CONTENTMENT LEADS TO LIFE

It seems comparison has crept into every area of our lives prompted by social media and constant media ads. It can reveal a dissatisfaction and a disillusion. It can divide and destroy. Placing ourselves alongside another person, evaluating similarities...

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COMPARISON LEADS TO DEATH

COMPARISON leads to death; GRATITUDE leads to life. COMPARISON leads to depression; GRATITUDE leads to satisfaction. COMPARISON leads to arrogance; GRATITUDE leads to humility. COMPARISON leads to self-degradation; GRATITUDE leads to positive self-assessment. It surely seems COMPARISON and GRATITUDE...

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LET’S GO PLACES, Part 2

As a great, successful Spokane entrepreneur, here is Eric Hixson's story. As a boy, Eric Hixson loved the scouts. To pay for his scouts' summer camps, he sold lots of candy, more than all the other scouts. One year he...

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THE ROMAN GLADIUS

The sword that conquered the world. From the time I was a small boy I have been fascinated with knives and swords. So much so, in fact, my son Jay and I began a knife collection 30 years ago and...

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LET’S GO PLACES, Part 1

Be it Spain, Italy, Arizona, England, Seattle, Greece, New York or wherever, Mrs. C is ready to go places! However, Coach C is not so enthused about going places unless it is in his Toyota Rav 4. For years, it...

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PARADOX: LOSS OR GAIN

If you happen to miss an athletic game, I imagine you would want two questions answered:  "Who won?"  "What was the score?"  The scoreboard would tell us which team won, which team lost.  It would not tell what individual...

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DISCIPLINED DETACHMENT

If your time is spent with any type of media (the internet, television, radio, magazines, newspapers), you realize hardly a minute or page goes by without being consumed by an ad. We are continually told to buy more and...

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THE TALENT OF SUCCESS, Part 2

Success, the favored or the desired outcome will be more attainable if we like ourselves, like what we do and how we do it.  THE FIVE BEST OF THE BEST WAYS TO LIVE TRUE SUCCESS Do consciously train your mind to...

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THE TALENT OF SUCCESS, Part 1

"The TALENT OF SUCCESS is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all, it will come because it is deserved, not because it...

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FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE

An apocalypse usually leads to a catastrophic event. Dr. John Gottman speaks of four horsemen as metaphors for the destruction of a relationship, especially a marital one. His four horsemen are criticism, contempt, stonewalling, and defensiveness. HORSEMAN 1 - CRITICISM Criticism is...

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