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		<title>Secrets of the Most Productive People I Know</title>
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		<title>How to Build Confidence</title>
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		<title>How the Mighty Fall: A Primer on the Warning Signs</title>
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		<title>How to Build Confidence</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is incredible power in writing down one's goals. This sage advice comes from an entry written by Michael Hyatt on his blog Intentional Leadership. The five (5) useful tips he mentions can help us focus our efforts, clarify our desires, motivate us into action, and give us an opportunity for self-reflection and self-improvement; key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Brand Yourself Like A Celebrity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>How P&amp;G Tripled Its Innovation Success Rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Brown and Scott D. Anthony - Back in 2000 the prospects for Procter &#038; Gamble’s Tide, the biggest brand in the company’s fabric and household care division, seemed limited. The laundry detergent had been around for more than 50 years and still dominated its core markets, but it was no longer growing fast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Build Confidence</title>
		<link>http://chrisbanescu.com/blog/2011/05/how-to-build-confidence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 18:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Amy Gallo - Very few people succeed in business without a degree of confidence. Yet everyone, from young people in their first real jobs to seasoned leaders in the upper ranks of organizations, have moments — or days, months, or even years — when they are unsure of their ability to tackle challenges. No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the Mighty Fall: A Primer on the Warning Signs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 18:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Chris Banescu - What is your goal in life? What is your dream? A dream must be acted upon to have any chance of success. It can only be achieved if we have the passion, motivation, discipline, and determination to pursue it with our whole heart and mind. Our dream must have our full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secrets of the Most Productive People I Know</title>
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		<title>&#8220;No&#8221; is the New &#8220;Yes&#8221;: Four Practices to Reprioritize Your Life</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tony Schwartz - Saying no, thoughtfully, may be the most undervalued capacity of our times. In a world of relentless demands and infinite options, it behooves us to prioritize the tasks that add the most value. That also means deciding what to do less of, or to stop doing altogether. I was sitting with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Things to Start Doing to Improve Your Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Chris Banescu - There are many books and articles written about improving your life and achieving success. Often these resources cover common principles and truths you can apply for personal self-improvement, motivation, and inspiration. Others discuss pitfalls and problem areas in your life to watch out for and avoid. Listed below are ten important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Procrastinating&#8230;Now</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Amy Gallo - It seems that no one is immune to the tendency to procrastinate. When someone asked Ernest Hemingway how to write a novel, his response was "First you defrost the refrigerator." But putting off tasks takes a big hit on our productivity, and psyche. Procrastination is not inevitable. Figuring out why you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Reasons Why You Should Write Down Your Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is incredible power in writing down one's goals. This sage advice comes from an entry written by Michael Hyatt on his blog Intentional Leadership. The five (5) useful tips he mentions can help us focus our efforts, clarify our desires, motivate us into action, and give us an opportunity for self-reflection and self-improvement; key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Brand Yourself Like A Celebrity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Nick Nanton &#38; JW Dicks - As I tell my clients over and over, your personal branding campaign should be primarily centered on the goal of branding yourself as a celebrity within your market. The key phrase here is "within your market." You don't need to become the next Hollywood superstar, you just need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How P&amp;G Tripled Its Innovation Success Rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Brown and Scott D. Anthony - Back in 2000 the prospects for Procter &#038; Gamble’s Tide, the biggest brand in the company’s fabric and household care division, seemed limited. The laundry detergent had been around for more than 50 years and still dominated its core markets, but it was no longer growing fast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Build Confidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 18:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Amy Gallo - Very few people succeed in business without a degree of confidence. Yet everyone, from young people in their first real jobs to seasoned leaders in the upper ranks of organizations, have moments — or days, months, or even years — when they are unsure of their ability to tackle challenges. No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the Mighty Fall: A Primer on the Warning Signs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 20:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jim Collins - The author of Good to Great on how to spot the subtle signs that your successful company is actually on course to sputter—and how to reverse the slide before it's too late. I pondered and puzzled and finally settled upon the question: Is America renewing its greatness, or is America dangerously [...]]]></description>
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