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Inspiration or Motivation: Which Comes First?

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Written by: Alan Cohen

Inspiration or Motivation: Which Works Best?

People who are enthusiastic about a goal find ways to achieve it and they do not need to be goaded or manipulated. People not enthusiastic about a goal will not go there no matter what tricks you try to play to get them to do it.

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When We Compete for Life, How Fit Are the Survivors?

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Written by: Paul Pearsall, Ph.D.

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Competition has become so much a part of how we work, live, and love that it is difficult to consider a life not based upon it. We are so immersed in our toxic competition to be successful that those who are not driven by this obsession are seen as 'out of it,' not fully engaged in the game of life, or even cowardly.

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Practicing Safe Success: Working with Your Inner Selves

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Written by: Bridgit Dengel Gaspard

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Crossing your finish line can be a time of joyful celebration. But that can be followed by a myriad of emotions that might include melancholy as well as pride and joy. As you arrive at your finish line...

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Never, Ever Give Up: Having the Courage to Start Over Again

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Written by: Peter Ruppert

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If you continue to build courage throughout your life and take each next step with grit, determination and a knowledge that failures along the way are part of the process, you will eventually come out on the other side successful.

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Never, Ever Give Up: Having the Courage to Start Over Again (Video)

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Written by: Peter Ruppert

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If you continue to build courage throughout your life and take each next step with grit, determination and a knowledge that failures along the way are part of the process, you will eventually come out on the other side successful.

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Business, God, and Magic: We Are All Magicians

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Written by: Marc Allen

 Business, God, and Magic: We Are All Magicians

I made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God, as I understand God. That's it, in a nutshell -- at least for me: Just keep turning it over to God, asking to do God's will. That's the one simple solution. Whenever you have a problem, turn it over to God...

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5 Ways To Cope With Going Back To Work

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Written by: Lindsey Hendrix, Texas A&M University

5 Ways To Cope With Going Back To Work

With COVID-19 vaccines becoming more widely available and mask mandates lifting, a new source of anxiety has emerged for some—returning to the office after more than a year of working from home.

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Why Are We Expected to Love Our Jobs?

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Written by: Alex Gallo-Brown, author of Variations of Labor

Why Are We Expected to Love Our Jobs?

For decades, Americans have been told they should love their jobs. But is this a healthy relationship?

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Four Generations Apart: Bridging The Values Generation Gap

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Written by: Rebecca Barnett

Four Generations Apart: Bridging The Values Generation Gap 

Our parents teach us right from wrong, though sometimes our grandparents or an exceptional teacher makes an impact. These values become integrated in all you do and carry into all parts of your life. Today, work has become the main connector in our search for values...

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Prosperity and Being of Service to Others vs. Vanity and Pride

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Written by: James Dillehay

Prosperity and Being of Service to Others vs. Vanity and Pride

Vanity means pride or self-worship, which is different from self-love. In the effervescence of gaining achievement, it is easy to become enamored with oneself. Feeling good about yourself is healthy. When self-love turns to self-worship...

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4 Ways to Build Your Tolerance of Ambiguity—and Your Global Career

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Written by: Paula Caligiuri, Ph.D.

4 Ways to Build Your Tolerance of Ambiguity—and Your Global Career 

Even if your tolerance of ambiguity is lower, there are proven ways to build this important cultural agility competency. Start with one or two of the following strategies and practice them until they become part of your routine or lifestyle.

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4 Ways to Build Your Tolerance of Ambiguity—and Your Global Career (Video)

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Written by: Paula Caligiuri, Ph.D.

4 Ways to Build Your Tolerance of Ambiguity—and Your Global Career (Video)

Even if your tolerance of ambiguity is lower, there are proven ways to build this important cultural agility competency. Start with one or two of the following strategies and practice them until they become part of your routine or lifestyle.

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Adapt to the Unexpected with the Overcome Mind-Set

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Written by: Jason Redman

Adapt to the Unexpected with the Overcome Mind-Set

Guess what? Life is unfair, and combat is unequivocally unfair. Crazy things happen in combat that you don’t expect and can’t plan for. A bomb could blow up, killing everyone around you, while you escape without a scratch. The best soldier in a platoon could be wounded in action, while the worst goes unscathed. There’s no rhyme or reason.

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Adapt to the Unexpected with the Overcome Mind-Set (Video)

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Written by: Jason Redman

Adapt to the Unexpected with the Overcome Mind-Set (Video)

Guess what? Life is unfair, and combat is unequivocally unfair. Crazy things happen in combat that you don’t expect and can’t plan for. A bomb could blow up, killing everyone around you, while you escape without a scratch. The best soldier in a platoon could be wounded in action, while the worst goes unscathed. There’s no rhyme or reason.

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Believe In Your Genius: Give Yourself a Reputation to Live Up To!

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Written by: Alan Cohen

Believe In Your Genius: Give Yourself a Reputation to Live Up To!

Perhaps early in life you adopted a thought about yourself that defined you as small, ugly, incapable, or unlovable. Most of us did. And perhaps you went on to live as if that identity was true. And perhaps, like many, you...

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How Virtual Meetings Affect A Women’s Body Image

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Written by: Brandie Jefferson

How Virtual Meetings Affect A Women’s Body Image?

For most women—but not for all women—looking at themselves during virtual meetings has not been accompanied by any changes in how satisfied they are with their appearance, according to new research.

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Survive and Adapt: 8 Keys to Career Survival in the Age of Acceleration

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Written by: Jane Finkle

Survive and Adapt: 8 Keys to Career Survival in the Age of Acceleration
Looking ahead to the future, it’s impossible to say what tomorrow’s work­place will bring—what transformations will occur from new trends, tech­nology, or other forms of corporate culture. How you navigate your career moving forward will primarily depend on your willingness to adapt.

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What Makes Working In Our Homes a Success or Failure?

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Written by: Abbas Shieh and Robert Freestone

What Makes Working In Our Homes A Success Or Failure?

The industrial revolution transformed cities, resulting in places of residence and work becoming more distant than ever before. This spatial segregation is still largely embedded in the design of our cities today.

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Happy New Year! It's A New Day! A New Choice!

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Written by: Marie T. Russell

Happy New Year! It's A New Day! A New Choice!

It is good to have a fresh start on January 1st... this gives us the needed motivation to release our previous beliefs and behaviors. Although the difference between Dec. 31st and January 1st is only one day, our psyche can measure it as a major milestone in our existence...

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A Case for Courage: Real Courage Is What You Do On A Daily Basis

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Written by: Rebecca Barnett

A Case for Courage: Real Courage Is What You Do On A Daily Basis

James Bregman, 1964 Olympian, said, "The real courage is what you do on a daily basis, how you conduct yourself to the standards you have set. That will lead to doing the right thing. The more times you do the next right thing, the more ingrained proper conduct becomes. It starts with little things..."

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Extraordinary Reflection: Recognize Your Potential and Your Value

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Written by: Dr. John F. Demartini

Extraordinary Reflection: All The Traits You Admire

Whatever you see in other individuals, you have inside yourself. I call this "the reflection principle": If you can recognize it in someone else, it's inside of you. If you think Einstein was a genius, know that you have genius in you, too. You may not have the same form of genius as he did, but your genius is there...

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