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The Coward’s Guide to Assertiveness

January 18th, 2010 with 1 Comment

OK. I admit it. I’m a coward. It’s in my nature and I’m not afraid to admit it. For most of my life, I was the kid who played what everyone else wanted to play. Did what other people wanted to do. Ate pretty much whatever everyone else wanted to eat. And where did this push-over, [...]

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The Power of Negative Thinking

January 12th, 2010 with 2 Comments

I once read a quote from Robert Smith of The Cure. If you know anything about The Cure, you know that their songs are…well…depressing. And Robert Smith himself looks a bit on the gloomy side. So, imagine my surprise when I read this quote: “At the time we wrote Disintegration…it’s just about what I was [...]

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Review of John T. Reed’s Succeeding

January 11th, 2010 with 5 Comments

Disclosure: John T. Reed does not offer any affiliate programs. Therefore, I make no money from my review one way or the other John T. Reed is a real-estate guru who is famous for his guru ratings page. In addition to writing books on real estate investment, he also writes on self-publishing and youth football. [...]

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5 Signs the Self-Help Book You’re Reading is BS

January 8th, 2010 with 19 Comments

There are two extremes when it comes to self-help or personal development material. The first is all of it is great and helpful. The second is it’s all BS. I prefer the middle way. Some is really helpful. Some is a bunch of BS. But which is which? I offer you five signs that the [...]

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