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Christmas Eve used to be a “no sleep night.”
When I was a boy, back home in Haiti, Christmas Eve, December 24, used to be a “jamèdodo,” a no sleep night time. This was my day. The day I always dreamed for the whole year to be free, and to do whatever I was pleased of doing with my friends in the neighborhood whom…
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Leadership & Respect: What you do matters, and your actions will attract your followers.
I am part of a leadership book club which has offered to read for the last three months “The 21 irrefutable Laws of Leadership” from the New York Times Best-selling author John Maxwell. I am sitting at the doctor’s office and, instead of picking up one of those phony magazines in the waiting room, I…
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Reading Ariely’s “Dollars and Sense” to understand “how we misthink money and how to spend smarter.”
This is the moment of the week to visit my local bookstore and discover what’s new on the shelves. Walking through the aisles, my eyes glanced over a blue hard cover book entitled “Dollars and Sense” with a human head design which carries the subtitle “How we misthink money and how to spend smarter,” co-authored…
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Development: moving from nations development, to personal & self-development
The half of the 20th century is called the century of development. Geographer Alfred Sauvy coined the concept of “developed country” which he opposed to “underdeveloped countries.” One question being posed: what enabled some societies to develop democratic institutions and sustainable economic wealth while others were prone to dictatorship and outcry poverty? Some argued that…
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There’s a financial-literacy crisis in the U.S., according to the WSJ. And, we have a program for that!
Can you imagine taking a test, and 99% of the class fails the test. Who is at fault: the teacher, and/or the students? when I ask my friends this questions, some of them answer the teacher, others tell me the students are at fault, and some others agree both of them. Whatever their answer, I…
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After Irma, an upcoming leadership week-end in Florida with life coaches Georges & Jill Guzzardo to bring hope and meaning to LIFE.
I am excited to announce a full, pack leadership development event in Florida, this upcoming week-end with life coaches Georges and Jill Guzzardo. After the passage of hurricane Irma, this self-development and community event will bring hope, power, and meaning to live the life we’ve always wanted. ABOUT GEORGE AND JILL GUZZARDO After completing their…
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Hurricane Irma Update Impact to South Florida: no ticket travel with American Airlines
All American Airlines flights to, through or from this area will be affected. We urge that you do not go to the airport unless you have already purchased a ticket, have a confirmed seat and checked that your flight status shows “On time.”
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The truth about you: you are “you.”
The truth about: you are "you." You are not "inferior."You are not "superior."You are "you.""You" as a personality are not in competition with any other personality simply because there is not another person on the face of the earth like you.Read in Maxwell Maltz in Psycho-cybernetics
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Reaching goals and having new socks: the fun of delayed gratification.
My wife, Marijo, just bought me new socks as a reward for having reached part of my goals for the last business cycle which was to be Power Player and to break Power Players. I will tell you more about Power Player in another post. But today, my aim is to share with you the…
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Taneisha R. Johnson spiritual testimony: searching for life’s reason why!
I had the opportunity to be part of an audience listening to Taneisha R. Johnson's spiritual testimony this Sunday morning at a Mormon church in Fort Lauderdale.Her son, Branden, is on his way to a 2 years spiritual mission in UTAH.I asked Taneisha's permission to share her words with you.……………My Heavenly Father has given me…
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