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By Mark ThompsonMar 15, 20031 topic

Communication With The Most Important Person

He was a student in the 6th grade. He was great in all subjects except Math. His step-father was sent to his room to help him with his Math homework. After a few minutes of silence, a loud yell of anger reverberated throughout the house. nnHis mother came in to after her son was slapped in the side of his head by her husband. He was yelling, "Are you that freaking stupid?" n(Except "freaking" was not the word he used.)nnThis was almost an everyday occurrence for this child. N

Primary topic: Depression

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By Mark ThompsonJul 20, 20051 topic

YOUR LIFE INVESTMENT

I am fascinated by investments. Did you know that there are mutual funds out there that can consistently give you a return on your investment between 12 - 18 percent? I don't know how much you know about financial returns on investments, but that's a really good rate of return!nnThink about just putting your money in a regular savings account. On a good day, you can find one at 2%. Woo Hoo! Compared to that 12 - 18%, that looks really anemic.nnNow when that 12 - 18% is left a

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Mark ThompsonJun 23, 20031 topic

STOP TRYING

How many times have you felt like giving up? How many timesnhave you thought it's not worth it? How many experiencesnhave you had that made you think, "Why am I doing this?" It ncould be a small business venture you're going for. It ncould be a relationship you decided to go into. n nMaybe you're just exhausted and standing there with your nhands in the air ready to throw in the towel.n nThis could be any one of us with any path we decided to ntravel. It's not limited to the

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark ThompsonOct 20, 20031 topic

EXERCISE YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS

Our world today seems to be too busy for our own good. Day afternday is a balancing act with tons of demands on your time such asnworking, personal relationships and maintaining your health just tonname a few. With all these priorities, a very important area of lifengets put on the back burner. That is exercise.nnUnfortunately, for a lot of busy people, exercise is viewed as annimpractical burden that complicates rather than complements a nbusy life. More than 60 percent of a

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark ThompsonNov 2, 20031 topic

THE UNSPOKEN SECRET THAT MURDERS SUCCESS

There is a problem with the majority of success mindednindividuals way of approaching success. It^s not a complexnproblem, but the intensity of it is enormous. What I mean isnmost people have a success block or barrier that hinders anynaction for victory. The solution, however, is simple. It^sndefinitely NOT easy. But it^s real simple.nWhat is the secret?nnGlad you asked.nIf you are a person who dream of success but find yourself nwanting, wandering and wondering about what t

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Mark ThompsonJun 2, 20031 topic

Forward-Living Legend

This FORWARD-LIVING Legend has taken his abilities and energy and focused them in such a way that enabled him to overcome many obstacles throughout his life. His childhood was one of poverty, slavery and some of the most debilitating work known to man. He was born in 1856. nnDuring his years of slavery, he was property of James Burroughs of Virginia. He had little knowledge of his biological father.nnHe was raised by his mother. During slavery, it was illegal for slaves to re

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Mark ThompsonMay 15, 20031 topic

ON PURPOSE

What do you consider a natural yearning within you? I wouldnjump out on a limb to say that your answer to that question nwould be the same answer that a great number of people on nthis planet would have. Let's think about what drives people.nnWhat changes their behavior to achieve a deep rooted goal?nWhat are the things that people chase for a lifetime n(sometimes)? What is it that you could get excited about nand see yourself doing for the rest of your life?nnIs it to earn a

Primary topic: Goal Setting

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By Mark ThompsonAug 1, 20031 topic

HEART FAILURE

Relationships come and go. Some flourish. Some flop. Why? nnOne person has a business. Another person has the same type business. One business thrives. The other falls short. Why? nnThe Answer: Heart Failure nnThis is not the same type of heart failure as your physical body experiences â but it is. When your physical heart fails, you die from lack of life-blood that is supposed to be pumped to all your vital organs, to all the necessary venues. These places demand that life

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Mark ThompsonJan 3, 20041 topic

ACHIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE

Believe nnWhen anyone tells you that something is impossible what is nyour response? Not only your outward reaction, what are nyour inner thoughts? nnDo you accept it and go on thinking to yourself, "Yeah! Itâsnprobably too hard tooâ¦" or "Theyâre right. That could nevernwork." Or do you just passively go on with your existencennever to give it another thought? nnWell listen. S T O P thinking that way. Before you achievenanything that you think may be even a little diffi

Primary topic: Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

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By Mark ThompsonOct 29, 20031 topic

Exercise Your Way To Success

Our world today seems to be too busy for our own good. Day after day is a balancing act with tons of demands on your time such as working, personal relationships and maintaining your health just to name a few. With all these priorities, a very important area of life gets put on the back burner. That is exercise. nnnUnfortunately, for a lot of busy people, exercise is viewed as an impractical burden that complicates rather than complements a busy life. More than 60 percent of

