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<title>Ready Set Goal!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[What do you want to have in your life at this moment and for your future? What are your goals for family, career, health, financial, education, spiritual, hobbies, social, public service, self-development, intellectual, life-style, and recreation? Do you want to get out of debt, buy a house, travel, become more knowledgeable on a certain subject, learn how to paint, change careers? What are your goals? And what is it going to take for you to achieve those goals?]]></description>
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<title>Unleash Your Courage and Create Your Personal Roadmap</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:56:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is great value in the discipline of formulating personal goals... creating your personal "yellow legal pad." Such discipline creates Personal Roadmap for you to follow throughout the year. After all, if you don't know where you are going, any old road will take you there. The problem with this strategy... you may wake up one day and wonder how you got to where you are and discover it is not all where you intended to be!]]></description>
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<title>To Have One Purpose in Life</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:48:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is the key to success? What is the key to truly achieving one's goals and realizing one's dreams? How does one make life vivid and exciting - something to look forward to, rather than dread and avoid?]]></description>
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<title>Get Your Goals Back on Track</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:17:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do your New Years resolutions fall by the wayside before January's even out? Do you find that you're always setting goals, yet you never manage to see them through? Don't give up, get back on track and let this year be the year when things finally happen. The problem lies not in our ability to achieve our goals, but in how we set them. With carefully set goals and a clear plan to get there, virtually anything is possible.]]></description>
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<title>Why Set Goals - 3 Reasons Goal Setting Helps You Get What You Want In Life</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:49:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why set goals for yourself? This is a simple question the answer is powerful and life changing for you. If you start setting goals your life as you know it can change forever for the good.]]></description>
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<title>How to Set Attainable Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:50:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you do not have any identifiable goals, then it is like being adrift on a piece of drift wood in the middle of the ocean. You are just drifting around without a direction. Sometimes this might work out in your favor, but mostly the odds are against you. When you identify goals you are no longer drifting. Instead you are on a path to something that matters to you.]]></description>
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<title>7 Of The Many Tips Toward Personal Development</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:43:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What could be more important than your own personal development? Considering the fact that part of a good personal development plan includes taking care of others, learning the most important tips to establish your foundation is one of the most important things you can do. This article will provide helpful advice for you.]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting - Top 5 Reasons People Fail</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:37:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you found yourself missing the mark time and again? Perhaps it is not you but a close friend or loved one who always seems to fall short of their goals! There are many reasons a person may fail in an endeavor some avoidable and some not.]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting Sucks</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:36:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why Goal Setting Sucks. Are you the type of person that struggles with goals? What about New Year's Resolutions? To some, those are the kiss of death, to set a resolution or goal.]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting Process That Is Fast And Easy</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:16:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The proper goal setting process can really help you to achieve and fulfill your dreams and aspirations if you take the time to learn and apply it in your everyday life. Many people will take the time to reflect back at the end of the year and realize that they have not accomplished most of the things that they have set out to for the year. ]]></description>
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<title>How The Arts Teaches Kids To Try New Things</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:19:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Trying something new is difficult for many people. Why? What are we so afraid of? Most of the time the fear is in our own head! Young people can learn to develop the skill of trying new things through participating in the arts. Imagine the possibilities waiting for you if you would just try!]]></description>
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<title>Why Does It Seem Like You Always Abandon Your Goals?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:18:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Goals and dreams that you haven't yet realized can be frustrating and cause unidentified emotional and psychological stress. This state of stagnation will cause you to abandon current goals and move on to something new, to obtain more excitement and pleasure, You stall in goal achievement or completion because of one of four reasons.]]></description>
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<title>5 Sure-Fire Ways to Get More Done</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:14:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may have been asked this question many times before. What is your ACTION PLAN? How are you going to achieve your goals? Do you know what you REALLY want? Your personal success will be dependent on how and what goals you have set to achieve.]]></description>
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<title>Some of the Jobs That Make the Most Money</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:02:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are wondering why heart surgeons and neurosurgeons are so often wealthy, it's because they are working on jobs that make the most money. Even a general surgeon earns a lot more than a dentist. However, dentists aren't so far behind in the list of the highest paying jobs.]]></description>
