How does that grab you? ;-)

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The best defense

KnowingWhoYouAre

The Best Defense [PIC] « Positively Positive

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What if a demon…

What if a demon were to… – Lead.Learn.Live.

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Maybe we’ll never arrive

“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” ~Matsuo Basho

Once, one of my friends shared a line of wisdom that summed up the dance of wholeness and aspiration I often find myself absorbed in:

“Everything is quite all right; our worth secure and true. Everything’s not quite all right; we’ve worthy work to do…”

Part of the longing and neediness I tend to feel comes from a rift between who or where I am, and where I believe I should be to be “successful.”

via Maybe We’ll Never Arrive | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.

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Pill Banjo Head

Pill Banjo Head | Bizarro Blog!

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Why the grass is never greener and how to be happy today

“If you worry about what might be, and wonder what might have been, you will ignore what is.” ~Unknown

via Why the Grass is Never Greener and How to Be Happy Today | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.

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Healthy choices

Just in case you missed this…

The cause is hidden, but the result is known. Ovid

We know it’s coming before we do it. Our boy[girl]friend dumps us and we devour the ice cream.

We don’t get the promotion so we head for the bar. We have a fight with our spouse and treat ourselves to a new leather jacket – at his or her expense. We decide that because we’re feeling bad anyway, we might as well take full advantage of it. We figure the worse we feel, the more entitled we are to the indulgence.

This type of behavior starts a cycle. The worse we feel, the more we want to self-destruct. Let’s face it – our actions are usually premeditated.

We think about the ice cream, the drink, or the leather jacket until we can get to it. During the planning stage, we can shift gears. We think it through. We know we have a choice. We decide to do something healthy instead of destructive.

Today I will make only healthy choices for myself.

Source: March 28, 2012 – Today’s Gift from Hazelden « cmmacneil

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Don’t let your fire go out!

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”

– Helen Keller, was an American author, activist and lecturer.

“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark…. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.”

– Ayn Rand, was the best selling author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.

“Giving energy to the fantasy of your shame takes you places you don’t want to go. Anger, shame, remorse and sadness are all feelings that are related to the past. Worry & anxiety are more related to the future. This should illuminate the importance of becoming truly present through forgiveness & acceptance of oneself and others.”

– Tommy Rosen

via Today’s Quotes: Don’t Let Your Fire Go Out!.

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PC users vs. Mac users

The Difference Between Mac and PC Users [Infographic] « DAIN IT!

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If you want to be a thought leader on the internet, there are only two things you need to do really well…

Assuming that you’re already an expert of some sort — and according to Seth Godin we are ALL experts at something — the two main things you need to do are:

Deepen your expertise. In other words, get smarter by effectively managing the content you need to become even more of an expert at what you do…
Document your expertise. Simply put, let people know you know what you know…

Deepening and documenting your expertise may actually facilitate thought leadership by using a few “good, fast, and cheap” tools to get you a share of voice which may get you a share of mind which ultimately could get you a share of market…

I expound here:

[Almost] everything I think I know about the mechanics of curation (e1evation.com)
A summary of thought leadership in 2012 – 12 experts’ views (thoughtleadershipstrategy.net)
What Makes A Great Curator Great? How To Distinguish High-Value Curation From Generic Republishing (e1evation.com)
12 experts on the key thought leadership trends for 2012 – content curation (thoughtleadershipstrategy.net)
Why Social Media is Important for Leaders (asliceofleadership.com)

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What are you sinking? :-)

Maybe it’s just my love of all things German or my interest in communication, but for whatever reason, I think this is the funniest commercial I have ever seen…

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Can you ever lose expert status?

Think you’re an expert? Ponder this…

Most people agree that it takes a long time to really reach expert status, but how long does it take to lose it? Is expert status something that comes and goes, or do you have it forever? After all, being an expert means knowing everything you can about a particular craft, no matter how specific. You could be an expert Apple pie maker, and expert business owner, or a social media expert, but what if you quit?

Can something that takes so long to earn be taken away so quickly?

Two ways to lose expert status

This led me to consider the two types of milestones that can be lost in the blink of an eye:

Someone who has a type of physical achievement. You may work your whole life to get in shape and finish that triathlon, but the minute you give up your superman cardiovascular endurance will quite right along with you.

Someone who has a type of mental achievement. You may work your entire life as an accountant, but if you give it up to live the life of a golfer, how will your math skills hold up? Anything that involves your mind needs to stay sharp and be practiced if it’s going to last.

Not only can you lose knowledge because you have given up, but you can lose knowledge because of age. As people grow older, it’s hard to stay on top of the times and do things that were once easier to a young body and a young mind.

via Can You Ever Lose Expert Status? | Expert Enough.

Go to the source if you’re interested in the topic. What do you think about the author’s position?

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The lost art of hard work

If you are looking for a single, mind-blowing tactic you’ve been missing your whole life that will instantly make learning or practicing way easier, you’ll never find it. You’ll waste hour after hour searching.

Here is the best thing you can possibly do to get better at something.

Put in the damn time.

via The Lost Art of Hard Work | Expert Enough.

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Why isn’t it better?

The combination of fear and ignorance (two sides of the same coin) can be paralyzing.

via Seth’s Blog: Why isn’t it better?.

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Evil and religion

“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.” Blaise Pascal

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The trouble is…

The trouble is… – Lead.Learn.Live.

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Letting go of fear

Melody Beattie shares this from the Language of Letting Go…

Fear is at the core of codependency. It can motivate us to control situations or neglect ourselves.

Many of us have been afraid for so long that we don’t label our feelings fear. We’re used to feeling upset and anxious. It feels normal.

Peace and serenity may be uncomfortable.

At one time, fear may have been appropriate and useful. We may have relied on fear to protect ourselves, much the way soldiers in a war rely on fear to help them survive. But now, in recovery, we’re living life differently.

It’s time to thank our old fears for helping us survive, then wave good-bye to them. Welcome peace, trust, acceptance, and safety. We don’t need that much fear anymore. We can listen to our healthy fears, and let go of the rest.

We can create a feeling of safety for ourselves, now. We are safe, now. We’ve made a commitment to take care of ourselves. We can trust and love ourselves.

God, help me let go of my need to be afraid. Replace it with a need to be at peace. Help me listen to my healthy fears and relinquish the rest.

Source: March 28: Letting Go of Fear | Language of Letting Go

Fear sucks! Take care that you don’t get caught up in it…