Purposeful Growth

Ten Ways to Cheer Up

jlopper — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:15:31 +0000

Chase the blues and overcome mild depression with these ten self help tips. Everyone feels down at times, saddened by a bad day, a fight with a loved one, or a disappointing encounter with a customer...

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Personal Development Plan

jlopper — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:40:54 +0000

Apply the success factors outlined by Jon Gordon to your personal development plan. Gordon’s recent book, Training Camp, described eleven success factors common to highly successful people. How...

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Career Change Advice, Use Personal Strengths

jlopper — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:44:46 +0000

Learn the critical role your personal strengths play in career success. When planning your career development or changing career, start with a self assessment of your personal strengths. Every highly...

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Jon Gordon’s Training Camp

jlopper — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:46:29 +0000

Jon Gordon, motivational author and speaker has a new book—Training Camp—which is a parable success story. Training Camp is about a young rookie running back trying to make it in the NFL. He’s...

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Overcoming Perfectionism

jlopper — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:35:07 +0000

Perfectionists take heart. A new book by positive psychologist Tal Ben-Shahar, himself a recovering perfectionist, offers insights into perfectionism and solutions for the perfectionist. The Pursuit...

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Life Purpose: Hidden by Beliefs?

jlopper — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:35:59 +0000

At one time or another in everyone’s lifetime, they will wonder about life purpose. The internal questions may take various forms, such as “Who am I?, Why am I here?,” and...

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Balanced Life News

jlopper — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:58:48 +0000

Work/Life Balance In The News Outside Magazine’s second annual “Best Places to Work” list includes thirty companies selected in a year-long evaluation of policies, programs,...

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Phantom of the Opera Memoir

jlopper — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:32:36 +0000

If you’re a fan of The Phantom of the Opera, Ralph Lloyd Webber’s famous musical and movie, you’ve probably heard the rich voice of Byron Nease. In the musical, Raoul is the man...

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Book Reviews and More…

jlopper — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:36:07 +0000

I’ve recently reviewed two books carrying a similar theme - we’re responsible for our lives; each of us is living the life that results from our choices…or maybe the life that...

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Successful Goal Setting: the SMART and SAFE way

jlopper — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:36:56 +0000

A new and powerful process for goal setting and achievement, SAFE combines the best of traditional goal setting with the power of the Law of Attraction. Traditional Goal Setting Theory Traditional...

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