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<title>A Month Or So Into The New Year, How Are You Progressing And What Are Your Results?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:06:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[New Year's Resolutions talk is disappearing. Not much of 2012 has gone by but I imagine a lot of us are already disregarding or having a hard time implementing or following through on our resolutions. Things tend to change quickly in our lives, but this is exactly the perfect time to get serious with your goals and desires for the next 12 months. All the hype for 2012 is now trivialized. The serious people like you are now going to rise to the top if you haven't already.]]></description>
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<title>The New Year Is Over - Is Your Resolution Over, Too?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:02:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The New Year has come and gone. Are you one of the millions of people who resolved to make a change in your life this year? Did you make a resolution that you are having trouble keeping? Don't let yourself down. Learn how to get back on track with your goal and achieve it!]]></description>
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<title>You Need SMART Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:16:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Goal Setting: a VERY misunderstood and generally poorly implemented idea. If you don't know where you're going, in very specific and granular terms, any road will take you there (sound like Yogi Berra?).]]></description>
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<title>What Direction Is Your Life Taking? Do You Have Goals?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:57:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I absolutely cannot believe that anyone is trying to navigate through life without some idea as to where they are going. And even more shocking is the fact that people actually wonder or complain that people that have a lot are lucky and that they are treated so bad. No they are not lucky, they just have a goal and know exactly what they want and where they are going and therefore they reach their goal through hard work on top of knowing where they are going. Listen, if you want to be a wondering generality as Zig Ziglar says rather than a meaningful specific then that is your business.]]></description>
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<title>Where Is Your Self-Motivation?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:38:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone needs self motivation to fulfill their respective personal and professional goals in life. How are you doing in this area?]]></description>
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<title>Are You Missing Critical Ingredients to Your Success?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:24:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You don't have to wait for conditions to be perfect before you pursue your professional or personal goals. But taking inventory of what you need before you start can help you identify and fill the gaps necessary to achieve success.]]></description>
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<title>Discipline In Goal Setting</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:57:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Self-discipline is very important in accomplishing your goals. You must make yourself responsible for what happens to you.]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting Process - 4 Steps To Proper Goal Setting</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:47:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The goal setting process can be confusing for most people. If you are having trouble getting started read this article on setting goals it can help you get on the right path.]]></description>
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<title>Are You Going To Win Your Personal Super Bowl This Year?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:40:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The opposing team ended the season with the number one defense in the league. As a matter of fact, they crushed their competition in almost every game. Since they started keeping records, nearly one hundred years ago, they have a winning percentage of.970 percent, and they do NOT want you to achieve your goals this year. Guess what? I have a plan to beat them. Let's huddle!]]></description>
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<title>The 3 Main Advantages of Planning Ahead</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:53:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some people feel that planning is a waste of time; they are sure of their subject, know everything they need to know and feel confident that things will work out for the best. But planning ahead provides a point of reference for yourself and for other people you may choose to bring on board. Let's consider 3 main advantages of planning ahead.]]></description>
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<title>How Will You Finish the New Year?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:02:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why some people reach their goals and others don't? What is their secret to success? ]]></description>
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<title>Goal Achievement That Guarantees Your Success</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:57:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[All effective techniques involved in reaching your goals include visualizing the end result as already accomplished and experiencing the feelings "now" of having what you are training to obtain. Admit it. You and I constantly experience what it would be like to be on vacation way in advance of the actual vacation.]]></description>
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<title>Resolve to Be Kind to and Patient With Yourself This New Year</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:52:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Did you make any New Year's resolutions this year about losing weight, getting in shape or stopping your emotional eating? If you're like most Americans, you made one or more resolutions along those lines. And now, almost two weeks into the new year, you may be wondering where all those good intentions have gone.]]></description>
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<title>Business Goal Setting for 2012 - The SMART System and Other Helpful Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:02:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Has your business set goals for growth for the new year? Consider using the well-known SMART system for goal setting that seems to work well for many local business owners and check out these other helpful tips so you can truly achieve your goals in 2012.]]></description>
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<title>Jumpstart Your Business With a BHAG!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:10:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you want to gain some real momentum, perhaps it's time you considered this strategy. Try using a BHAG, a Big Hairy Audacious Goal. BHAG's motivate you and stretch you so you go beyond your comfort zone. By using a BHAG, you real change the momentum in your business and get some fabulous results. Give it a try!]]></description>
