THE BOWELS OF A RESOLUTION

March 13, 2012

[The following is a guest post by Christy Erb.] Well March is here already, believe it or not, and all the holiday revelry is behind us.  During that festive period of celebration we had time to think of the upcoming New Year, and make resolutions in an effort to try and improve our lives and [...]

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Making a Difference in Someone’s Life

March 8, 2012

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit with my very first boss.  What a great time to reconnect with someone who meant so much in my life. Steve Fisher taught me so much at an early stage of my life. But why is that important to you? If you are reading this, [...]

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Three Things I Learned in Istanbul

March 3, 2012

  I am currently shaking the cobwebs from my skull. For those of you that keep up with me on Facebook or Twitter, you know I’ve been in Turkey for the past several days. (If you’re not following me on Facebook or Twitter, you should be.) I’ll get back to my regular schedule soon, but [...]

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8 Ways to Get Un-Friended on Facebook (or at least hidden)

February 19, 2012

Have you ever looked through your Facebook account and realized that your friends list has not grown, despite the fact that you are regularly adding friends to the list? Or have you looked for a specific person that you KNEW you had been friends with and now you can’t find them in your list? There’s [...]

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Decision Making: Tips to Making the Darwin Awards

February 13, 2012

There is a ton of advice out there to help you make good decisions. Or, at least to make better decisions. Why is that? Because life is a game of choices. The better the decisions you make, the happier and the easier goes your life. But it seems that the tons of advice are often overlooked [...]

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5 Ways Welfare Ensnares

February 6, 2012

Doesn’t anyone want to work anymore? Three years ago at my office, I would receive four or five job applications a month. That used to be normal. Now I get one application every three or four months. If these economic times are seriously this dire, one would think that I should be receiving ten times [...]

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Tough Women

January 31, 2012

After reading my posts, you may have it in your mind that I’m some sort of Neanderthal in my views and treatment of women. That I believe men are everything, while women are meant to be quiet and submissive. This probably comes from the fact that I believe there ARE differences between the two sexes. [...]

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The First Secret to Financial Peace of Mind – The Safety Net

January 19, 2012

A while back, we had a series of inconveniences in our home.  About three months ago, our refrigerator and our dishwasher went out.  I don’t how long it’s been since you’ve been out to price kitchen appliances, but it was definitely an eye opener for me.  But then, to make matters worse, about two months [...]

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My Journey into Barefoot / Minimalist Running

January 12, 2012

[I put this article together to chronicle my experiences in my transition to barefoot running and explain some of the struggles and highlights. It’s interesting that through all the posts on this site, there are some things that seem insignificant to me, but that I get numerous comments and questions on. Although the focus of [...]

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Be in the Moment

January 7, 2012

We have three components of time to play with: the Past, the Present and the Future.  All three are important to guide us.  But I would submit to you that although all three are necessary, most of our time should be spent on the Present. The Past should be used as nothing more than a [...]

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