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	<description>Perspectives and strategies for living in balance.</description>
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		<title>On a clear day you can see forever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Always loved this title - don&#8217;t remember the movie very well but the title has stayed with me. It must be the idea of total clarity and panoramic view that I&#8217;m attracted to.
A few years ago I took a trip to New Mexico and visited the cliffs of Puye. I remember standing on top of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/07/13/on-a-clear-day-you-can-see-forever/</link>
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		<title>Tribal thinking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sports is not one of my passions. I leave that to my husband, a die hard Yankees and Celtics fan. A man of eclectic taste who makes no apologies. I find baseball too slow, basketball too fast and tennis just right!
 I managed to resist paying attention to all the hoopla about LeBron James. Not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/07/10/tribal-thinking/</link>
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		<title>Shock Value</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across a blog the other day. It&#8217;s a marketing blog. 24,000 thousand readers are following this blog. Impressive? I say so!
I read through a few entries. The author has definitely a lot to offer, she&#8217;s generous and funny and straight forward. What struck me though was the language. Vulgar? Yes! One reads through [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/07/03/shock-value/</link>
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		<title>Cultivating self-respect!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During my Daily Habits teleclass today, I had the chance to observe, once again, wisdom in action.
People shared the challenges and dilemmas they face when it comes to self-care. They jumped in to support one another and in doing so, they proved how wise, knowing, willing and generous they are  . . . when it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/06/24/cultivating-self-respect/</link>
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		<title>Flightless Birds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I saw this tv ad about the &#8220;isle of the flightless birds.&#8221; I honestly can&#8217;t remember what the ad is all about (goes to show you how much attention I pay to ads.)
It&#8217;s the  concept of the &#8220;flightless birds&#8221; that has stayed with me.
I find myself thinking, &#8220;What does it mean to be a flightless [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/06/11/flightless-birds/</link>
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		<title>Getting In My Own Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I began this morning by inviting people to keep it simple for today and choose their disruptions wisely. For the most part, I tried to do what I preached.
A meeting I had in the morning, finished earlier than I expected, my to-do-list was moving along nicely and by early afternoon, I found myself with time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/06/09/getting-in-my-own-way/</link>
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		<title>Liar Liar Pants on Fire!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The girls and I were looking at upcoming movie ads in the paper one day, when one of them turned to me and said: &#8220;Now, mom, this movie here is supposed to be number one but here is another one and another one. How many movies exactly are number one this season?&#8221; Ha?
From the mouths [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/06/08/liar-liar-pants-on-fire/</link>
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		<title>Missing Opportunities?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When do we know we&#8217;re playing hide-and-go-seek with success?
Can it be when we don&#8217;t take the time (because who has time for trivia anyway?) to spell it out for ourselves?
Do we know what a successful business . . . a successful life look like? Or, is it, other people&#8217;s beliefs of what success is, that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/06/06/243/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Teleclass: &#8220;Daily Habits; The Cornerstone of Our Well Being&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our daily habits can support or undermine our sense of well  being and  the quality of our life, one day at a time.
More often that  not,  small changes in our daily routine can result in increased  energy and  confidence.
Join me in this teleclass and get the opportunity to:

Evaluate your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/05/28/upcoming-teleclass-daily-habits-the-cornerstone-of-our-well-being/</link>
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		<title>Keeping it Light!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. Although, I have no problem of speaking about &#8220;what I  do,&#8221; I am conscious of not cornering people with the hard sell-  therefore I feel I may miss opportunities. How do I maintain a balance between being &#8220;authentic&#8221; and marketing effectively?
What a great question! Those of us who face this dilemma, raise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/05/07/keeping-it-light/</link>
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		<title>A Season of Renewal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spring is a time of transition and renewal. Rituals of cleaning up and getting rid of what&#8217;s no longer serving us are associated with the onset of warm weather. I&#8217;ll take every chance I can to engage in this ritual. De-cluttering has always been one of my favorite mental health exercises. I&#8217;m addicted to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/03/23/a-season-of-renewal/</link>
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		<title>Running Late?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I remember at the beginning of my corporate career, the constant state of frenzy and adrenaline rush. So much to do in such a short time. My days were being cannibalized by meetings. So many meetings. Did I need to be in all of them? Definitely not. 

On certain days of the month, I had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/03/15/running-late/</link>
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		<title>Simplify</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life lies in eliminating the nonessentials.&#8221; Chinese Proverb.
Living in balance is not about having a myriad balls in the air, at the same time. That&#8217;s not balance, that&#8217;s juggling. It&#8217;s like running uphill constantly, hoping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/03/09/simplify-2/</link>
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		<title>The Art of Pausing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.” Albert Einstein
The more I work with people the more I see how caught up we are in an unforgiving pace of being. The art of pausing and taking in the landscape, sort-of-speak, is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/03/05/the-art-of-pausing/</link>
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		<title>Speaking of Priorities; What Really Matters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For over ten years I have had the opportunity to work with people who live their lives under the weight of personal responsibility and professional obligation and find themselves wishing they could find a way to stop the frenetic pace of their lives.

The belief system that permeates our society is that somehow we can have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/02/26/speaking-of-priorities-what-really-matters/</link>
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		<title>Where Does Time Go?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Time is money!&#8221; And so the old adage goes. Given the state of our economy and the fact that so many people complain that there aren&#8217;t enough hours in a day, it&#8217;s safe to say that managing our time as well as our finances is pretty challenging these days.
Now, I will not sit here and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/02/23/where-does-time-go/</link>
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		<title>Life Lessons My Garden Taught Me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It snowed today &#8211; a lot! The storm picked up momentum as the day went on. I found myself drawn to the window often. I couldn&#8217;t see the garden. I know there is life there &#8211; under the thick blanket of snow. The garden has already started preparing for its showy comeback. We are getting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2010/02/16/random-thoughts-on-gardening/</link>
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		<title>Recharging the Battery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are conditioned to think that when the going gets tough the tough gets going. In today&#8217;s business environment, people are asked to do more with less. That means longer work hours, less pay, less time off; overall we are in survival mode.
What else can we do? People are losing their jobs, the well is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2009/03/17/recharging-the-battery-part-i/</link>
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		<title>Observing Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been three months since my last entry. Life happened and I found myself in need of a retreat.
As a dear friend once suggested: “Maybe it’s time to do just what’s in front of you; chop wood, carry water and let the world go by.&#8221; Every so often, I need to do just that.
So, I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2009/03/11/observing-life/</link>
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		<title>The 3 best gifts to give yourself!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, I&#8217;ve learned how easy it is to lose ourselves in the roller coaster of holiday activity, mismanaged priorities, and social pressure.
It&#8217;s important to know how we want this time of the year to be. What do we crave for? What is our heart&#8217;s desire? As we go through our days, busy thoughts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforsuccessblog.com/2008/12/10/on-presence-of-mind/</link>
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