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<title>Common Distractions Keeping People From Their Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:56:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Setting Goals for a many of us is something like this, I'm going to loose a certain amount of weight by a certain time or I'm going to make so much money within six months. Probably the biggest one and the most common is New Years Resolutions. After about three to four weeks the interest is lost and goes on the back burner and in no time it's forgot about.]]></description>
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<title>Creating Your Manifesto</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:03:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Manifesto according to Wikipedia is "a public declaration of principles and intentions". Originally used for political ends for example by Karl Marx in Russia in the 1800s, they have since been adopted by writer Leo Tolstoy, architect Frank Lloyd Wright corporate giant Apple, and well known marketer Seth Godin. Increasingly they are being used as a tool for individuals to really focus themselves, their goals and what they stand for in life.]]></description>
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<title>Effective Goal Setting Strategies For Personal Trainers</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you ask most people about goals; they generally respond with vague ambitions that have no measurable results or a specific timeline. I often ask clients; "Where do you see yourself in two years time?" And by this I don't mean how much money you want to be making (though this is an important question), rather what do you want to be doing?]]></description>
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<title>Five Reasons Why New Year Resolutions Fail</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:40:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[New years come and go, but the euphoria of the beginning of a new year is particularly characterized by decisions (taken by several people all over the world) commonly called "new year resolutions". How much of these decisions do people execute? How far into the year are the New Year resolutions implemented? These are critical questions we may like to ask ourselves as we make a new set of resolutions for the New Year 2012.]]></description>
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<title>Three Easy Stages to Help Make Hard Decisions</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:11:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In 2009, I had started my own company while at the same time working as a senior manager at a another company. I enjoyed both because each job provided me with an exciting life of travel challenges, and connecting with people. The time for both jobs was grueling, and I have a wonderful family who was not getting my attention, or any attention. My mind was always working even when I was not officially working.... I need to make a decision, which job should I take?]]></description>
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<title>How to Make This Your Best Year Ever, Even If You Already Broke Your Resolutions</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:49:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Imagine, if you will, that it is December 31, 2012 and we meet at a New Year's Eve party. After exchanging a few pleasantries, I ask you about the year just passed; what happened, how your year was, what you did, where you went, and so on.]]></description>
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<title>From Goal Seeking to Goal Achieving: Part II</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:35:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recent studies show that most people who have worked towards goals that are in harmony with their general purpose in life and had written their specific goals and laid out methods to achieve them have become successful in their own fields. It is their intense goal setting and orientation along with a self-image in accordance to their vision that made them conquerors of happiness and personal development. Take action today with proven and effective tips to reach all your goals!]]></description>
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<title>Have You Created Your Vision for the New Year?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:59:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Take eight simple steps to create a vision of what you want to manifest in your life. If you don't go through a process and gain clarity, you might get to the end of another year without accomplishing your goals and without the life you wanted. Your vision is your road map for your life. Get fired-up now!]]></description>
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<title>How to Use a Timeline to Achieve Your Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:40:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you use a timeline to achieve your goals? If you have been struggling with your goals you might find it useful to create a timeline that maps out exactly when you will complete each of the steps along the path to your goal. Using a timeline to help achieve your goals is a powerful way to keep you focused on what is important - and it is easier than you might think! Follow the steps I share below and you too can create a fool-proof plan to reach your goals.]]></description>
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<title>Do Your Goals Seem Alien to You?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:29:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There's lots of great advice available on goal setting, achieving success and productivity. However, if you are getting frustrated by not achieving your goals maybe it's because some of this advice is driving you to frame the goal in a way that is unnatural to you. And that makes it less than compelling to you. This article will help you identify such patterns in your goal writing and explain how to deal with them.]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting Is Not Just for Sales</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:25:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's interesting to look at various training material and no matter which one you look at Goal Setting is almost always included in programs offered to sales executives, but never really discussed amongst small businesses, operations, and other business leaders. However I believe it should be which is why I am posting this article.]]></description>
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<title>Ten Questions to Ask Yourself If Failure Is Not an Option</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:47:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What are the consequences of not achieving your goals? Who suffers, how do they suffer, and by how much? Can you live with that?]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting: 5 Keys to Getting What You Say You Want</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:47:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For many of us, each New Year starts off just like every other. We have big ideas about how the year is supposed to go, we set goals and make resolutions, we say that this year will be the year we stick to those resolutions, and within weeks many of those big aspirations and resolutions fall by the wayside! Would you like to make this year different? Then simply saying what you want to accomplish isn't enough.]]></description>
