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		<title>By: NLP</title>
		<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/01/19/this-is-why-all-your-goals-are-bad-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-222981</link>
		<dc:creator>NLP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is a huge point
&quot;Take action where your passion lives, and the other stuff will follow&quot;
Specially when we are young we think our passions are our destiny and god, how fast we change of passion... . Thanks Penelope, top post</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a huge point<br />
&#034;Take action where your passion lives, and the other stuff will follow&#034;<br />
Specially when we are young we think our passions are our destiny and god, how fast we change of passion&#8230; . Thanks Penelope, top post</p>
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		<title>By: What I&#8217;m Reading &#124; Abegael Annie Jackson</title>
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		<dc:creator>What I&#8217;m Reading &#124; Abegael Annie Jackson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] This is why all your goals are bad for you &#124; Penelope Trunk&#8217;s Brazen Careerist [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Being an expert: It takes time, not talent &#171; Later On</title>
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		<dc:creator>Being an expert: It takes time, not talent &#171; Later On</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] The article changed how I think about what I am doing here. In my life. I think I am trying to be an expert. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] The article changed how I think about what I am doing here. In my life. I think I am trying to be an expert. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Brady Bagwan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Brady Bagwan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Delegation is definitely a big piece in being productive and efficient.  For those that don’t have a staff, who do you delegate to?  One way to overcome this is to use a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delegatesource.com/personal-assistant-concierge.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;personal assistant service&lt;/a&gt;.  I just started a company called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delegatesource.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Delegate Source&lt;/a&gt; based in Denver.  While there are quite a few &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delegatesource.com/personal-assistant-concierge.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;concierge services&lt;/a&gt; out there, there are very few who approach lifestyle and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delegatesource.com/what-do-we-do.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;household management&lt;/a&gt; broadly.  It really is simple math.  If a professional&#039;s hourly cost is more than the cost of outsourcing &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delegatesource.com/personal-assistant-concierge.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;personal services&lt;/a&gt;, why not achieve a better &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delegatesource.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;work/life balance&lt;/a&gt; by delegating &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delegatesource.com/errands.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;errands&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delegatesource.com/errands.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tasks&lt;/a&gt;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Delegation is definitely a big piece in being productive and efficient.  For those that don’t have a staff, who do you delegate to?  One way to overcome this is to use a <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/personal-assistant-concierge.php" rel="nofollow">personal assistant service</a>.  I just started a company called <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/" rel="nofollow">Delegate Source</a> based in Denver.  While there are quite a few <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/personal-assistant-concierge.php" rel="nofollow">concierge services</a> out there, there are very few who approach lifestyle and <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/what-do-we-do.php" rel="nofollow">household management</a> broadly.  It really is simple math.  If a professional&#039;s hourly cost is more than the cost of outsourcing <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/personal-assistant-concierge.php" rel="nofollow">personal services</a>, why not achieve a better <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com" rel="nofollow">work/life balance</a> by delegating <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/errands.php" rel="nofollow">errands</a> and <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/errands.php" rel="nofollow">tasks</a>?</p>
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		<title>By: Bluestone</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bluestone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I still believe a dominant thought (goal) can become true for most people if they assume they already have achieved it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I still believe a dominant thought (goal) can become true for most people if they assume they already have achieved it.</p>
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		<title>By: Working long hours can kill you&#8230; or resurrect you! - Alan Furth &#8212; The Blog</title>
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		<dc:creator>Working long hours can kill you&#8230; or resurrect you! - Alan Furth &#8212; The Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 12:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] These people&#8217;s motivation is not only in achieving the level of exceptional excellence they aim for &#8212; they actually love the practicing per se. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] These people&#039;s motivation is not only in achieving the level of exceptional excellence they aim for &#8212; they actually love the practicing per se. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: James</title>
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		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I went to the Marilyn Munroe exhibit at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary (It&#039;s on its way to Winnipeg as I write this). They had this huge display dedicated to the icon that was Norma Jean, but wasn&#039;t. I was deeply moved by the imagery and had to leave part way through. There were so many comments of a negative nature and my gut just knotted - I don&#039;t even really understand why. I have always felt sorry for Marilyn - like she was given a goal and the means to get it, but never owned it. 

A couple of older women were talking about Marilyn&#039;s breast size while gazing at a few nude images. They were comparing their own breast sizes and talking like the attention was &quot;mis&quot;focused. It was all about them. It took what was an image of the youthful exuberant sexuality of that Forever Blonde, and made it obscene.  Marilyn probably cried in her grave. I covered my ears and said, blah, blah, blah... as maturely as possible.

