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Imagine…and find inspiration

Something relaxing and uplifting for today:

One of the greatest songs of our time and these wise words will inspire you…

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Leadership

When you are at work, do you get frustrated because things don’t seem to be happening the way they’re supposed to? You see people milling around but nothing gets accomplished. And in the daily hustle and bustle, do you feel that your goals remain just that – goals. Then maybe its time for you to stand up and do something about it.

Most people are content just to stand around listening for orders. And it isn’t unusual to adopt a follow-the-leader mentality. But maybe, somewhere inside of you, you feel the desire to make things happen – to be the head, not the tail.

Some people believe that great the only great leader is a “born leader”. Yes, it may be true that some people are born with natural leadership talents. However, without practice, without drive, without enthusiasm, and without experience, there can be no true development into effective leadership.

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Success in Home Business (even when others don’t support you)

Many people would like to run their own business, and the home business industry is flourishing. In particular, multi-level marketing companies offer the promise of recurring passive income and even great wealth. New ‘independent business owners’ are often excited and highly committed to doing whatever it takes to succeed.

But what happens when others around them are highly skeptical and unsupportive? This happens quite frequently, especially when previous goals have not been realized and the sacrifices made in trying to achieve them have made demands on family life which are perceived as being excessive.

A typical example is where someone has tried various home businesses before and has lost money, despite spending a lot of time in meetings, conference calls, customer presentations etc. A spouse is then unlikely to want to get involved, and may be hostile to the whole enterprise.

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The Purpose of Life, Part 2: Obstacles to Fulfilment

The jigsaw puzzle of modern life is complex, and the discussion group in Cambridge included people of a number of different cultures and nationalities.  In view of this, it might be expected that there would be quite a diverse and lengthy list of potential ‘external’ obstacles to achievement of our purpose.

Factors such as lack of financial resources were mentioned, as were societal and family pressures, and these can certainly be important in affecting our actions.

But the greatest discussion was about things much closer to home: Ourselves.

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