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<title>Happiness Is Found When Selfishness Turns To Sincere Giving</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:34:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You cannot 'do' anything. Everything just happens and you react by instinct or by one of the minds of the ego part of your being. Rarely if ever do you act out of the wisdom mind of your 'Essence' or 'Being'. We call this being governed by the Law of Accident. As long as you remain ignorant of the facts of what parts of you are making the decisions in your life, you are a prisoner to your human animal nature...]]></description>
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<title>The Power of Intention for Losing Weight Or Anything Else!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:32:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When confronting any problem in your life, one of the key tools to success is setting a powerful intention or goal. This article highlights a simple approach to developing a powerful intention.]]></description>
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<title>4 Off Beat Ways to Set Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:52:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In life and business, it can be challenging to figure out your next move. Popular goal-setting programs urge us to set goals that are SMART - specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. Great. But...your first question should really be...]]></description>
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<title>12 Questions for 2012</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:08:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's all around you...talk of New Year's Resolutions, goal setting and ads for gym memberships and weight loss programs. If you are like me, you are still just catching your breath from the Christmas hustle and bustle.]]></description>
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<title>When Goals Are Not Enough</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:45:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Goals are important. If you're not clear about what you want to achieve, it's very hard to decide what's relevant and what isn't. It's hard to decide what to spend time on and what to avoid.]]></description>
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<title>Dream It, Live It - Goal Strategy to Achieve Your Dream</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:44:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is a way to live the dream we carry in our hearts. The way we achieve our goal is through proper goal setting. These goals may be personal goals, professional goals or both.]]></description>
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<title>Approach This Year Like A 7 Year Old Child And Achieve Your Goals!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:13:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Everybody is talking about setting your 2012 goals. It happens every year, and each time you think.... this one's going to be different; this year is THE year I am going to [INSERT BIG GOAL HERE]. But how can this time be different if you set goals like you did last year? Failing to achieve them like every year before that. If you do the same goal setting process year after year, you will get the same results. So if you are not seeing your New Year Resolutions come into fruition time and time again.... you need to change your tactics. I challenge you this year to set your goals like a 7-year-old child would and watch how differently your life plays out over 2012.]]></description>
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<title>How to Jump Higher: Training Under Vertical Jump Program</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:13:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The vertical jump program is applicable to and a must for all athletes in any type of sports. Generally, sports people gain tremendous benefits from vertical jump exercises. However, there are some who may have the strong determination to undergo training on how to jump higher yet they are not as physically fit than most athletes. This is a fact that should never be overlooked more particularly by the fitness instructor or coach so as not to jeopardize the health of the trainee.]]></description>
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<title>Goals And Goal Setting</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:56:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The New Year is a customary time when many people set New Year's resolutions and get into creating new goals through goal setting. The traditional goal setting framework used for many years now is the SMART model.]]></description>
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<title>Katy Perry Said, It All Starts With A Dream</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:26:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was watching a show a while back, I believe it was a True Hollywood Story on Katy Perry, and in it she said something that really stuck to me. She said, and I am paraphrasing here, "You can have a dream, but that is just the beginning. You have to go on a journey to make it come true."]]></description>
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<title>How You Can Make Your Dreams Happen With SMART Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:18:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SMART goals. Use them when you want to make sure your goals have the best chance of success.This means that instead of just having pie in the sky wishes like, "I want to be the next Oprah Winfrey, (or Roger Federer, or Steve Jobs)", you get very specific about what you want. How do you do this? Use the SMART way of writing your goals.]]></description>
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<title>Success Is Connected To Action</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:32:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Conrad Hilton once said, "Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit!" Network marketing is not and cannot be your overnight goal to success! Once you have learned "the ropes", then you should "pay it forward".]]></description>
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<title>New Years Resolutions, Really!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:58:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Find out why New Years resolutions do not work. You must change bad habits into good habits. You also must make sure you don't try too change to many behaviors at one time.]]></description>
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<title>It's Not Too Late for 2012 Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:51:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[January is almost over and you have not had time to get your business goals established. All is not lost, you can still get them done. But you need to begin to move now!]]></description>
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<title>How To Put Together Your Master Plan Quickly</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:49:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this article, I'm going to show you how to put together a master plan quickly and efficiently. But before I show you how to put it together, you first need to understand what a master plan is and what elements are included in a master plan. A master plan is a short and concise plan that is a quick snapshot of what goals you want to achieve during a certain time period, whether that's a month, 6 months, a year, 5 years, whatever. Your master plan must be goal oriented and not detail oriented. Think of it as a snap shot of the big picture of your business. That's all you want your master plan to be.]]></description>
