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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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This trip was part birthday gift, part Christmas escape, part Florida homecoming. She thought that doing something different, something lighter on gifts and heavier on togetherness, would be good for us. Now we had an afternoon to do the thoughtful gift-selecting that my mom normally takes months to do. This is Texas, after all.

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Napoleon Hill’s 17 Principles of Personal Achievement

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Read on to learn more—and discover what it takes to be successful. Definiteness of purpose Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Mastermind alliance “The mastermind principle” consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective.

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5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Local ‘Buy Nothing’ Group

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The yoga ball and hand weights you vowed to use daily sit in the corner collecting dust, the workbench your husband received as a gift five years ago remains unopened in its original box, not to mention all the clothes and games your children have outgrown. She recently gifted several reusable container lids. “I

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5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Local ‘Buy Nothing’ Group

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The yoga ball and hand weights you vowed to use daily sit in the corner collecting dust, the workbench your husband received as a gift five years ago remains unopened in its original box, not to mention all the clothes and games your children have outgrown. She recently gifted several reusable container lids. “I

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Start by learning about them via LinkedIn , Google, Facebook and even the customers’ own webpages; you’ll arm yourself with their photographs, knowledge of their businesses, circles, hobbies, favorite music and special interests. If we were with you right now, we would definitely give you a high-five. Do your homework.

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Administrative Professionals Day is Just Around the Corner

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I had an inside scoop on what was going on; met incredible people; learned new skills; was a confidante; the go-to person. Plus our sponsor, Purple Lizard , has some amazing gifts for me to give away throughout the 90-minute webinar. For Executives: Give the gift that lasts. Flowers are a lovely gift, but they don’t last!

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Deepak Chopra: A Life of Fullfillment

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Somerset Maugham as a birthday gift. And today, when you consider that our culture’s standard definition of success is money, fame and influence, Deepak Chopra indeed has collected them all. He fulfilled his own definition of success. Chopra dreamed of becoming a writer. He ignored biology and chemistry in school.

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