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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OR SELF-HELP?
Self-Help: "Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you...
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Oct 27, 20232 min read


ONCE AGAIN --- INSOMNIA
"I've always envied people who sleep easily. Their brains must be cleaner, the floorboards of the skull well swept, all the little...
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Oct 23, 20233 min read


PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT – Part 2
"Your time is limited; don't waste it. Living someone else's life." -Steve Jobs In September, I posted a blog on personal development. I...
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Oct 22, 20232 min read


EMOTONAL INTELLIGENCE
"Emotional intelligence is not something you are born with; it's a discipline that must be practiced and developed over time." - Travis...
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Oct 18, 20233 min read


I WAS SCARED!
I WAS SO SCARED!! "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear." - Mark Twain. In August, I contracted COVID; I...
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Oct 6, 20233 min read


YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!
"Doing something nice for myself is not selfish." – Christine Morgan. How we feel about ourselves makes a difference. Many of us are...
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Oct 1, 20233 min read


HABITS – GOOD OR BAD?
“We become what we repeatedly do.” -Sean Covey When you think about habits, what do you think of? Do you think about biting your nails,...
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Sep 27, 20233 min read


MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS
“Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.” - Oscar Wilde. Relationships can be...
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Sep 23, 20233 min read


LIVING A LIFE WITH PURPOSE AND PASSION
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some...
christylnott1
Sep 17, 20234 min read


WORK-LIFE BALANCE
"The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man." -Stephen Covey In...
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Sep 13, 20234 min read


THE ROAD TO PERSONAL GROWTH
"In this world, you're either growing or you're dying, so get in motion and grow." -Lou Holtz It is easy to become complacent and live...
christylnott1
Sep 8, 20233 min read


HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO ADVERSITY?
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge...
christylnott1
Sep 4, 20233 min read


THE POWER OF MINDSET
“We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts are live; they travel far.” –...
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Aug 30, 20234 min read


THE POWER OF TRUST
"Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all...
christylnott1
Aug 25, 20233 min read


WHY JOURNAL?
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and retrospect.” - Anaïs Nin What you want me to write?? That was my thought when someone...
christylnott1
Aug 20, 20233 min read


THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - C.S. Lewis Some people look forward to setting goals and working...
christylnott1
Aug 16, 20234 min read


SOCIAL MEDIA – FRIEND OR FOE
"Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good...
christylnott1
Aug 12, 20234 min read


BACK TO SCHOOL!
“The first day of school: The day when the countdown to the last day of school begins.” - Anonymous. Can you believe it is time to go...
christylnott1
Aug 9, 20233 min read


OLD AGE – NOT A BAD THING!!
"You know you've reached middle age when you're cautioned to slow down by your doctor, instead of the police." – Joan Rivers. The last...
christylnott1
Aug 4, 20233 min read


ANXIETY
"Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows but only empties today of its strength." - C H Spurgeon. This week's blog focuses on...
christylnott1
Jul 29, 20234 min read

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