The Rapture with New Zealand Plus 2011 Year-End Wrap

December 18, 2011 For the Mind

What have you done with your year and are you pleased with your outcomes? I ask this question of myself every year during December. I swing back and forth between reflecting on the outgoing year and planning for the incoming year. I get obsessed with doing both well. I write out my plans, I analyze [...]

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Episode 21 of The Daily Interaction: Smart Interactions in Social Media

December 16, 2011 The Daily Interaction

Welcome back to Episode #21 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is about creating smart interactions when using social media as a whole. We talk about what social media is, how to engage and take advantage of this amazing opportunity at our fingertips, thanks to advancements in technology. Whether you are an old pro [...]

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Green Juicing Guide PLUS the Only Recipes You Will Need

December 13, 2011 Green Juicing

It is a beautiful warm night here in Queenstown, New Zealand where I write this today. Lake Wakatipu must be the largely undiscovered piece of heaven on earth. Once you see it, you shall never forget it. Mother Nature beckons you here with every breeze, every rustle and every ripple and with the fresh New [...]

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Episode 20 of The Daily Interaction: How to Control the Internal Energy

December 9, 2011 The Daily Interaction

Welcome back to Episode #20 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is by a request from a listener and a friend John Kowalski who asked me to talk about controlling our internal energy. How do you interact with yourself, your thoughts, your mind and your wealth of ideas when your excitement is just over [...]

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Musings from Australia: Luck Has Nothing to Do with Dreams

December 4, 2011 On the Road

I have been in Australia for a week now, a beautiful unforgettable week here in Melbourne, a lovely laid-back city that has everything you could need plus an easy, happiness-inducing feeling about it. Yesterday, we drove to see the 12 Apostles. The pictures in this post are from the scene of these stunning rock formations [...]

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Episode 19 of The Daily Interaction: Savvy Email Etiquette

December 2, 2011 The Daily Interaction

Welcome back to Episode #19 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is an extension from the technology episode and that is savvy etiquette around using email. What is the most sensible, smart, savvy and professional way to use email in today’s world? I give you tips around things that have worked very well for [...]

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A True Legacy: Randy Pausch in The Last Lecture

November 28, 2011 In Print

I have been mesmerized with the Randy Pausch story since the first time I watched the unforgettable Last Lecture he delivered at Carnegie Melon University. There is only so much of Randy’s story that you can read before you have to stop and walk away and then force yourself to either promptly forget it all [...]

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Episode 18 of The Daily Interaction: How to Make Awkward Requests

November 25, 2011 The Daily Interaction

Welcome back to Episode #18 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is how to make awkward requests without making anyone – you or them – feel uncomfortable. It goes without saying that no one of us enjoy making those awkward requests and yet, we wish so badly that we could speak up. I have [...]

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Unforgettable Stories: “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett

November 23, 2011 In Print

How much of our character is shaped by the time and the era into which we are born? Can we truly think for ourselves without being outcast from the society in which we live or is our only choice to comply with the current times if we want a normal, happy life? There are far [...]

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The Path to Long-Term Productivity

November 21, 2011 For the Body

For the Love of Productivity We all crave productivity. We want it now and we want it all the time and we certainly want it for the long-term. We can’t imagine being without it, especially when we are after something – a college degree, a certification program, a paper, a book, a speech, a website, [...]

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Episode 17 of The Daily Interaction: Smart Interactions with Technology

November 18, 2011 The Daily Interaction

Welcome back to Episode #17 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is how to interact effectively and smartly with technology, something that is oh so near and dear to my heart and such a strong force in our world today. We will talk about the generation gap, the changes and advances in technology and [...]

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A Chance to Win Prizes by Attending a Twitter and Teleseminar Party

November 15, 2011 For Fun

This is the first Halloween in I don’t know how many that I didn’t take out my dearly beloved witch statue out of the garage for prominent display. I told myself I’ll do it the day before, and then on the day of, and finally, immediately after Halloween, especially since the house next door still [...]

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Why I Stopped Being Vegan

November 14, 2011 For the Body

After 8 months of a strictly vegan diet, one day, I decided it was no longer for me. Here’s the story behind that decision. When I was growing up, I could put eating in two category: you either ate regular foods or you ate diet meals. When we moved to the US, I discovered the [...]

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Episode 16 of The Daily Interaction: Opening Conversations with Style

November 11, 2011 The Daily Interaction

Welcome back to Episode #16 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is how to open conversations effectively, both with style and a sensible approach. In previous episodes, I focused a lot on best ways to end conversations or avoid them altogether in situations where you do not wish to engage with others. Today, we [...]

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Entrepreneurship with a Mindset for Massive Wealth

November 6, 2011 For the Mind

The pursuit of massive wealth can be a wonderful thing, but it is the most beautiful of all when pursued with meaningful work on your own terms. A little over six months ago, I embraced uncertainty like a long-lost friend and walked out of my corporate “career” of some 12 odd years because I could [...]

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