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<title>The Cycle of Crime and Punishment in Psychotherapy</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:01:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I'm sure my fellow psychotherapists have had this same experience: a client comes into session after having done or said something that they previously vowed not to do, or which they feel somehow damages them; they are burdened with horrible guilt. Maybe she was trying hard not to use drugs and slipped the night before, or maybe he slept with his old girlfriend even though he knows she's bad for him. It could be something as simple as going off a diet.]]></description>
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<title>Making Your New Years Resolutions Stick!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:15:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[12 ways to make them happen for you - The turn of the year sees many, many people setting new years resolutions where they make promises to themselves to lose weight, exercise more smoke less and so forth. A quick trawl through the first page of a Google search of resolutions collects the following most common resolutions: lose weight - get organised - be happy - improve finances - spend time with family and friends - get fit- fall in love - eat healthier - get a job - be less stressed	- read more -travel to new places -learn or try something new - volunteer - quit smoking - quit drinking - do something creative - run a marathon. If you then Google for the most commonly broken resolutions - not surprisingly - you get pretty much the same list! So, why bother joining in this mass exercise in self delusion? Well the answer is pretty simple - If they are done well, resolutions work!]]></description>
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<title>Goals - Setting Yourself Up For Success and Avoiding The Pitfalls of Writing Your Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:40:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are ready to take your life to the next the level, to achieve a level of fulfilment that may have previously eluded you, then you need three things: 1) You must be very clear about what you want to achieve? What is the result you seek? You must answer the question: What do I REALLY want?]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting Helps You Reach Your Dreams</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:11:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learning to properly set goals on a regular basis can help you to reach your dreams. If you read this goal setting article and then start applying these tips you can start to see some amazing results.]]></description>
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<title>Now That You Have Written Your Goals Down, Don't Tell Anyone!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:12:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This mere act alone can accelerate your efforts and take you from being a Goal Setter to becoming a Goal Achiever. Let me tell you why.]]></description>
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<title>Never Give Up</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:19:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Goal setting is huge in our culture. We are a future and accomplishment oriented society and many of us live only to see the next day's task completed. But what happens when something gets in the way?]]></description>
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<title>Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill's Inspiring Book</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:12:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How a charismatic world champion sportsman demonstrated the first step in goal setting outlined in Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich. How having a definite major purpose can keep you focused on your dream.]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting And Vision Statements For Success</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:39:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I'm going to make the assumption that you do in fact have BIG DREAMS AND GOALS. I'm also going to assume that you're willing and even excited about taking the necessary actions that will lead you in the direction of actually fulfilling those big dreams and goals. This can be done, your dreams can become reality. All you need is some consistent action and time and, oh yeah... a solid plan to get you there.]]></description>
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<title>The Process of Setting Goals Is Crucial to Small Business Success</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:47:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Setting goals is an intelligent and crucial part of starting and growing any small business. Setting a proper goal has more to do with clarity and a strong correlation to your personal purpose than anything else. Learn more about setting great goals for your small business.]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting - 4 Tips - How To Set And Achieve Goals Fast</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:33:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Goal setting is a success habit that is important to your success and happiness in life. Read and apply the tips in this article on setting goals and you can see some amazing results.]]></description>
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<title>Track Goals to Double Results</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:23:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Whether you record your progress on a calender, in a journal, or by using an online app, the most important thing is to do it every day. If you're anything like me, you're good at tracking when things are going well, but not so good when your behavior is less than ideal. For example, if I've done my exercise and met my nutritional goals for the day, I'm much more motivated to enter it in my tracking diary! Make the commitment that you will do the tracking every day, even if your "report" is not as good as you hoped it would be.]]></description>
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<title>How To Breakthrough The Roadblocks To Achieve Your Goals?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:48:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How to identify when you are getting in your way to achieving your goals. Specific exercises assist with identifying those roadblocks and moving past them.]]></description>
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<title>Creating Goals - Take a Look at Yourself and Reevaluate Your Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:03:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Creating goals is a must do in this life. It is a fact that if you do not know where you are going, your walk in this life will be vain. Not knowing the path where you are headed will lead to a journey of life travel that will be null and void. Many folks believe that goal-setting is ambiguous and not of importance.]]></description>
