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Keep It Together

Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged , , on October 5, 2012| 4 Comments »

A cracked egg

Financial stress, relationship stress,
Work stress, family stress,
Social distress, life’s a mess.
But you’re going to keep it together.

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Be Unforgettable

Posted in Step Up, tagged , , , , on October 4, 2012| 1 Comment »

A green pin among red pins

“Don’t rock the boat.”

“You’ll stick out like a sore thumb!”

“When in Rome, do as the Romans do…”

I’m willing to bet you’ve heard one or more of the above platitudes, which have the common denominator of encouraging conformity. Despite widespread claims to a culture of individualism, most parents and our society for the most part still promote the opposite: keeping your head low, staying out of trouble, and not challenging the status quo. But there’s no need to harbor resentment towards anyone for pulling you back to the average, the ordinary, the normal.

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Getting Older

Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged , on October 3, 2012| 6 Comments »

Michelangelo's David

Yesterday was my birthday and I just turned… older. Unless you’re a child anxious to grow up or a senior looking to break a century, most people don’t actually look forward to the irreversible accumulation of years. It means slower metabolism, wrinkles, hair loss in places you should have hair, and hair growth in places you should not have hair.

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