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		<title>Celebrate Martin Luther King Day with Service</title>
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Celebrating  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day takes many forms for many  people. I’d  like to focus on his call to all of us to serve.
In his speech, “The Drum Major Instinct,” King said that if you want   to be great, serve. Regardless of background, education and ethnicity  we [...]


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		<title>Are You Missing the Beam?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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After I read a recently released longitudinal study about the spread of happiness in a social network, I noticed this comment from one of the readers.
 
In another more distant time, I was quite depressed, and found that walking up a corridor the automatic door would not open for me, although it would for anyone [...]


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		<title>The Best Advice to Take You into 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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At the end of each year we are always given loads of advice to help us reform, update and upgrade our lives in the new year. This season is no exception. Here is some of the best advice for improving your personal and business life.
Let&#8217;s start with what you shouldn&#8217;t do
from Harvard Business Review&#8217;s article, [...]


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		<title>Holiday Memories are Worth Your Time and Energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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hen my four children were young, I sometimes felt like a short order cook, especially as they grew up and began to have food preferences. Likewise, as their personalities and talents differentiated them, it was a  challenge to keep daily activities on schedule, much less add the extra things that came with the holidays, [...]


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		<title>Our Gift from Steve Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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As we all pause to mourn the loss of Steve Jobs, let us reflect on the gift he gave us during his lifetime. Most will think that his greatest gift is his contribution to the computer and entertainment world. But it&#8217;s more than that.
At a commencement speech at Stanford he spoke of the path his [...]


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		<title>How Will You Celebrate &#8216;Happiness Happens&#8217; Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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August is Happiness Happens Month, started by the Secret Society of Happy People in 1999. The group is no longer a secret since they boast over 14, 000 &#8220;Likes&#8221; on Facebook. You can learn more about them on their website, http://www.sohp.com
The Society has three purposes for this month:

 Recognize and express happiness


 Listen to others [...]


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		<title>Want to Achieve Your Goals? Keep Them to Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Conventional wisdom says that we are pushed to achieve our goals by announcing them to the world. 
Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby, disagrees. In the video above,  he points out research that shows that telling someone our goals actually can work against our ever achieving them. 
How is this so?
Once we tell our [...]


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		<title>Motivation: What is It and How Do You Sustain It?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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[This is a news story about Willard Wigan, microsculptor. When you finish the article, watch the video at the end to learn more about this amazing man who turned childhood pain into lifetime triumph.]
Motivation is that energy, drive, and desire that makes us want to pursue a goal. We all have it in some form [...]


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		<title>Skipping Along with Glee is Not My Daily Reality</title>
		<link>http://coloryourlifehappy.com/blog/coping-with-hardships/skipping-along-with-glee-is-not-my-daily-reality</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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When folks find out I wrote a book on happiness, they sometimes eye me with suspicious,  as if they are waiting to see if I will skip away with glee or float on air rather than walk to my car.  Seeking, attracting or maintaining happiness doesn&#8217;t mean you won&#8217;t encounter sadness, upset or sometimes downright [...]


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		<title>Distraction by Any Name is Still Distraction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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This is a guest post written by my fellow author and speaker, Michael George Price.
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What is a distraction?
Nearly anything can be a distraction if it is not germane or pertinent to the moment.
Distractions can be people/events/thoughts. Distractions can come from others or from us.
When distracted by others, we seem to deal with it better than [...]


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