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Ira Glass on making beginnings

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Beginnings

  A great start to the New Year is this beautiful essay by Danny Gregory: Beginning starts with a dream. A dream to draw. A dream to create. A dream to play the ukelele. Speak Portuguese. Ride a bike. Lose … Continue reading

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How can I improve my focus?

There’s a great post on Quora right now by Stan Hayward on how to improve your focus. Stan was born in 1930 and his post is well worth your time. How can I improve my focus?

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Glorious silence

“We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.” ? C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory Last Wednesday I realised two things. The first was I’d been sitting, absorbed in … Continue reading

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Three Ways To Find Your Core Personal Projects (for Introverts)

José Manuel Ríos Valiente via Compfight I’ve been reading Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking by Susan Cain and she has some great advice for introverts who might be wondering how they fit in … Continue reading

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A couple of useful links

Desirae via Compfight You might like these: Sometimes you can tell yourself things by writing them down so you notice them. That’s one side effect of Keeping a ‘Commonplace Book’ and it could build into a unique artefact to share … Continue reading

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Finding Your Smile

Benedetta Anghileri via Compfight You may have seen the film City Slickers, where Billy Crystal goes to a cattle ranch in search of his smile. He meets Curly the crusty old cattleman who tells him that the secret of living … Continue reading

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Alice meets a fork in the road

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Clearing Out Clutter

Shane Gorski via Compfight Clearing Out Clutter – by Steve Andreas (an elegant explanation of the power of moving towards what you want. Read more interesting articles from NLP Comprehensive.) From time to time we all need to sort through … Continue reading

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The Wolverine Knows What He Wants

How do you maintain your muscle physique? Will Smith said it’s much easier to stay in shape than to get in shape – which is especially true as you get older. I work out seven days a week. I’m also … Continue reading

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