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<title>3 Easy Goal Setting Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:49:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some of us are really great at planning for weddings, birthdays and other events. We like to plan things such as holidays. But more than often we don't plan the most important thing, which is our life. Do you have a life plan? It relates to your destiny, your purpose for being. Knowing your destiny allows you to shape your life in a focused manner.]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting Starts With Being Realistic</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:44:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Goal setting should not be a reflection of your 'wild ambitions' but rather a well thought out plan targeting obtainable objectives! Establishing goals should not be based upon whimsical urges since in doing so it is unlikely you'll become successful achieving them! Read more to see 5 simple steps you'll want to take when you make a list of goals to help insure your success in reaching them!]]></description>
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<title>How to Achieve Your Goals in 10 Easy Steps</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:09:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you've ever set a goal and then not followed through, you know how easy it is to blame yourself. But the truth is, all you need to do is learn the right process. This article breaks goal achievement into 10 easy, actionable steps.]]></description>
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<title>Meet Your Goals By Adding Value to Others</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:43:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you go to work, either paid or volunteer, do you add value to the experiences of other people? When you interact, do you invest your attention and energies to the situation at hand? There are three good reasons to do that.]]></description>
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<title>How to Make or Modify Your Goals Using the SMART Model</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:50:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How to make effective goals that you WILL achieve by using the SMART model. This article discusses why many goals and resolutions fail, what the SMART model is, and how to modify your goals using the SMART model. Empower yourself by creating SMART goals that will lead to a better you!]]></description>
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<title>At The Right End Of The Line As Opposed To The Wrong End Of The Line</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:35:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What you visualize and affirm comes to you, if you are at the right end of the line of this reality or the wrong end of the line, you are there. The point to that sentence is that the most powerful thing you can do in the world is visualize and affirm what you want actively for good or for bad.]]></description>
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<title>Developing Study Skills to Get Better Grades</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:53:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Studying is one of the most difficult things for a person to do. It is not that most people dislike studying. It is the fact that most people are not sure exactly how to study so they might feel like they are not getting a lot out of it.]]></description>
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<title>How Are You Living in 2012?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:36:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Here we are again with a New Year, new mind set, and new resolutions. Coming in a new year is great because it eliminates the old mindset and attitudes and bad experiences from the previous year. The New Year brings new resolutions. Will the resolution last or will it continue or will it fade away?]]></description>
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<title>Six Secrets To Creating New Year's Resolutions That Stick</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:36:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today I want to share with you six secrets for turning your New Year's resolutions from wishful thinking to actual goals that are achievable and sustainable. Follow these principles and you'll be astounded next January at how far you've come. Then you can have the pleasure of paying it forward and teaching someone else how.]]></description>
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<title>Goals As a Musician</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:17:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do you set up goals for yourself as a musician? This article will help you plan your musical career and get the direction you need to move forward in the most productive way.]]></description>
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<title>The Power of Goals: Winning in Life</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:30:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How can an individual hit a target she can't see or reach a destination she doesn't have? How can you have a better life for you or your family unless you know how you want it to look? All great achievers us goal setting to win in life.]]></description>
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<title>Fireman Training: Your First Step To an Amazing Career</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:57:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Before you can go into these programs that give fireman training, you must meet a few criteria. This is how they will start looking at your application...]]></description>
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<title>Set Goals With an Action Plan Instead of Resolutions</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:46:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Set Goals because goals are concrete. Goals require thought and most people will write down specific actions when setting goals.]]></description>
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<title>I Just Need to Lose 5 kilos (Part 1)</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:38:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why can't I lose those 5kgs? What am I doing wrong to stop me from achieving this goal? Why is it so hard? This article helps you to achieve your weight loss goals by dealing with the emotional side of the problem.]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting: Your Key for a Better Life and Career</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6816290</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:43:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Having a plan in for your life is an important process that all human begins should take in consideration. It involves creating realistic and "reachable" goals. Goals that you can use as your guide while moving forward in life.]]></description>
