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Keep Your Eye On The Prize and Reach Those Goals

I know, I know. You’re stuck in a job that is driving you nuts. Underpaid, overworked, working a horrible shift, who knows what it is. You know you’re worth more than what you’re in right now. More than likely, you ARE worth more than your current situation (of course there are those delusional people that think they should be making
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Set Goals To Make Today’s Craziness Bearable

I know…I know…it’s been far too long since I last wrote something deep and inspirational. Do I have a good reason? I of course like to think I do…but don’t we all think we have good reasons for doing things? The truth of it all is I’ve simply been worn out with the new gig I’m doing and it leaves
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Getty Images and Flickr Make It Possible For All Of Us To Be Paid Photographers

Getty Images and Flickr just made a deal where Getty will search Flickr’s vast library of images and if Getty finds one they think is marketable, they will contact the photographer and ask if they’d be interested in letting Getty add that image to their library of licensed photography. These photographers can then receive royalty payments when their images are
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Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

I was recently reminded of why I find it important to step outside one’s comfort zone. Throughout my life I’ve spent a lot of time trying new things, pushing myself, pushing the envelope. Some people attribute this to being “extreme”…especially if I do this while mountain biking or snowboarding and they watch me take the most momentous spill on the
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Dreams, Goals, and Survival

First, let me apologize for my long absense. A bit over a month ago I was told the project I was working on (the one that actually pays the bills) was coming to an end. This sent me into a tizzy and I’ve been scrambling to find a new gig so that I may continue to pay those pesky bills
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PageFlakes To Be Bought By Live Universe

TechCrunch is reporting that PageFlakes, a custom homepage-building site, is being bought by Live Universe. This is exciting news for startups abound as we see a company with a good product but not loads of money succeeding in the ever busy tech world of Silicon Valley. I’ve been using PageFlakes for well over a year now and couldn’t be happier
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What to Be When You Grow Up (hint: follow your passions)

It’s been a rather restless day at the place I’m contracting at right now. A restless mind, trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. That’s a good question…which path should we follow? That’s easy…follow the path that’s right for you. Finding the right path however is the tough part. Just what IS the right
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The Secret

So I just finished watching “The Secret”. Interesting…yet nothing that I didn’t already believe. I’ve always believed in the power of positive thought, of healing thoughts, of visualizing what you want. There were a few new views on this introduced to me such as the idea that we are being composed of energy, that the law of attraction works with
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Motivation in the Workplace

It’s surprising how many companies and organizations still don’t grasp the concept of “motivation”. If a company provides enough motivation for their employees, productivity proves to be higher and loyalty amongst the workers is much higher than it would be for the non-motivated workers. Now when I say “motivated”, I don’t necessarily mean you’ve got a bunch of people running
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Ambition

I was recently talking with a friend about what we look for in someone, what annoys us, etc. I of course had my laundry list of things that I’ve deemed fairly important over the years of having gone through both good and bad relationships, no relationships, and just life in general. On my way to work one personal quality kept
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