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Music and Life – thoughts by Alan Watts

if you can’t see this video, click here The Difference Between What We are Told and Reality I really love this video and recording of Alan Watts because it so quickly encapsulates all of the emotions I’ve struggled with throughout my life.  We go into life not knowing any better, so we do what we’re [...]

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Want to See The World & Help it too? Interview with International Volunteer, Kirsty Henderson

As always, bringing you inspiring stories of adventurous folks that have dared to do different.  Many of you may have wondered if you could take your business online and do good for others.  Kirsty’s living the dream of helping others while her business pretty much runs itself.  Check out her story, and amazing resources below. [...]

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Neurological Research Links Coaching to Transformational Change

I love it when I pick up the business section of the newspaper and something jumps off and hits me in the face.  Today I came across this article written by Coach Kriengsak Nitpattanasai who has a column in the Bangkok Post. Coaching by question and brain research Nitpatanasai gives an overview of David Rock’s [...]

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IF

Quite Possibly the Best Poem I’ve Ever Read… IF by Rudyard Kipling 1865 – 1936 If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and [...]

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Becoming Famously Yourself & Getting Discovered by Discovery Channel

I remember daydreaming one day about the professional self that I wanted to become.  I was midway through my masters in business and was trying to picture what I would look like as a successful business owner. I made a picture of myself with straight, highlighted hair.  I wore a suit skirt outfit with a [...]

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What ARE You THINKING? How to improve your mindset and your quality of life!

“Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.” William James There’s a lot of talk these days about the Law of Attraction.  Many books are out there discussing how to focus your thoughts and get what you want by thinking positive thoughts.  More importantly than [...]

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The Importance of a Great Coach

If you’ve been following along with some of my updates on Facebook, you’ll know I’ve been getting my butt kicked severely by my friend Kris.  After spending ten weeks eating and partying too much in Bangkok, I realized I really needed to Get In Shape Girl! As luck (or the Universe) would have it, the [...]

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Interview with Cath Duncan, Mine Your Resources

As part of the inspiring force to help you ‘take the leap of faith’, we will be conducting mini interviews featuring global entrepreneurs who have become “Business Backpackers”.  Because we are all busy traveling, working, and having loads of fun, it is a short list of questions that will hopefully give you a quick glimpse [...]

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Interview with Sharon Hurley Hall, Get Paid to Write Online

As part of the inspiring force to help you ‘take the leap of faith’, we will be conducting mini interviews featuring global entrepreneurs who have become “Business Backpackers”. Because we are all busy traveling, working, and having loads of fun, it is a short list of questions that will hopefully give you a quick glimpse [...]

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How to Stay Motivated When You are in Business for Yourself

It is easy to feel like you are all by yourself when you go into business for yourself. I wanted to share this entry that I wrote just about a year and a half ago. I think it depicts some of the ups and downs of being ‘in charge’ of running a business… July 23, [...]

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