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<title>Making Ourselves Accountable to Achieving Our Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:40:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Looking through magazines for gift ideas recently, I stumbled upon something I hadn't seen in years, a glass piggy bank. I recall receiving one when I opened my first savings account as a child. It forced me to continue to save because I didn't want to 'break' it until it was completely full, or until I had enough to purchase something I really wanted. My eyes were always on the prize.]]></description>
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<title>Self-Help Strategies for Freelance Writers: How to Conquer Fear and Anxiety</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6687492</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:27:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Being a freelance writer can be challenging. Even before putting pen to paper, you need to drum up business and believe in your abilities. This guide will help you find success.]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting: What Is It and How Does It Work?</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6813893</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:12:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Goals of all kinds direct our lives. Yes, it is true that we set many goals we never give another thought to. As we approach a New Year, many of these types of goals will be made in the form of New Year's resolutions. Most of us engage in the tradition and many break these types of goals within a very short time. Learn why.]]></description>
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<title>Slow and Steady Wins The Race!</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6791001</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:52:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Stop yourself from making a whopping New Years resolution! Instead, make short-term goals over time!]]></description>
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<title>How to Set AIM SMART GOALS</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:48:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A SMART goal is a fantastic tool that helps you set goals that are immune to self sabotage, fear and procrastination. It helps you break down your goals into manageable chunks that are realistic and attainable.]]></description>
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<title>Resolutions Vs Intentions</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:31:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is a subtle difference in the definitions of resolutions and intentions. Resolution: a resolve or determination, to make a firm resolution to do something. Intention: purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct. At the beginning of each year we often feel it's a good time to think about what aspects of our lives need to be worked on in order to improve our overall wellbeing and life experience. So we set what is popularly referred to as "New Year's Resolutions".]]></description>
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<title>Goal Setting: A Simple Guide</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6815250</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:38:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[These are six ways to consider when setting your goal. One of the important things to do is to involve those important people in your life that could affect the achievement of your goals.]]></description>
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<title>Intention Is Not Enough</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6813585</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:54:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most of us make resolutions every year, but find that we lose the motivation and fail to achieve them. If you change the way you set your goals using this simple process, you will find that you can succeed!]]></description>
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<title>Without Goals You Can Never Succeed!</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6811401</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6811401</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:07:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why are goals so important? Goals give a person direction, and if you don't have direction then you have no other option but to dream and wonder.]]></description>
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<title>Not Setting Goals Almost Guarantees One More Mediocre Year!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:18:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you tired of hearing about it? Have they ever helped you? If they have, that's great. That's the way it's supposed to work. Goals are much more than a roadmap as to how you're going to get your business where you're trying to go. Goals (if used right) create some personal pressure on you to become more successful. And who likes pressure...right? The problem is that without goals, you're without pressure. And forgetting about your goals and burying them in your desk or your mind guarantees no pressure.]]></description>
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<title>5 Reasons Why You Must Set Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:46:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you asked the average person where they will be in 5 years, not many can tell the exact spot they think they will be. In fact, less than 3% of the population has written goals. Interestingly, studies have shown that the people who have goals have far better chances of success. Here 5 reasons why you need to have goals.]]></description>
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<title>Top 3 Goals You Can Easily Achieve</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:20:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The top three goals people want to work on usually include finances, weight loss or workout, and family time. It never too late to get started...especially if you are still accidentally writing 2011. Use this simple, easy solution to achieve your three top goals for 2012!]]></description>
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<title>Yuck! Goal Setting Again?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:40:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well, it's almost that time again. New Year's Resolutions. Does the idea of making (and breaking) them depress you? If so, try something different this year. Change your thinking... instead of a "goal" think of your resolutions as a "dream."]]></description>
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<title>Setting Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:52:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that setting goals is the foundation for reaching your biggest dreams but few know how to begin. Even when most people become good goal setters, they may still lack the tools needed to implement their plan. That's where Building a Group comes in handy...]]></description>
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<title>Seven Things You Can Do to Make Life Changes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:54:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do we motivate ourselves to do those small changes when the reasons for these changes are not big enough to maintain the desire and commitment along the way? This article provides tips and suggestions to overcome obstacles and look at processes for changing.]]></description>
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