I accompanied my sister-from-another-mother. I feel like I need to explain that - let&#039;s just say she&#039;s this great friend and I&#039;d get the paper work done to make it legal if it mattered cause it just fits.

Anyway, a play followed. It was a one-person, one-act play and starred Marilyn&#039;s reincarnation right down to that breathy laugh that made the world turn its head. She switched costumes on set behind a screen and wore the tightest red dress that made me wish I was fabric. How the hell can anyone be so sexy?

When my sister (fam) and I debriefed the show we talked about what it means to &quot;know thyself&quot;. We spent hours dissecting it. What we came up with, was what all of us already inherently know - life&#039;s a journey, people change, and lotsa times we need a relationship to act as a mirror so we can strip away what is false and wrap our arms around what is truth. No man is an island. (And neither is any woman...) I just wonder why it&#039;s taking so long to find a partner that is intimate enough to have that dialog.

I guess the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_%28psychology%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;flow&lt;/a&gt; comes when you are immersed in your passion and &quot;know thyself&quot;, but I don&#039;t think it&#039;s something we can do alone.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I went to the Marilyn Munroe exhibit at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary (It&#039;s on its way to Winnipeg as I write this). They had this huge display dedicated to the icon that was Norma Jean, but wasn&#039;t. I was deeply moved by the imagery and had to leave part way through. There were so many comments of a negative nature and my gut just knotted &#8211; I don&#039;t even really understand why. I have always felt sorry for Marilyn &#8211; like she was given a goal and the means to get it, but never owned it. </p>
<p>A couple of older women were talking about Marilyn&#039;s breast size while gazing at a few nude images. They were comparing their own breast sizes and talking like the attention was &#034;mis&#034;focused. It was all about them. It took what was an image of the youthful exuberant sexuality of that Forever Blonde, and made it obscene.  Marilyn probably cried in her grave. I covered my ears and said, blah, blah, blah&#8230; as maturely as possible.</p>
<p>I accompanied my sister-from-another-mother. I feel like I need to explain that &#8211; let&#039;s just say she&#039;s this great friend and I&#039;d get the paper work done to make it legal if it mattered cause it just fits.</p>
<p>Anyway, a play followed. It was a one-person, one-act play and starred Marilyn&#039;s reincarnation right down to that breathy laugh that made the world turn its head. She switched costumes on set behind a screen and wore the tightest red dress that made me wish I was fabric. How the hell can anyone be so sexy?</p>
<p>When my sister (fam) and I debriefed the show we talked about what it means to &#034;know thyself&#034;. We spent hours dissecting it. What we came up with, was what all of us already inherently know &#8211; life&#039;s a journey, people change, and lotsa times we need a relationship to act as a mirror so we can strip away what is false and wrap our arms around what is truth. No man is an island. (And neither is any woman&#8230;) I just wonder why it&#039;s taking so long to find a partner that is intimate enough to have that dialog.</p>
<p>I guess the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_%28psychology%29" rel="nofollow">flow</a> comes when you are immersed in your passion and &#034;know thyself&#034;, but I don&#039;t think it&#039;s something we can do alone.</p>
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		<title>By: Fit Body Elite &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Sat 1-31-09</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fit Body Elite &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Sat 1-31-09</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] For the full article and the explanation of the 5 steps to take toward more fun goal setting, follow this link - This Is Why All Your Goals Are Bad For You [...]</description>
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		<title>By: jho87</title>
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		<dc:creator>jho87</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This post is very inspirational!  I agree that you should choose a goal that you work hard at, but it should be pleasureable!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post is very inspirational!  I agree that you should choose a goal that you work hard at, but it should be pleasureable!</p>
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		<title>By: Joe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very informative article. I like the addition of flow, the idea to follow your passions, and focusing on the process. I&#039;ve always lived by the old addage &quot;Do what you love and the money will come&quot;. 

Also, flow and process are very key to success. If you have tunnel vision because you&#039;re not being flexible to meet your goal, then you&#039;re at a loss. But if you go with the flow keeping the process and end result in mind then you will achieve your goal faster and have a more enriched self along the way.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very informative article. I like the addition of flow, the idea to follow your passions, and focusing on the process. I&#039;ve always lived by the old addage &#034;Do what you love and the money will come&#034;. </p>
<p>Also, flow and process are very key to success. If you have tunnel vision because you&#039;re not being flexible to meet your goal, then you&#039;re at a loss. But if you go with the flow keeping the process and end result in mind then you will achieve your goal faster and have a more enriched self along the way.</p>
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