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Mark ThompsonJan 3, 20041 topic

ACHIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE

Believe nnWhen anyone tells you that something is impossible what is your response? Not only your outward reaction, what are your inner thoughts? nnDo you accept it and go on thinking to yourself, "Yeah! Itâsprobably too hard tooâ¦" or "Theyâre right. That could neverwork." Or do you just passively go on with your existencenever to give it another thought? nnWell listen. S T O P thinking that way. Before you achieveanything that you think may be even a little difficult,

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark ThompsonSep 9, 20031 topic

SUCCESS EXPERIENCE

I attended a seminar this past weekend and found myselfdisappointed and accelerated with excitement all at thesame time.nnI went to this seminar ready to be blown away by some fairly popular speakers and entrepreneurs. When it cametime to listen to the first keynote (who I was pumped abouthearing) I found myself deflated with disappointment whenit was over. I thought to myself, "I hope the rest of theweekend isnât like this."nnI was disappointed because the main person I wa

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark ThompsonOct 29, 20031 topic

Exercise Your Way To Success

Our world today seems to be too busy for our own good. Day after day is a balancing act with tons of demands on your time such as working, personal relationships and maintaining your health just to name a few. With all these priorities, a very important area of life gets put on the back burner. That is exercise. nnnUnfortunately, for a lot of busy people, exercise is viewed as an impractical burden that complicates rather than complements a busy life. More than 60 percent of

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Mark ThompsonOct 4, 20071 topic

Real Marriage Secrets â The In-Law Intrusion Solution

One major problem in marriages across the United States is the in-law intrusion. What this means is somewhere between the time their child was living at home and after the moment he/she said âI do.â to their new spouse, the parents never gained the understanding that their child now has a new life, a new family, a new responsibility. nnThe parents never grasped the fact that their role is now different than it was before their childâs marriage. That sounds like a no-bra

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Mark ThompsonApr 26, 20031 topic

Success (A Perspective)

I've been thinking a lot about success and achievement lately.nnI've come to believe that our success is not something thatnâjust happensâ. Our success or lack of success is a direct result of the decisions we make.nnIf we want to become wealthy, we must make wealthy decisions.nnIf we want to become part of a healthy relationship, we must make healthy relationship decisions.nnIf we want to become physically fit, we must make physically fit decisions.nnIf we want to become

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark ThompsonOct 13, 20041 topic

Creating an Incredibly Successful Life

The American Dream. The Pie in the Sky. It's what everyone seems to be searching for. It's an endless search for Successful Living and happiness. Do you look around observing how certain others seem to be living that life of success that you are after? Does that lifestyle seem to be slipping away the more you chase it? nnPerhaps the answer to success is not in the chase. Perhaps the answer to successful living lies within the one who is doing the chasing. Let me explain. nnWh

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Mark ThompsonOct 29, 20041 topic

CHANGE YOUR STINKY DIAPER NOW!

Is successful living really that elusive? As adults we are so chained to a certain way of living. We are creatures of habit. When it comes to change arenât you like that baby sitting in a poo poo diaper? Itâs stinky. Itâs gooey. Itâs gross. But HEY! Itâs yours! (I hope your idea of successful living is more than an idea of sitting in poopey.) nnDoes that sum up your "successful life"? If so, itâs time to change your diaper now! No one wants to be around a stinky d

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark ThompsonOct 12, 20041 topic

Hurricanes, Holidays and History

I hope you had a great weekend. I really hope you were one who had a long weekend. It wasn't exactly the holiday a lot of people had planned on. If you are in the path of any hurricanes or have been in the path recently, I hope you have not and will not suffer. nnI have a couple of friends who got married the weekend before Labor Day. They went down to Orlando for their honeymoon. They have been stuck in Orlando since Hurricane Frances decided to scream through their lives. L

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Mark ThompsonNov 16, 20041 topic

4 People You Need To Stay Away From

Outrageous lifestyles of successful living are envied by most of the world. Are you part of the envied? Or are you part of the envying? If you are living a successful life by your own standards, congratulations. If you havenât quite reached that level yet, then this article is for you. nnThere are several characteristics that those who practice successful living possess. The characteristics listed below are NOT any of them. In fact, they are the opposite. See if you possess

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Mark ThompsonApr 17, 20051 topic

8 Inspirational Truths

I know the reason why so many people do not achieve so much of what they want. It's a simple reason and a simple solution. Ready? You may fall into one of these truths. The thing is, you may already know it. nnSo if you know it, why haven't you already achieved your goals, aspirations, dreams or thoughts? Answer: Because you haven't owned the truth. You (like I have) continue to make excuses for why you can NOT accomplish life aspirations.nnOnce you actually own these truths,

Primary topic: Empowerment

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