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The guilt complex
We have within us, between our ears, a simple thing called conscience which teaches us there’s a right and wrong approach to life. We know when we act contrary to our conscience we feel guilty, and this feeling impacts negatively our thoughts. This behavior bestows upon us what author David Schwartz called the guilt complex…
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The long run and the short runs
“It’s easy to look at the long run and lull yourself into skipping a day now and then. But, the long run is made up of short runs,” this is what I read from a blog posted by bestselling author and blogger Set Godin. The following are some questions Set Godin asked in his post that…
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Tell your stories to connect and dicover: no shame, no blame!
I attended City Speaks, a storytelling event, last night in Pompano Beach, Florida, which reminds me, back in the days in my homeland Haiti, when my dad used to gather us together, just to tell us stories. Sometimes, they were folktales of Bouki and Malis, the villain and the smart; and other times it was just…
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The art of ladder climbing out of a slump in six steps: something needs to change!
The following is part of my underlining notes of my recent re-reading of the book Life Leadership Essentials Series Ladder Clibimg Out Of a Slump that I have been studying for the last two days in the context of the great comeback of Tiger Woods. (Read my yesterday post for more on that.) Sooner or later,…
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Tiger Woods is back to the top. How his ladder climbing out of a slump can help you climb your own ladder?
I don’t play Golf. I even don’t understand the game in its entirety. If I had to explain it, I would say- and correct me if I am wrong- this is a game played by affluent people who have time, money, and prestige on large pristine green grass open-air courses where they discuss business, politics…
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Build confidence, destroy fear, and live the life you want. No regrets!
The following notes are from The Magic of Thinking Big, an outstanding self-development book, published by Dr. David Schwartz. Fear is real. Fear is psychological. It’s success enemy No 1. Fear stops people from capitalizing on opportunity; fear wears down physical vitality; fear actually makes people sick, causes organic difficulties, shortens life; fear closes your mouth…
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Is it true that “the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior?”
In other words, “Is it true that the best predictor of what I’ll do next is what I did in the past?” “Does this formula hold true?” “No!” “The best predictor of my future behavior is what I think about myself, my past and my future. Only when I change thinking will I change my…
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A great tribute from my guest Shirley Gammage, Certified Life Coach, in loving memories and the true honoring, of her friend, Frederick L. Henderson.
We grew up together as kids and decades later we crossed paths again on 7-4-2018 (your birthday gift from God). For two months and four days, we talked at least 7 times a day and every day was magical up to the very last time I heard your sweet angelic voice (8-9-2018 at 1:45 am).…
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“Going Global: Four steps towards becoming an intercultural disciple,” a new book by Joel Lamour, D. Min.
I was delighted to read in a trait the digital version of Joel Lamour’s new book: “Going Global: Four steps towards becoming an intercultural disciple.” Prefaced by Dr. Donald Minshew, Executive Director of Gulf Stream Baptist Association, Lamour invites us to answer the highest call of discipleship which is about the “intentional training of people…
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Focus more on the inputs, and less on the outputs. They will take care of themselves.
This is what I just learned in reading Seth Godin’s blog post this morning. Mastery and success come from the preparation, the journey, and the inputs we undertake. The outputs which are the exciting, more glamorous last step will be there when we follow the right path. “Almost every element of good bread happens long…
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