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Month: August 2008

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How Significant Changes in Your Routine Can Threaten Your Daily Positive Habits

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Derek Ralston

Life is like a river. It’s moving, and you can be at the mercy of the river if you don’t take deliberate, conscious action to steer yourself in a direction you have pre-determined. -Anthony Robbins Leo Babauta over at Zen… Continue Reading →

Balance, Positive Habits, Self-Discipline, Work & Career burnout, Productivity, sleep, stress, Success
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Extreme Failing: Learning from the Pros

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Derek Ralston

You must daily have the courage to risk making mistakes, risk failure, risk being humiliated. A step in the wrong direction is better than staying “on the spot” all your life. -Maxwell Maltz There are some activities and jobs in… Continue Reading →

Optimism, Personal Transformation, Positive Habits, Success Optimism, Success
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Be Miserable or Motivate Yourself- It’s Your Choice

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Derek Ralston

Be miserable or motivate yourself. Be helpless or in control. Blame someone or take responsibility. These are examples of two ways you can see your life. One way leads to happiness, the other to dissatisfaction. Have to work this weekend… Continue Reading →

Happiness, Meaning, Optimism, Work & Career Happiness, Optimism, quitting
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Breaking Free from Social Programming

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Derek Ralston

What does it benefit to man if he gains the entire world, but loses himself? -Jesus Christ Social programming is the set of instructions each of us learned to fit in with society. Our family members, school teachers, and peer… Continue Reading →

Consciousness, Happiness, Meaning, Personal Transformation, Positive Habits, Self-Discipline individuality, Meaning, Positive Habits, wealth

Breaking Free from Genetic Programming

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Derek Ralston

Genetic programming is the set of instructions each of us was born with. It gives us instinctual drives such as fight-or-flight that are meant to motivate us toward activities which ensure our survival. In modern day society, if we are… Continue Reading →

Consciousness, Meaning, Personal Transformation, Positive Habits, Self-Discipline Positive Habits, stress, survival mode

Breaking Free Series

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Derek Ralston

You have many preconceived notions about what you want from life. These include survival needs programmed by your genes- food, sex, and fight-or-flight. These also include desires programmed by your society- to be well liked, rich, and attractive. If you… Continue Reading →

Consciousness, Meaning, Personal Transformation, Positive Habits, Self-Discipline Positive Habits
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Move Your Village: Challenge Yourself to Bring Meaning into Your Life

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Derek Ralston

Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life, and he can only answer to life… Continue Reading →

Happiness, Meaning, Setting Goals, Success, Work & Career challenge, Meaning

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