaction is predicted to be the leading occupational disease of the 21st century, responsible for more days lost than any other single factor.”
Almost everyone is adversely affected by [...]

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Self-confidence

Self-confidence and how to acquire it.
Self-confidence is having the feeling that we are in control and our level of self-confidence is determined by the extent of the situations that we have that feeling of being in control.
Self-confidence applies mainly to social conditions but it is also relevant in intellectual and physical activities. As an example, [...]

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Certainty, the winner’s edge

“If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible.” – Anthony Robbins
Nothing could demonstrate with more accuracy the veracity of that quote by Tony Robbins than the following anecdote which can be found [...]

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Truth about Willpower

Willpower might work fine for short time commitments but it’s very unreliable for the long run life changes. Ask anyone who has ever tried to lose weight, stop drinking, give up drugs or stop smoking. Willpower will work for a few days or maybe a few months but, chances are very high that sooner or [...]

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Heroes…

Almost everyone had their childhood heroes. I know that I did. They would inspire me. I wanted to be just like them when I grew up. I would try to dress the way that they did and act out their part.
My heroes had exceptional courage, nobility and strength. They would fight evil and they [...]

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Attitude is Everything

On the last page of the book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Prisig, we find the following quote, “Is it hard?” “Not if you have the right attitudes. It’s having the right attitudes that’s hard.”
That sums it all up. Attitude is everything. We see it in every sphere of life. We [...]

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About Shamou

For most people, the real Shamou was a magnificent English Bulldog. For me, he was much more than that, he was a friend and a mentor.
Shamou taught me a great many things. Not the least of which being that, as far as being accepted by others, character is much more important than personal look. Let’s [...]

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